Newly published by TAN, The Life of Sr. Mary Wilhelmina tells the story of the indomitable founder of the traditional Benedictine Sisters of Mary, whose body was found apparently incorrupt in May of 2023. The First Call An early vocation at the age of 17, Mary Elizabeth Lancaster was a descendant of black slaves from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Faced with very few choices in terms of religious life due to her skin color, she joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence, a black order, in 1941. Continue Reading
A Beautiful Introduction to the Latin Mass for Children + a Book Giveaway
Interest in the Latin Mass is steadily growing, an unexpected blessing during the Covid lockdowns, and many Catholics are just now learning about this rite. If you're a new Latin Mass goer (or visitor), or have children and want them to get more out of each Mass, TAN has just published a beautiful new missal that you'll want to add to your library! Featuring the soft, richly detailed artwork of Adalee Hude, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus: An Introductory Latin Missal for Children is a slim, Continue Reading
The Prosperity Gospel Book Review + Two Giveaways
"Rags to riches" is a universally appealing theme in Western literature. How satisfying it is when the good guy is rewarded not only with a happy life, but a material windfall as well. The humble tailor must rise to a prince; the poor orphan girl will discover she's an heiress. The starving shoemaker will become fabulously wealthy and never want for anything again. After recently finishing The Inheritance (written by a 17-year-old Louisa May Alcott) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Continue Reading
TAN’s Book of the Year, Plus a $1.00 Calendar and Planner Sale
I was intrigued by TAN's choice of Meditations on Death by Thomas a Kempis for its 2023 Book of the Year. The title catapulted me back to my teenage years, reading Flannery O'Conner's humorous short story, The Life You Save May Be Your Own. A Coffin for a Bed? It's a tale about two people who each want something very badly - specifically, an automobile and a son-in-law. Shiftlet, the young drifter who has cast a covetous eye on the car own by Mrs. Lucynell, eagerly takes up her offer to Continue Reading
Fall Favorites: A Big Round-Up of New Product Releases!
It's not just back-to-school season; my family does a lot more baking and book-reading and game-playing as the days get cooler and shorter. The products I'm sharing with you today range from the useful to the beautiful, and most of them are probably brand new to you! Loopy Hoopies From the makers of the Original Marble Spinner comes the Loopy Hoopie, a combination fidget and skill toy for ages 6 and up. Enjoy the sensory experience of a smoothly spinning marble, safely enclosed in its Continue Reading
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