Our Lady of Liesse, Queen of My Diamond Castle
How is a 100-year-old farmhouse anything close to a Diamond Castle? Ask my four-year-old. And Mary. (Because OF COURSE there’s a Mary story here!)
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Tag: history
What it’s like to write historical fiction (and a preview of Ella’s Promise)
An exclusive interview with author Ellen Gable and a peek at her newest historical romance, Ella’s Promise
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Another Reason to Love John Wayne, Thanks to The American Catholic Almanac
As I was cruising through my new favorite book, The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of...
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The Story of La Negrita, Our Lady of Angels
A Mary Moment Monday post See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you...
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An Old Farmhouse and Our Lady of Counsel
This was originally published at Catholic Exchange in 2009. We no longer live in the old farmhouse...
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Sacred, Immaculate, Huh?
A Mary Moment Monday post Light streamed in through the stained glass windows, creating halos...
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Mary in the Mountains
A Mary Moment Monday post We were driving from the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, up through...
Read MoreMary’s Dowry and the Rosary
By Stephanie MannBefore the 16th century English Reformation, England was called Mary’s Dowry. The English people and their monarchs had great devotion to Mary. They often went on pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of...
Read MoreMaria of Guadalupe
A Mary Moment Monday post A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Paul Badde, author of the new book, The Face of God: The Rediscovery of the True Face of Jesus. When I was reading his bio, I couldn’t help but...
Read MoreTouch Your Jewish Roots
I received my review copy of Our Jewish Roots: A Catholic Woman’s Guide to Fulfillment Today by Connecting with Her Past, by Cheryl Dickow some time back. It was a book that intrigued me with its premise: “Understand how...
Read MoreA Century Turns, by William Bennett
When I chose A Century Turns: New Fears, New Hopes–America 1988 to 2008, by William J. Bennett, from the BookSneeze reviewer program, I was curious if it would give me a historical glimpse of the last 20 years or just be...
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