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  • Modern Ladies Speak

    I think the ladies among our readers, and perhaps the gentlemen, as well, might enjoy the podcast called The Modern Lady. The podcast is hosted by two Catholic Canadians, Michelle and Lindsay (I searched for their full names, but I could not find them). The podcasts are chock-full of encouragement for women of all ages. The duos last podcast (as…

  • Hail Motherhood!

    “After the war there will be many thousands of women who will need to live as Our Lady did after the crucifixion. A generation of mothers will need to know, with the heart, that “there is only one boy, Jesus Christ.” The world’s future will depend upon this, upon everyone’s realising that the survival of all that is worth the…

  • Kitty, The Household Fairy II

    “The man standing in his own kitchen-garden, with fairyland opening at the gate, is the man with large ideas.”  G.K. Chesterton Kitty, The Household Fairy, has been at it again. Several weeks ago, we were expecting an important guest, the kind of guest, that before their arrival, you look about the home to catalog what might be lacking, in order to either…

  • Bunny Williams: Home Life

    Sometimes we all need a little Bunny Williams to remind us that a home does matter. Women who care about their homes, yes, housewives, are often denigrated in today’s world, but caring for a home, decorating, is a form of art. Creating beauty in your surroundings brings life to your loved ones. Even if you are a bachelor, you can add…

  • The Glory of a Gray Day

    “Against a dark sky all flowers look like fireworks.” G.K. Chesterton  I was driving about yesterday under dark, cloudy skies when I looked into the horizon, and was startled to see a huge puff of a cloud moving at a high rate of speed as if it were late for a meeting; an American thought, eh?  Yes, it seemed as…