Life of a Catholic Librarian

So, we had a bit of a production delay ;-) and thus have a combined Lent/Easter edition of...

Today I chat about my Triduum, 2018 edition, Henry and the marathon altar serving, and the poignancy of the Easter vigil mass. Join me!

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Happy Easter everybody! How was your Triduum and Easter weekend? I'd love to hear from you!

I get all into liturgy nerd mode on our late-Lent edition of:

I wax nostalgic a bit today about my cradle Catholic years with Lent and Easter, but having never experienced the Triduum liturgies until just a few years ago. We linger over Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil, and the meaning behind those liturgies. To be continued last week since I got so into this!

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What are your experiences with the Holy Week liturgies? Did you participate in them as a child, or only as an adult like me? I would love to hear from you!

We've come to the end of the 4th week of Lent, and another Lenten edition of...

Today we wrap up the final installment in our sub-series on the 3 pillars of Lent, and discuss almsgiving! This includes giving of our time, talent and treasure, particularly during the Lenten season. I manage to weave in introvertism and an upcoming Catholic Mom book club. ;-) I hope you'll join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

USCCB page on almsgiving

How is your Lent going, dear listener? What are your thoughts on almsgiving during the Lenten season? I'd love to hear from you!

We're in the middle of a short series this Lent, as we podcast our way through to Holy Week...

I'm in the middle of a trio of episodes on the 3 pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Our episode today focuses on fasting. How does this work in the daily life of your average married, work outside of the home mom, who is all rushy rushy on a regular basis? We reflect a bit on how fasting involves more that just abstaining from food between meals. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

USCCB reflection on fasting

How has fasting played a part in your Lent this year? I'd love to hear from you!

We're going to start examining the 3 pillars of Lent, horray! Join me for another special Lenten edition of:

We're talking Lenten pillars for the next 3 weeks, and today we're starting with prayer. Scripture, prayer postures, structured vs. more informal prayer, we cover it all!

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Items mentioned in this episode:

USCCB page on Lent

Catholic Journaling Bible

Blog that I mentioned re: transferring things to the journaling Bible

How are you employing prayer this Lent? I'd love to hear from you!

I'm back with another short episode of the Tea Time podcast for the first full week of Lent!

Today we chat about Lenten resolutions. What are mine? How are they going? What are yours? Is it possible to get back on the bandwagon after falling off? I'd love to hear from you!

*I said Magnificat Advent Companion in the recording, when I obviously meant the Magnificat Lenten Companion!

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 Comment below on all things Lenten resolutions!

Hey looky, a SURPRISE! I was inspired this week, and so have the first episode in a Lenten series to share with you:

These are going to be *short*, 9ish minute vignettes that I share each Friday during Lent on a Lenten theme or my own Lenten experience. This week I talk about Ash Wednesday, and my attitude of starting Lent off strong. I hope that you'll join me!

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 How was your Ash Wednesday, dear listener? I'd love to hear from you!

Wow, that went fast! It's our final episode for Advent 2017!

Today I gab about the missing 4th Sunday of Advent :0, how it's suddenly a dance gig bonanza for New Year's Eve, and of course the conclusion of our Advent 2017 Book Club!

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Items mentioned in this episode: 

What are you thoughts on Chapters 4 and 5?! What would you like to see in 2018 on the blog and on the podcast?

We're getting closer to Gaudete/rose candle Sunday! It's our third installment in our weekly series for Advent:

Today I gab about how our Advent is going, Christmas baking and traditions, and of course lots of book club talk. Join me!

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Items mentioned in this episode: 

The

Elm Creek Quilts novels are a series of books written by Jennifer

Chiaverini. The series includes twenty novels, one short story available

as a e-book, and a reader's guide:

In most of the books, the main character is a master quilter named

Sylvia Bergstrom Compson. She and her young friend Sarah McClure open a

quilters' retreat at Sylvia's family estate, Elm Creek Manor. Sarah and

Sylvia run the "quilt camp" with the help of their friends, the Elm

Creek Quilters. Other books are historical, featuring Sylvia's ancestors

and earlier residents of the Elm Creek Valley.

If

you want to read the books in the order I wrote them, read them in the

order listed above. However, since I wasn't planning to write a series, I

have written each book so that it stands alone. On my book tour, I

often hear longtime fans tell new readers that the books should be read

in the order I wrote them, but other readers have told me that they have

read the books out of order and were able to follow everything just

fine. Ultimately it's up to the individual reader. Please note, however,

that later books inevitably give away events that occurred in previous

books. If you would like to read the books in something approximating

chronological order, please note the following:

Whoa. Now I *really* want to go back and read the entire series! Next week we finish up and read Chapters 4 and 5! Let me know your thoughts on Chapter 3 below, or over in the thread on our Facebook group!

Virtual high five everybody! I'm back for a second week in our Advent Tea Time series!

Today in What's Happening, I talk about Christmas gift buying progress (*snort* it's not going all that well), and lots of dance news. We review the Blessed is She Advent Journal, before moving into our book club chat for chapter 2 of The Christmas Quilt! I thought this chapter was much more emotional than chapter 1.

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Items mentioned in this episode:

Anne at The Nutcracker: 

How is your Advent going, dear ones?! Christmas shopping? Please do share thoughts on Chapter 2 of The Christmas Quilt, and I'll have the post up in the Facebook group as well momentarily!