The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day

It is okay. Too bad there was black scribbles in MARKERS in it :/

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.

Meredith Gould's spritely, conversational writing style combined with her knowledge and passion for the subject make this book a winner. If you're Catholic and looking to better integrate your faith into your home, lapsed Catholic trying to find your way back to your roots, or just curious about why Catholics do the things they do, you'll enjoy this book.

As a single-parent mother of four who was taught by nuns for 14 years and whose own mother was a convert to Catholicism, I was certainly raised in a Catholic Home. But not with such delightful celebrations that Dr. Gould shares in "The Catholic Home." I just wish she'd written this book when I started raising my own children thirty-plus years ago. She makes "keeping the faith" fun, fulfilling and so interesting that even teenagers might go along with some of her ideas. Bravo! This book should be given to all Catholic couples when they marry.

A valuable reference book that is a joy to read from cover to cover.It is densely filled with holidays and feast days throughout the year, their histories and suggestions for celebrations. Dr. Gould's friendly and relaxed style of writing makes me feel as if all this wonderful information is being given to me while sitting across from her having a cup of tea. My only sadness is that this wonderful book was not written thirty years ago when I had young children. A young family using the book as a resource and basis for family celebrations throughout the year could not help but grow into a strong spiritual unit with sound values that would be shared with their community.Some of the traditions she describes are very familiar, some happily ring a distant bell, and some are new to me. Dr Gould has blessed us by making all of this available in an attractive and enjoyable form.

Ms. Gould has written a book that should be in every Catholic home, church, and school. It comes at a time in our history when many of us are looking towards our churches, our Catholic schools and our homes as sources of peace and comfort. She has provided an opportunity for Catholics to return to the traditions that nurtured the faithful for generations without losing the perspective of modern church celebrations. As a Catholic school teacher I see this book as an excellent classroom resource , and as a mother I see it as the source of rich traditions that my family could practice throughout the liturgical year. Ms. Gould's intelligent, as well as refreshing, writing style will make this book attractive to readers of all ages, including those young adults who will be the parents, teachers and role models for the next generation.