17 Ways to Use Catherine’s Pascha

17 Ways to Use Catherine’s Pascha

When my kids were little, they loved the way their kindergarten teacher connected the books they read to activities in the classroom. If the characters in that week’s book had muffins at snack time, they knew that muffins would show up at their snack time, too....
Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra: A Review

Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra: A Review

I picked up a copy of Saint Nicholas and the Mouse of Myra by Jay Stoeckl, OFS, because the idea of a graphic novel telling the story of St. Nicholas intrigued me. And I guess I’m still intrigued by the idea, but not so much by this particular book. Unwelcome...
Seasons of the Faith: A Review

Seasons of the Faith: A Review

If I’d have known about this book earlier, I’d have reviewed it on September 1. Seriously. Twenty Yawns could have waited. Seasons of the Faith: Helping Your Family Celebrate the Feasts and Fasts of the Church is a guide to celebrating the Church Year, and the Church...
Don’t put the Easter picture books away!

Don’t put the Easter picture books away!

Yesterday was Pascha. Today is Bright Monday. The kitchen hasn’t recovered yet, and frankly, neither have you. You’re wandering through the house in a bit of a fog. You see Easter picture books scattered on the floor, and you start to pick them up and pack them away...
The Creation of Catherine’s Family

The Creation of Catherine’s Family

by R.J. Hughes It’s that time of year again — Thanksgiving. Time for family, time for reflecting on the year with gratitude. This time last year, I was frantically working on the final full spread of Catherine’s Pascha — ironically, the first sketch I’d ever...