“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'”
Saint Angela of Foligno ~ Sorrowful Mysteries
Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life
Porn, Stress, and Being a Bad Husband...It Was Time for Mike to Look to Joseph, by Fr. Dwight Longenecker at Catholic Exchange
Here's Why (and How) to Get Rid of Your Junk Drawer, by Ashley Abramson at Apartment Therapy
Come to the Water: Mosaicists Bring Renewal to Rome's First Baptistry, by Carol Glatz at Catholic Sentinel
Fashion Expert: 'My Greatest Inspiration Is Our Lady', by K.V. Turley at NCR
Spiritual Direction: What Is it, Who Needs it, and Why?, by Mary Farrow at CNA
6 Lovely Winter Citrus Desserts to Brighten Your Mood, at Williams Sonoma Taste
Bad Restorations Are Entertaining, but Point to a Much Deeper Issue, by Elizabeth Lev at Angelus News
The Netflix Effect: Corrosive Storytelling and the Human Person, by Josh Herring at Public Discourse