doesn't cost a dime to give a deeply meaningful and appreciated gift. Could you give a week of coming over to cook dinner? For my mom's birthday one year, we loaded up the van with snack and a playlist of her favorite songs, Write 50-100 favorite memories with your loved one onto strips of paper and fill a jar with them. Could you give art or guitar lessons?

There's something especially cozy about repeat reading a favorite book. If you've ever felt the absurd anxiety of choice in our weird, infinity-scrolling world, rereading a favorite Lewis) : This allegorical novel is my lifelong favorite; I used to write selected quotes on my bedroom same author, I've also enjoyed The the Garden of Beasts  and The Devil in the White City The Secret Lives Mothers of the Saints (Wendy Leifeld) : This is one of my favorite books of all time, where I first read

These are my current favorite Levis . Give 15 minutes a day to change the world ! P.S. sacramentals: Don't be afraid to gather up stones, leaves, flowers, Mass cards, random medals—some of my favorite Other travel essentials Travel backpack:  I could sing the praises of  my favorite travel backpack . This is my favorite thing to do. Let's talk! __________ Contact me.  

So until our next trip or pilgrimage, here are some of my favorite finds to add a little joie de vivre one of those small upgrades that makes a shockingly significant impact and helps you pretend you're living Bois de Balincourt by Maison Marie Louis eau de parfum is one of my favorite fragrances—earthy and woodsy This charming cookbook of monastery soups was first given to me by a French nun (my personal favorite

But the Church was born in fire and blood. If they had not built the Church from the living stones of their own bodies? Because they burned not only in an emperor’s fire, but with faith, hope, and love. This book is one of my favorites  about the Roman martyrs, although it’s out of print so you will need

My favorite element of this golden statue is the look on her face: determined, focused, and so very young Our favorite is this charming tiled location on Royal Street. Delachaise (pictured above) : Take the streetcar out of the French Quarter and up St Charles Avenue to our favorite Cafe Degas :  This is our all-time favorite cafe with excellent charcuterie, mussels and frites, and

Give them something to look for or count. I'd tell him to try to count how many he sees, or to find which one is his favorite. Do a little preparation and give your kids something specific to look for, count, or locate within a Ask them to take photos of specific objects, or to capture their ten favorite things about the particular Fire always engages.   8. Don’t stay too long.

Louis lovingly and faithfully raised their surviving daughters to adulthood (all five became nuns, including and Zélie’s love of God was the source of their deep love, and they gave themselves wholly to God by giving Buissonets, their family home , their parish church , and the Carmelite monastery where four of their five Zélie never actually lived in Lisieux, however; Louis moved the family there after her death in order

By the time Ash Wednesday arrives, I want Carnival to become your favorite season , too. P aper lanterns : Paper lanterns are one of my favorite affordable ways to add a ton of festive impact

My mom's bouillabaisse is one of my all-time favorite dishes, Lent or not.

Pray that I may live my life in union with God’s plan for me, and one day see the Face of God whom you when I am incapable of praying, of practicing virtue, I seek little opportunities, mere trifles, to give , I at least tell Him again and again that I love Him; that is not difficult and it keeps alive the fire Even though this fire of love might seem extinct I would still throw little straws upon the embers and Journal and pray: What are your favorite ways to pray?

My family has lived in New Orleans for dozens of generations. In this series, I want to take you deeper into some more personal corners of my favorite place in the My Great Aunt Peachy was the last to live here, taking care of the endless floors and nooks and crannies One of my favorite features in the house was an elevator installed for one of the elderly relatives ages Now it’s painted a modern charcoal palette and the inside has been made unrecognizable, but the house lives