The Holy Great-Martyr Katherine of Alexandria We celebrate the Holy Great-Martyr Katherine of Alexandria (Catherine of Alexandria) on November 24th. Her father was the governor of Alexandrian-Egypt. Icons of her therefore include the saint wearing a crown and royal robes. St. Katherine lived a life worthy of a princess. Her wealthy parents invested in her …
Holy Priest-Martyr Josaphat Kuntsevych, Archbishop of Polotsk We celebrate Josaphat Kunsevych, an Eastern Bishop and martyr, on November 12th, which commemorates his deathday and day of canonization (in 1867). The BadgerDad and I married on this feast day, to honour this martyr who died for Christ and the goal of Christian unity. So what do …
As the winter months draw near (we live in Canada where it gets COLD), I thought I would share about our home Stumbly-tastics! First of all, the name Stumbly-tastics is a reference to Bluey. Bluey is an Australian children’s cartoon about a family of blue heelers. Now, if you have spent much time observing child …
Welcome back! If you missed it, a fortnight ago we talked about the virtuous balance of up-keeping a home. Definitely read that article first, before coming back to this one. (Click here if you need to go read it). This week we are covering the rest of our home transformation! The Bathroom I was not …
Feast of the Brother of Our Lord On October 23rd, we celebrate St. James the brother of Our Lord. This particular St. James is also often referred to as James the Just. One of the places we find this title is in the work of a Jewish (though not Christian) historian called Josephus. From the …
We are never going to be minimalists. Minimalism has become a popular ideal lately. And those who call themselves minimalists have a few important things things right. Stuff should not control us… we should be in control of our things. And the things we have should be cared for and orderly. In fact, in the …
The Veil of the Most Holy Theotokos We celebrate the protection (or veil) of the Most Holy Mother of God on October 1st. This feast commemorates an apparition of Our Lady to the church wherein the robes of Our Lady are kept. So what happened? Well, the faithful were gathered in the Church at Blachernae, …
The Passing of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist, John the Theologian On September 16th/26th, we celebrate the passing of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist: John the Theologian. St. John is my favourite apostle and gospel writer. He is also honoured on his other feast day, May 8th, and during the Synaxis of the 12 Apostles. …
Wood puzzles are expensive! We use a couple of animal, number, and alphabet wood puzzles already. However, I found other great wood puzzles I wanted our girls to have. The only problem, with shipping, these puzzles would cost us around 100 dollars! Clearly there has to be a better way. I went on Pinterest, and …
The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross We celebrate the Exaltation of the Cross 40 days after the Transfiguration. This feast commemorates St. Helen finding the true cross, and the date Constantine dedicated the Church of the Resurrection, built upon the same site in the year 335 A.D. St. Helen was sent to …
