Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Sunday Snippets is brought to you each week by RAnn at This, That and the Other Thing.

I began the week with a meditation on a quote from St. Ignatius of Antioch about we as Christians being God bearers (Theotokos) with Our Lady, followed by an Orthodox Lenten Meditation from YouTube and an Eastern Catholic Lenten reading list. I wound up the week by highlighting three new blogs:  Vivificat, Fasting and Feasting Through the Church Year, and Catholic Home and Garden.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Sunday Snippets is brought to you each week by RAnn at This, That and the Other Thing.

I began the week with a meditation on a quote from St. Ignatius of Antioch about we as Christians being God bearers (Theotokos) with Our Lady, followed by an Orthodox Lenten Meditation from YouTube and an Eastern Catholic Lenten reading list. I wound up the week by highlighting three new blogs:  Vivificat, Fasting and Feasting Through the Church Year, and Catholic Home and Garden.

A Few New Blogs and Websites

I've discovered two new blogs that I wanted to share with you all.

Vivificat is a bilingual (English and Spanish) blogger who is an Oblate of St. Benedict and a military officer. He has an interest in Eastern Christian spirituality and posts many spiritually helpful things in that regard on his blog.

Father Moses of Fasting and Feasting Through the Church Year is a monastery cook at Holy Resurrection Monastery in California and blogs about Christianity and fasting.  He posts recipes which would be very helpful in this Lenten season when we may be scrambling to find appropriate fasting type meals.

A third website is not a new one for me, but one I really like and appreciate.  Catholic Home and Garden strives to preserve Catholic culture and traditions and support our growth in holiness.  It seems to have expanded exponentially since I visited last, with lots of pages devoted to traditional spirituality in addition to the original section on the Catholic Garden that attracted me to the site.  It seems that there is a bit of something there for almost anyone.

A Few New Blogs and Websites

I've discovered two new blogs that I wanted to share with you all.

Vivificat is a bilingual (English and Spanish) blogger who is an Oblate of St. Benedict and a military officer. He has an interest in Eastern Christian spirituality and posts many spiritually helpful things in that regard on his blog.

Father Moses of Fasting and Feasting Through the Church Year is a monastery cook at Holy Resurrection Monastery in California and blogs about Christianity and fasting.  He posts recipes which would be very helpful in this Lenten season when we may be scrambling to find appropriate fasting type meals.

A third website is not a new one for me, but one I really like and appreciate.  Catholic Home and Garden strives to preserve Catholic culture and traditions and support our growth in holiness.  It seems to have expanded exponentially since I visited last, with lots of pages devoted to traditional spirituality in addition to the original section on the Catholic Garden that attracted me to the site.  It seems that there is a bit of something there for almost anyone.

Another Lenten Reading List

Vivificat has another great reading list for Lent--this one is an Eastern Christian reading list for Great Lent.

It looks like each reading is accessible online at the link on his blog.

I think all this Lenten reading can be much more easily accomplished by fasting from things that usually takes up our time such as computer use and television.

Lent is a great time, given to us by God, for re-prioritizing our lives to be more in line with His Will.

Happy Lenten reading!

Another Lenten Reading List

Vivificat has another great reading list for Lent--this one is an Eastern Christian reading list for Great Lent.

It looks like each reading is accessible online at the link on his blog.

I think all this Lenten reading can be much more easily accomplished by fasting from things that usually takes up our time such as computer use and television.

Lent is a great time, given to us by God, for re-prioritizing our lives to be more in line with His Will.

Happy Lenten reading!

An Orthodox Lenten Meditation

Hat tip to Orthocath.