Tag Archives: Catholic Church

Will the Real St.Valentine Please Stand Up?

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are telling stories of Valentine’s Day and, let’s get it right to start with, it started as SAINT Valentine’s Day. With an idea borrowed from The American Catholic, I offer a quiz: Who was St. Valentine? 1: … Continue reading →

Posted in blessings, childhood, Family, Friendship, Holiday, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce | Tagged Catholic Church, Early Christians, feast days, Lupercalia, martyrdom, oral traditions, Romans, Saint Valentine, Saints, the Duke of Orleans-Charles, Valentines, veneration of saints | 4 Comments

Spirit of Advent

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Tonette Joyce

We are to write about Advent this week. I never celebrated Advent when I was growing up; my family was far from religious. When I chose to enter the Catholic Church, I put up Advent wreaths of three purple, one … Continue reading →