Seasonal Living

5 Ways To Celebrate Corpus Christi

This Sunday is the Feast of Corpus Christi. On this Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, we honor the gift of the Eucharist and the mystery of Jesus’s presence in the bread and wine...

Simple Ways to Celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord

On the Annunciation of the Lord, we celebrate when the angel Gabriel visited Mary to announce that she would bear the Son of God and Mary’s yes to that call. Venerable Fulton Sheen said, “In the ga...

5 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of Saint Joseph

We celebrate the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. He is the patron saint of the Universal Catholic Church, families, fathers, expectant mothers, travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers, cra...

5 Ways to Celebrate Blessed Carlo Acutis

Blessed Carlo Acutis was an Italian Catholic teenager known for his devotion to the Eucharist and his passion for using technology to spread the faith. He was born on May 3, 1991, in London, Englan...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Assumption of Mary

The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is celebrated each year on August 15th. On this holy day of obligation, we celebrate Mary's body and soul being lifted up to heaven. This assumption into heaven ...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saint Maximilian Kolbe

The feast of Saint Maximilian Kolbe is celebrated each year on August 14. He was born in Zduńska Wola, Poland in 1894, and died in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1941. Saint Maximilian is...

4 Simple Ways to Celebrate Saints Martha, Mary & Lazarus

July 29th marks the Feast Day of Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus. These three are the patron saints of siblings. These siblings teach us an incredibly powerful reminder of faith in times of hardsh...

5 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Today marks a very special day - The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast day celebrates when Mary visited her cousin, Elizabeth. At the time, Elizabeth was pregnant (even though she...

How to make the most of Lent

I grew up in the Arizona desert. When I heard that Jesus went into the desert for 40 days, I imagined him in the mountains behind my house amongst the cacti. I eventually learned that the desert of...

6 Simple Ways to Celebrate the Feast of St. Lucy

Feast day:  December 13 Patron saint of:  Patron saint of the blind; martyrs; epidemics; writers Copyright Hope Engaged. BAKE SPECIAL TREATS and have “st. lucy” gift them M...