Home alter

Here are some steps and considerations for how to set up a spiritual altar for prayer, meditation, and ritual

Hello thanks for stopping by my channel! I'm Heather and I'm a Catholic wife and mom of 3 boys and 2 girls(ages2-11)!!! I hope my channel will inspire othe...

When we got married, one of the first things Tom insisted on was that we create a home altar. I had seen such things at the homes of a few Catholic families we knew, but never really understood how they were "used," or why they had decided to dedicate a specific area of their house for one. I resisted for a while, not wanting to sacrifice any space in our tiny little duplex towards something that I felt we would never actually use. Tom won out in the end, though, and we set up a little…

Doug Beghtel/The Oregonian The most sacred space in your home might be the refrigerator door. Covered with photos, to-do lists, notes to loved ones and the collected magnets of a dozen vacations, it may say more about your heart than...

One evening, just a few weeks ago, my husband was deeply inspired to create a family oratoryand informed me that he had ordered a bronze, Benedictine altar crucifix, an incense boat with a supply of frankincense, an icon for each of our children’s namesakes (baby #7 is on the way), and was on...

One evening, just a few weeks ago, my husband was deeply inspired to create a family oratoryand informed me that he had ordered a bronze, Benedictine altar crucifix, an incense boat with a supply of frankincense, an icon for each of our children’s namesakes (baby #7 is on the way), and was on...