Liturgical Living During the Time After Pentecost
Sarah Damm explores how the Time After Pentecost opens our hearts to the Holy Spirit’s desire to transform all corners of “ordinary” life.
Saint Lucy: A Light in Winter’s Darkness
While we wait for the coming of Christ this Advent, Sarah Damm introduces us to Saint Lucy, whose life is a light in winter’s darkness.
How Traditions Shift as a Family Grows
As her family grows, Sarah Damm shares her experience of how traditions have changed and shifted along the way.
Need an Advent Penance? Meet the Ember Days
During Advent, the traditional Ember Days invite us to slow down, enter into the quiet and stillness of Advent, and truly prepare Him room.
4 Ways to Reclaim Christ as King
Sarah Damm details four simple ways families can celebrate Christ the King, on His feast day and every day.
6 Ways to Prepare a Quiet Advent Now
Sarah Damm offers 6 ways to prepare now for a quiet Advent so we can truly be ready for Christ’s coming this Christmas.
Welcome Home: Creating a Cozy Space This Fall
Sarah Damm reviews a new decorating book that encourages us to decorate our homes with what inspires our love for fall.
Liturgical Living Between Christmas and Lent
After Christmas, we enter a short season of Ordinary Time, before Lent begins. Here are a few ideas for living liturgically during winter’s Ordinary Time.
How to Ensure a Peaceful Advent Season
Sarah Damm details a plan to allow more time for family, friends, and holiday traditions as you experience a peaceful, prayerful Advent season.
Being Present to November: It’s Not Christmas Yet
If I had to guess the calendar date based on my favorite store’s décor, I would get it wrong. Fall pumpkins, cornucopias, and leafy garlands are nowhere to be found. Only messy remnants of Halloween remain on the clearance racks. Instead, I see Christmas trees, twinkle lights, and stockings. Signs and symbols of December, not early November. Whenever I see Christmas coming too early, I feel rushed and anxious. Suddenly, I think I am behind, as if I’ve missed a…