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9 Catholic Podcast Gems: A Must-Listen Collection for Catholic Women

Leave a Comment / Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

Here’s my personal treasure trove of enlightening and inspiring Catholic podcasts specifically curated for Catholic women. Whether you’re seeking spiritual guidance, marriage and family insights, or thought-provoking conversations, I’m positive this roundup of top Catholic podcasts will captivate your heart and mind. Join me on this quick journey through the world of Catholic podcasting, where …

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The Fourth ‘T’: Trust

1 Comment / Seek Ye First, Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

It’s relatively easy to say you’ll trust in the Lord. It’s another thing entirely to wholeheartedly commit to it. Recently, I took the Gospel according to Saint Luke to prayer and realized: I haven’t been fully entrusting all of my thoughts, words, and deeds to Our Lord. The scripture is as follows: “…he said to …

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Fasting vs. Disciplines: Which One Is Which and How To Choose Your Fast Lent 2022

1 Comment / Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

Lent is the liturgical season consisting of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving leading up to the solemnity of Easter. “Unless you do penance, you shall likewise perish.” (Lk. 13:5) We imitate our Lord, Jesus Christ’s fasting in the desert by doing penance: fasting (reducing how much food we eat) and abstinence (giving up …

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Are You Willing To Die to Yourself To Go To Heaven?

Leave a Comment / Aspiring Homemaker, Seek Ye First / By Grace Elaine Brown

The way I see it, there are two ways you need to die before you can spend eternity in Heaven with our abundantly merciful Lord. #1: Die To Yourself #2: Physically Die First, let’s talk about dying to yourself (after all, without step #1, step #2 will send you somewhere you probably don’t want to …

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39+ Fall Date Ideas for Catholic Couples

1 Comment / Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

Howdy! It’s fall, y’all! I like to think that I’m not basic, but something about a list of fall date night ideas really gets me excited for the cooler weather! I already shared 23 solid movies that are on Netflix RIGHT NOW that you can peruse on your date nights. Today, I’m taking these date …

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Singing “Christ the Fair Glory” for Michaelmas (and Other Fabulous Ways to celebrate This Feast of the Archangels)

Leave a Comment / Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

Michaelmas (pronounced ‘mickel-mas’ [as in the Mass that celebrates Saint Michael]) is celebrated every year on September 29th. If your ordinary time Catholic feasting has taken a bit of a downturn–this is the perfect feast to get yourself back in the celebrating swing of things again before Advent! The namesake for this feast is Saint …

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23 Brilliant (And Mostly Clean) Catholic Date Night Movies [On Netflix September 2021]

Leave a Comment / Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

It’s date night and you’re searching for a movie. The scroll through Netflix feels endless (you’re pretty sure this is what purgatory is like) and you haven’t seen a single movie that y’all—a Catholic couple trying to enjoy your one movie date night a week—would both enjoy watching. You scroll past the politically charged movies …

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Our Lady of Sorrows: How to Observe this Powerful Catholic Devotion for September

1 Comment / Mary, Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

“[34] And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; [35] And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.” “”For the fall”: Christ came for …

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You Don’t Need To Go To College (This Could Save You Thousands of dollars)

Leave a Comment / Seek Ye First, Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

How Dare you Underestimate the Importance of a Classical Education? Okay, boomer (it’s a joke!) Let’s get a definition out there: Classical Education: a form of education based in the traditions of Western culture, with a particular focus on education as understood and taught in Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages. Thanks, Wikipedia. If you …

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When to Pray The Angelus: How, When, & who Should Pray This Powerful (yet Simple) Prayer

10 Comments / Catholic Prayer, Mary, Traditional Catholic / By Grace Elaine Brown

Praying the Angelus is an excellent devotion for those of us (like me) who need to focus on taking life one day at a time. “Give us this day our daily bread!” It helps me ask myself: ‘what is it, Lord, that you’re asking me to do today?’ The Angelus is one of my favorite …

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