Thanks to washingtondc for the great advice on where to go for Midnight Mass! I was a bit put off by the modernist architecture in the church nearest me, so I wanted to go somewhere more traditional to pay homage to the birth of Jesus and the faith of my kinfolk. Got lots of great suggestions, and found that the Cathedral of St. Matthew in DC is also on ( Read more... )

It's bugging me that the centerpiece of my Mary altar is a candle. A really pretty pale blue Virgin Mary-shaped candle that I bought visiting tamchronin in Phoenix nine years ago, but still, a candle. But I can't decide between two statues! So please help me pick: this one or this one? (Caveat: I'm not paying that price for the second one. I found it ( Read more... )