Mothering Sunday

Laetare means "rejoice" in Latin. The 40 days of Lent are a time for solemnity among Roman Catholics - a time for removing vices and other distractions to facilitate meditative reflection. The wise and wily church recognized that people may need a break to tide some through Lent. 

The fourth Sunday was considered a day of relaxation from the normal rigors imposed. A day of hope when Easter is within sight. 

rose chasuble (Sunday Gaudete and Laetare)

Traditionally, baptisms, confirmations, and weddings are performed on this day. Otherwise, celebrations were generally discouraged and even banned during the Lenten season of sorrow. 

Mahala's art & tools

On wonder | wander | world our pick of the week features Mahala's art on some newly acquired onion skin journals. 

In the US for the holidays last December and January, we were forced to cancel family celebrations and chose to shelter in isolation due to the Omicron surge. 

Luckily we had all these treasures from Curious Goods to keep us occupied and entertained. 

You can read all about these creative endeavors at Mahala's Pereginalia blog or on our latest post on Medium, 

divine insight & inspiration

Feeling inadequate or overwhelmed - slammed and spun around in a rollercoaster-ing life? Thank God there is an angel for every purpose under heaven and on earth. 

All angels offer guidance and protection, and we have an unlimited number of angels to call upon. But knowing an angel’s specialty can help us get divine assistance that is tailored to our specific needs.

Angels are always watching out for humans, yet the more we ask angels for assistance and intervention with our free will, the more celestial support the angels can bestow. 

Eastern icon of nine orders of angels

We may be able to speak directly to God through prayer but God reaches us through a variety of angels - each with distinct duties. There are nine types of angels within three major groups known as choirs.

Regardless of where they are on the hierarchy, they are unique and individual - just like us. Made in God's divine image.

Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow

wonder | wander | world pick of the week for Women's History Month is this sibling rivalry between the O'Keeffe sisters. Yes, the Georgia O'Keeffe, had not just one, but two sisters [Ida and Anita] who were also talented artists, whom she competed with. 

A recent exhibition Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow offered a revelatory look at artist Ida O’Keeffe (1889–1961).