May 6, 2017
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....
December 29, 2016
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...
September 3, 2016
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...
May 2, 2016
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...
November 24, 2015
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...