17 Ways to Use Catherine’s Pascha

17 Ways to Use Catherine’s Pascha

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....
St. Mark’s Day: Winged Lions and Roses

St. Mark’s Day: Winged Lions and Roses

April 25, 2017

I disappointed a little girl right before Holy Week. She had been reading Catherine’s Pascha, and she wanted to know more about Catherine’s family. Specifically, she wanted to know the names of Catherine’s mommy and daddy. So she got out her toy phone and...
Thoughts on our house blessing

Thoughts on our house blessing

February 15, 2017

We had our house blessed on Saturday. For most Orthodox Christians, the house blessing is an annual event. Some time between Theophany and the beginning of Lent, your priest comes to your home. There are prayers at your icon corner. Then the family and the priest...
Have a Happy Special Needs Halloween

Have a Happy Special Needs Halloween

October 10, 2016

For many kids, Halloween ranks right up there with Pascha and Christmas on their list of favorite holidays. Costumes, candy, wandering about the neighborhood after dark, when things are scary but not too scary – what’s not to like? But a special needs Halloween is...
St. Catherine’s Day Chocolate Cake Recipe

St. Catherine’s Day Chocolate Cake Recipe

November 25, 2015

Today is the Feast of St. Catherine! That means it’s Catherine’s name day. St. Catherine is the patron saint of philosophers, lawyers, librarians, archivists, potters, spinners, milliners, and unmarried women. In England, St. Catherine’s Day was once...