Hope you had a blessed Feast of the Epiphany
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January 3rd celebrates two important events: the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and the anniversary of the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien. As a Catholic obvious the former has to take precedence, I mean Jesus is the center of the Catholic faith. However, I think it is ironic, maybe even providential, of the placement of the great English literary figure’s birthday within the season of Christmastide. The famed creator of Middle Earth himself was a devout Catholic and belief in Jesus Christ permeated his entire life. I admire Tolkien because of his creativity, devotion, and ability to invoke joy into my life simply by reading his works or striking up a conversation with a random stranger about his life!
Recently, I wrote an article published in EpicPew.com discussing the reasons for canonizing Tolkien as a saint of the Church. According to the Baltimore Catechism paragraph 215 answered the question of why Catholics honor saints in this way,
“We honor the saints in heaven because they practiced great virtue when they were on earth, and because in honoring those who are the chosen friends of God we honor God Himself.”
The excitement, peace, and joy I receive when reading, researching, or talking about Middle Earth ultimately is aimed at a higher reality–a deeper reality of full communion with God in Heaven.
Happy Fourth Anniversary of the Inaugural Chicoine Family Christmas Card! While normal families publish and share a card each year my parents have been dealing with my shenanigans. This year was a blur for them. They run a tight shipwreck!
It’s that special time of year again where I get to share all about my family’s adventures and shenanigans. As the resident mischief expert (and kindergartener!), I’ll provide you with the most accurate account of our year.
We’ll go in age order because that’s what we always do at our house (especially when opening presents).
Mommy is still a special education teacher and somehow manages to keep up with all of us. She loves playing Pickleball with Daddy (I don’t understand why they hit a ball back and forth when they could be coloring). She took my siblings kayaking this summer, and now she keeps dropping hints about wanting her own kayak for Christmas.
Recently, Mommy had surgery which means I can’t use her as my personal trampoline. I made her lots of pictures to help her feel better. I’m such a thoughtful child.
Daddy is still doing his writing stuff and something called being a “semi-funny Catholic meme-lord” (I don’t know what that means, but people seem to laugh). He’s the best jungle gym and gives amazing horsey-rides!
This summer, Daddy went to something called the National Eucharistic Congress. He came back super excited about Jesus and won’t stop talking about it. He’s been reading us a book called The Hobbit at night. I prefer coloring during story time, but my siblings seem interested in this Bilbo person.
My oldest brother is in 7th grade now (he’s getting so old!). This fall, he did Cross Country, which meant we had to watch him run in circles at random parks. He was pretty fast though!
Noah plays the silver trumpet in band and loves football, especially the Green Bay Packers. He gave me one of their extra hoodies to wear during games. He also makes the best Mac-n-cheese for me!
My awesome sister is in 5th grade and plays the saxo-thingy in band. She’s the queen of crafts and makes me cool things out of cardboard.
We got new lofted beds and Amelia has a desk under her bed. She uses this for cool creations, artwork, and making me mini-gifts. She even made me a birthday banner and helped me when I got roller skates! Best sister ever!
My partner in mischief is in 3rd grade now. He’s become quite the one-man football team, running back and forth in our living room playing entire games by himself. It’s weird, but Mommy and Daddy think it’s cute. He also got to be in the Olympics! We traveled down to Vermilion. I think my brother is famous now.
He loves looking at football cards, playing with our dog, and is reading chapter books now. We still get into plenty of trouble together!
I started kindergarten this year and I’m basically a genius now. I love writing letters, numbers, and drawing everything I see. My artwork is displayed all over the house (mostly with tape, and sometimes in places Mommy hasn’t discovered yet).
I’ve mastered many new shenanigans this year, including:
My favorite foods are anything from Mommy’s plate (it always tastes better), and breakfast burritos with hot sauce. I’m very sophisticated.
The newest member of our family! He’s a fluffy puppy who thinks he’s a mighty guard dog. He barks at everyone who walks past his kingdom (our house) and loves to sit on top of the couch to survey his domain.
He’s the best at snuggling when we’re sad and playing with toys. He sleeps in his crate but I’m working on convincing my parents to let him sleep in my room (so far, no luck).
Love, ACGC – Professional Dragon, Fort Architect, and Certified Mischief Maker
P.S. Thanks to Daddy for helping edit this letter. I paid him in dragon roars this year!
Hope you had a blessed Feast of the Holy Family! 🙏
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Secular society hits us with commercialization of Christmas and makes the world weary after December 25th.
The day after the celebration is often spent returning gifts to stores.
Where is the joy in that act?
Shouldn’t we spend the days after the birth of our Savior still reveling in awe of the Incarnation (God becoming man when truly reflected upon brings one to tears, I was leaking joy from my eyes earlier this week).
But Christmas is not a day it’s actually a season.
Jesus saved us from sin and day. The very least we can do is to leave up our Christmas tree for the 12 days of Christmas.
How do you celebrate Christmas as a season?
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Hope you had a blessed Third Sunday of Advent! 🙏
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Hope you had a blessed Second Sunday of Advent! 🙏
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