![Advent Planning](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/11/manger-and-cross-470x140.jpg)
Advent has become one of my favorite Liturgical seasons. After months of Ordinary Time, we change directions and start looking ahead. Our focus becomes preparation,…
![Name Days](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/11/peterpaul1-470x140.jpg)
Today is the feast of Sts. (Simon) Peter and Paul. As we have both a Simon and a Paul, the time is ripe for a…
![empty pews](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/0723_lost-sheep-2-630x437-1-470x140.jpg)
Guest post by Owen Swain. A dear friend of mine, a blogger whom I actually met — in our kitchen, over a meal — a…
![rosary](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/10/rosary-e1338228017695-470x140.jpg)
I mentioned before that I didn’t have the energy to pursue great spiritual endeavors this past Lent, and chose the simplicity of just tuning my…
![Answered Prayer](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/04/5967439645_58fc6ce022-375x140.jpg)
Our financial situation has been weighing on me for the last few months. We are far from in our worst straits. We have come quite…
![Curses!](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/03/angry-child-470x140.jpg)
My little 6 year old son was working on his reading homework with me one afternoon, and when I insisted he read something he didn’t…
![Who couldn't use an indulgence?](https://concretelife.org/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
I found this link to the “Easiest Plenary Indulgence” on the National Catholic Register site this morning. I’m considering driving out to the Shrine on Friday…