Monthly Archives: January 2026

This just came to me from a friend.

You know what to do.

If only it was this simple.

Happy feast of the Holy Family!

For the vast majority of us, our sanctification comes through our role in a family. I will stand before God and be judged by how good a husband and father I was. And in th Holy Family of Nazareth, we have the perfect example of home life.

From the collect of the Mass:

“O Lord Jesus Christ, You Who while subject to Mary and Joseph, hallowed family life with virtues beyond description, grant us by their combined intercession, that, having been taught by the example of the Holy Family, we may attain unto their everlasting companionship. Qui Vivis et Regnas…”

To die in the grace of Our Lord’s Holy Church, with the names of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph on my lips… This is my aspiration. To imitate more perfectly in this life the purity if St. Joseph, the humility of the Blessed Mother, and the supernatural charity of Our Lord is my plan to get there.

The second episode dropped so fast I didn’t have time to react.

Any article from Chris Jackson is worth the read.

An article from Chris Jackson that opens with a quote from Sophie Ellis Bextor is definitely worth the read.

https://bigmodernism.substack.com/p/strobe-lights-sacred-rites?publication_id=4940692&post_id=183982559&isFreemail=true&r=60haav&triedRedirect=true

Here it is, folks. Episode 1 of the much-awaited podcast “Nurse Claire Says”.

Visit the site for all the show notes.

Question for the good nurse: If I don’t have elderberry syrup can I use elderberry liqueur? Asking for a friend.

So go check it out. Lots of helpful information. And we love our nurses here at Harvey. I’ve got several siblings and in-laws who are RN’s and I’ve benefitted from their and many other fine caregivers’ compassion and wisdom over the years.

St. Camillus, pray for us!

https://x.com/RomanMcClaine/status/2009097305300062640