Family altar

When we got married, one of the first things Tom insisted on was that we create a home altar. I had seen such things at the homes of a few Catholic families we knew, but never really understood how they were "used," or why they had decided to dedicate a specific area of their house for one. I resisted for a while, not wanting to sacrifice any space in our tiny little duplex towards something that I felt we would never actually use. Tom won out in the end, though, and we set up a little…

A Family Altar Alters the Family: Transforming Lives Through Shared Faith

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Discover powerful lessons from biblical family altars and the importance of worshiping God together as a household.

On that New Year’s Day — the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — they envisioned family evening prayer and Sunday rosaries in its sun-drenched space. What they couldn’t have foreseen was the role it would play in the midst of a pandemic that would make their own parish temporarily inaccessible, and how that would help bring them closer to each other and their heavenly Father.

Regina Magazine recently profiled my Pastor and my parish . He led a restoration of our Church, brought back the altar rail...and m...

We often (and for the past 4-5 years) have used our piano bench as a teaching spot. Not only does it seat my kids for piano practice, but it has served as a make-shift altar for when they play Mass. In the bench they store an altar cloth, a little missal, and other small necessities used to play Mass. And every time I hear the kids say "OK...I'm going to be the priest today. Let's go play," I start daydreaming about finally having the perfect little altar in our home. Now that we are mostly…

prayer space

No great saint went without seeking God in the midst of struggle and suffering, God is calling us too! If we are the domestic church, that means that our homes should be places that we go back to after being in the world where we find peace and the presence of Christ.

Mailbag time! A few weeks ago, I argued that learning traditional homemaking skills in an all-girl environment was beneficial for my girls. I’m back today to support something for just the boys . . . the question: I had a question about your kids and altar serving. I noticed that only your boys are altar […]

We have a family alter in our house. Ours is very simple. It houses the bible, a crucifix, a plant, and prayer rocks. Prayer rocks?! What are they? Well, they are just some river rocks I picked up at the craft store with specific prayer intentions written on them with a permanent marker. When we have our family night (usually Sunday) we discuss if there are any more prayer intentions to be added to our bowl. For example, each person in our house has his or her name written on a rock. Some…

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