{bits & pieces} ~ A Giveaway!
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
St. Tarcisius
Early Saturday morning I was going to pop in some pictures and post this post — but the site was down. And down it remained all weekend! I wasn’t going to try to deal with it on a Sunday (or ask anyone else to). I tried not to think about it.
That was not a good feeling. The blog is backed up… somewhere… somewhere secure. But not to be able to get to it is another thing entirely, and suddenly the idea that there is a place, LMLD, that exists… on the internet… made me realize that if it just disappeared there would be no good way to replace it or even to explain to someone what it is and what it means to us and to many of our readers. I’m still torn up about all the comments that we lost when we switched over to this platform (not all, but many). By this morning I was in full offering-up mode — offering up ten years of something dear to me — trying not to get upset.
So I’m pretty relieved that we are indeed here, wherever here is — that the hosting company took the time to figure out what was going on (I guess; it sort of seems like they don’t exactly know but they fixed it anyway). Thank you for being here too!
Phew!
So please forgive a Saturday’s {bits & pieces} here on a Monday!
Blessed Imelda
We have another wonderful giveaway for you from Sue Dow, In the Loft — again, just in time for First Holy Communion season and all those other younger child gift-giving needs — or for your own little ones. How about Mother’s Day?
When we first had a giveaway for Sue’s sweet little wooden saint figures, she sent me two “review copies” — a Madonna and Child and a Blessed Imelda (so really apt, as she is the patron of the “Little Oratory“!).
After a couple of years, I can definitively say that they are small but sturdy, just right for little hands and minds to play with (in that serious play that encourages the child’s inner life).
Mother Mary
Sue has graciously offered our readers a Mother Mary, Blessed Imelda, or St. Tarcisius. The value of each figure is $40. Sue encourages custom orders (prices in her shop range from $8 to $290) — find her designs in her Etsy shop and on Instagram and Facebook.
To win a saint figure, go FOLLOW Sue’s Instagram account and leave a comment HERE on the blog telling us that you have done so!
On to our links!
Secret room discovered with Michelangelo drawings.
The touching story of Charles de Gaulle’s love for and devotion to his daughter Anne, a girl with Down Syndrome.
As regular readers here know, sacred music is a topic we’re always thinking about.* Does it matter? Dr. Peter Kwasniewski gives examples and explanations: Part I and Part II.
A baseball play for the ages: Chris Coughlin front-flips his way to a run. Like, does a tumble worthy of a gymnast, while scoring a point at home plate! A must-see!!
My friend Bo Bonner, whom I met when I spoke at Newman University in Wichita, writes a winsome piece here on the fittingness of the sacraments.
In the Liturgical Year:
Happy feast, today, of St. Joseph the Worker: “In every type of labor we are obeying the command of God given in Genesis 2:15 and repeated in the responsory for the Office of Readings. The responsory for the Canticle of Zechariah says that “St. Joseph faithfully practiced the carpenter’s trade. He is a shining example for all workers.” In particular let us pray for St. Joseph’s intercession for husbands and fathers!
I can’t let go of this one, even though it was Saturday: Happy feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Doctor of the Church! “Unbelievable were her austerities, her miracles, her ecstasies… The priests associated with her, having received extraordinary faculties of absolution, were unable to accommodate the crowds of penitents… She weaned Italy away from an anti-pope, and made cardinals and princes promise allegiance to the rightful pontiff. She journeyed to Avignon and persuaded Pope Gregory XI to return to Rome.” And she was the youngest of twenty-five children! (I feel like her mom deserves a shout-out!)
From the archives:
*There’s so much to say about music in the liturgy, so much to think about. Here is my take on what Cardinal Ratzinger (later Benedict XVI) said about it (part of my Spirit of the Liturgy series).
About once a week I see someone posting on Facebook to ask if their young child should read a book the theme or tone of which is more suited to a mature person. Yet, as C. S. Lewis remarked, a book for a child ought to be enjoyable to an adult as well. So how to navigate these waters? First, know that I have some stellar book lists for you. And then, there’s this post about whether it’s wise to give your child free rein when choosing what to read.
And of course, the recent birth announcements! Baby Sebastian and Baby Josephine! (You can see why we haven’t been posting a ton lately!)
To win a saint figure, go FOLLOW Sue’s Instagram account and leave a comment HERE on the blog telling us that you have done so!
We will pick a winner on Friday!
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