Happy All Saints Day peanut butter lovers! Becca here— Autumn seems to be slipping away on me, so I’m pinning myself to my chair until I’ve got these thoughts posted! Back in August I read a blog post over on Bad Catholic by Marc Barnes. He was tackling the topic of gender (territory in which this blogger … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! I have always loved this holiday, not because of a penchant for stuffed animals and waxy chocolate, but because the legends surrounding the life of Saint Valentine are so, so epic! In any case, today’s gospel reading is so fitting for a day celebrating all things love. In Mark 8:1-10, we see … Continue reading
I’ve spent a lot of time this fall holding babies. Now I had never really been a baby person; new babies used to frighten me because of their fragility and vulnerability. One of the moments when this first began to change was two years ago when I was holding another baby on Christmas eve and … Continue reading
An East Coast kinda EASTER… {Easter Vigil Mass/ Our Easter egg hunt/ New life in our front yard/ Last paper of my undergrad} A West Coast kinda EASTER… {Easter pies/ Local talent/Post – Easter vigil selfies/ Easter egg hunting…in the snow (that’s a first!)} A belated HAPPY EASTER from Faith&pb! Continue reading
Hello peanut butter lovers, With Valentine’s Day upon us, it is quite understandable if we all have romance on the brain. This past summer I read Karol Wojtyla’s Love & Responsibility and ever since then I’ve been looking at relationships in a whole new light. We’ve been talking a lot about dating at Avila House … Continue reading
An East Coast kinda weekend… {Arts & crafts/ Fall photo shoot with my roommates/ Carving the turkey/ Avila House dinner guests} A West Coast kinda weekend… {Flying home/ My fav little tea shop with friends/ One of many family reunions/ Gorgeous Vancouver view} It’s been a whole year since our first East-West Coast Weekend post! … Continue reading
Today we’re sharing some of our favourite shots from CCO’s annual Rise Up Conference in a festive twist on one of our regular features. An East Coast conference… Clockwise from top left: Chelsey singing with the band; Xaverians and friends; dancing up a storm on NYE; Eucharistic Adoration Lord I have seen your goodness/And I … Continue reading
To our peanut butter lovers, You may have realized the blogging has slowed down here as of late. We’ve been soaking in some rest and spending loads of time with our families post our finals. I heard the most beautiful reflection today from a priest at mass. He spoke of why we do not cover … Continue reading
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been listening to Christmas music for a while now (even though its Advent..I know). Need to update your playlist? Download Hey, It’s Christmas! – Vol. 3 for free! It’s completely legal, promise. ‘Tis the season for free presents! Continue reading
Finals are upon us. My first exam is tomorrow morning and so naturally I am drowning in economic models and theories this evening! Bleh. And I can’t focus because I’m dreaming of the summer which, for me at least, will begin in two short weeks! So I figured I’d let myself make a classic summer … Continue reading
This Valentine’s Day, don’t forget to spend time with the One who loves you most! Continue reading
(Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me, no more..) ♬ Brace yourselves, this next week and a half will be a blur of red and pink commercialism! I had a guy friend ask me a few days ago what I, as a young woman, thought of Valentine’s Day. It really got me thinking. Euns and … Continue reading
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