Life of a Catholic Librarian

 Hello everyone, and welcome back to our Lenten journey! 😁 We're really getting there, aren't we? We lit the 4th candle on our fest...

And so the Paschal Triduum begins, and another Lent comes to an end. This is one of my very favorite times in the liturgical year. I'd l...

I  thought already having been sick within the past 4 weeks would make me exempt from the current virus malevolently making its way though o...

Big news: My Easter crafting is done. I know that you were just as concerned about that as I was. :) Anne's chick looks *fabulous*...

I got the breaking news while I was on the reference desk that the Conclave has been officially set to begin on Tuesday. I immedia...

It was an emotional weekend for me, as I'm sure it was for all of you. I listened to a bunch of podcasts as I went about errands from Th...

I wasn't prepared for how awful I felt watching Pope Benedict's helicopter fly out over Rome yesterday. It wasn't yet 2 pm EST, ...

It's hard to believe, but this is post number 1,000 on this blog. It's a small and humble blog, but I know that people do read it (a...

How is everybody's Lent going? :) So far, I'm doing pretty well with my Liturgy of the Hours goal. *accountability check* I have m...

See the things you learn when you pray the Liturgy of the Hours? All sorts of interesting things. On day two of Lent, my resolution to pra...

Ah, Ash Wednesday. I look forward to this every year. I enjoy having a season set apart for contemplation and sacrifice. I love the symbolis...

I feel like I'm still in a haze from yesterday. What an important day for the Church. I got the sense that it would be a day in which...

It's kind of shocking that I've had Downton Abbey Season 3 in my hot little paws since Saturday afternoon (yes, I stalked the mailma...

I am TIRED. And I actually slept good last night. Shocking, I know. But I taught my biggest class of the semester this morning and that alwa...

I had Children's Liturgy of the Word this past Sunday (a very small, sedate group) and we spent some time talking about upcoming items o...