"O Lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness."

-Shakespeare

Saint Columban - Sorrowful Mysteries

Cardinal Friday: Pray and Sacrifice for Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, Patron of the Order of Malta 

Run Forth To Meet Christ: A Reflection For The Upcoming First Sunday Of Advent, by Fr. John Keehner at Catholic Spiritual Direction

Online Course on Medieval Christmas Cooking to Start Next Month, at Medievalist.net

Turkey Soup, at Taste of Home

The Last Acceptable Prejudice, by David Bonagura, Jr. at The Catholic Thing

The Joys of the Harpsichord, by John Ahern at First Things 

The Life and Afterlife of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, by Michael P. Foley at NLM

Build Back Better, But Not for Religious Believers, by Josh Holdenried at Newsweek

Give Your Loved Ones the Gift of Courtesy This Year, at Finer Femininity 

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Tasteful Unique Christmas Gifts from Small-Business Creatives Who Love Family, Faith, and Country, by Joy Pullmann at The Federalist