The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day | 
 enlarge | Author: Meredith Gould
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Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: Updated
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0385519079
Dewey Decimal Number: 282
EAN: 9780385519076
Publication Date: September 19, 2006
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For centuries, the Catholic Church has offered an abundance of splendid traditions that extend religious and spiritual practice into daily life. Now, Meredith Gould reintroduces these customs and rituals to modern Roman Catholics.
Using the liturgical calendar, The Catholic Home provides familiar and new ways to celebrate each season and its special days. Gould reviews major holy days, select saints’ days, familiar prayers, and suggests meaningful ways to prepare as a family for such sacraments as Baptism, Confirmation, First Eucharist, and Matrimony.
This book includes a concise history of each ritual and clarifies the meaning behind it by highlighting celebrations of Catholic holidays from different parts of the globe. Your family will learn to make Advent wreaths, Jesse trees, St. Lucy’s crowns, King’s cakes, All Souls altars, traditional foods, and participate in family devotions.
Throughout The Catholic Home, Gould’s down-to-earth practicality and sense of humor give the activities she describes modern relevance no matter how ancient their origins. Excerpts from the official Catechism of the Catholic Church are included to illuminate Church doctrine on matters of faith and ritual. This indispensable guide will appeal to Catholics young and old and inspire beloved family traditions to be handed down from one generation to the next.
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Couldn't put it down! October 15, 2008
Amy J. Watkins (Arroyo Grande, CA United States)
I really loved this book. I never really learned all the traditions associated with Catholicism and this book delivered on its promises. I look forward to incorporating some, maybe all, of the suggested activities in the book into our family's life. I know I would have loved to have had more home traditions mixed in with my family's life growing up, because it would have helped me to stay more connected with church rather than feeling like it was just a weekly obligation.
Ways to grow in Faith January 27, 2008
Jennifer Dunlap (Santa Paula, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Meredith Gould has done a great job of bringing together traditions from all around the world, and offering these as ways to grow in true faith, not just more items on holiday to-do lists. Her suggestions for Lenten prayer are particularly valuable. Written in a clear, concise, and humorous style, this compact book has earned its place as a family reference.
Great manual for catholic home October 24, 2007
E. Harris (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very nice manual of catholic traditions that can be incorporated into everyday life. My husband and I were looking for something like this as we both weren't raised with any Catholic traditions and hope to raise our kids with a very Catholic home. This is a great starting point, and has a lot of interesting ideas that I had never heard of.
Great Gift July 20, 2007
Bling Mom (New Jersey)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this for my sister as a gift. She suggested the book and I had no trouble finding it on Amazon. Thanks!
Great Handbook for families November 18, 2005
M. McGonigle
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I love this book! I grew up in a Catholic family and in Catholic schools. However, that did not prepare me for passing along Catholic traditions to my own children and to my converted husband. The fear of offending anyone(especially my non-Catholic relatives) made me a little hesitant to "let religious identity permeate our home". Gould's book encourages and instructs on how to do so. She has specific ideas, traditions, and even recipes for living a richer life within the Church.
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