Interior Life Home: Inspiration and Decorating Advice for Ordinary Catholics
Many Catholic homemakers were enthused by the publication of Theology of Home a few years ago. The book, by Carrie Gress and […]
Unhealthy at Every Size and a Path to Metabolic Health
The fat acceptance movement frequently makes the claim that weight is not an indicator of health and BMI is a form of […]
Seeming Paradox and the Pursuit of a Both/And Lifestyle
“I’m an animal activist. Many people say that I’m a hypocrite, because I eat burgers and stuff like that but I won’t […]
Decorating in Soft Focus: Deborah Needleman’s “Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live Well”
Some people develop a strong sense of style preference and know exactly what they think of every trend. Their home is always […]
Can Food be “Toxic”?
“Toxic” is such an overused word these days. Yet it’s hard not to slap it on anything mildly unpleasant because it’s so […]
Learning to Read Aloud While Reading to Young Children
Most schools of recent decades noticeably lack preparation in public speaking. Attending an event at which average, college-educated adults are called upon […]
A “Mama Sabbath” for Rediscovering Joy
In her book A Mother’s Rule of Life, Holly Pierlot offers practical suggestions for bringing order to life with small children. Rather […]
Making Bread and the Small Marvels of Homemaking
It is an everyday miracle to make sourdough bread. From water, flour, a little salt, and natural yeast growing quietly in a […]
The Simplicity of Distance
Caryll Houselander includes in her mesmerizing illustrations of My Path to Heaven a mountain on which a child climbs stairways to be […]
Practically Speaking: To Reclaim Order Begin with the Kitchen Sink
In the vicissitudes of life, there are patterns of accumulating order and destruction at play in every stage. Forever forward progress in […]