A Letter to the Mother Who Wants a Practical Guide to Living Liturgically // Erica Tighe Campbell

In this seventh episode of the Letters to Mothers season, we’re talking about liturgical living and creating traditions with our families. Is it possible to enter into the rhythms of the church without getting totally overwhelmed? How do you decide which feasts to celebrate, how to create traditions in your domestic church?

Maybe you’ve taken some quick glances through blogs and Pinterest only to be left feeling discouraged or comparing your liturgical living to everyone else out there who seem to have it totally together. But it is possible to discover the joy of the liturgical season and be drawn closer to God in the middle of our daily lives as women and mothers. 

If you’re looking for imaginative, effortless, and simple ways to live all of the Church Seasons, this episode is for you. 

Topics we cover:

• Erica’s story as a Catholic woman

• The origin story of Erica’s new book, Living the Seasons

• Where to start if you’re feeling overwhelmed when it comes to living the traditions of the church in your home

• What liturgical living has looked like for Erica in different seasons of life

• How to build a domestic church that helps your children enter into the rhythms of the year

• How Erica lives out the feminine genius in her ordinary, daily life as a mother

Resources for you:

• Pick up your own copy of Living the Seasons

• Explore the Be a Heart store

• Follow Be a Heart and Erica on Instagram

• Subscribe to Naptime Notes and get early, ad free access to all the Letters to Women episodes for just $5 a month

Discussion questions:

1. What did living liturgically look like for you growing up? Do you have any favorite family traditions that you continue as an adult?
   

2. Does living liturgically intimidate you? If so, what is one small way you can be more aware of the rhythms of the church calendar this year?
   

3. What is your favorite season of the church calendar? How do you enter into it in your own home?
   

4. What are some ways you can celebrate favorite feast days in your own home?
   

5. It’s tempting to compare our liturgical living to some other woman who “has it all together”—even if that woman only exists in our imagination. She remembers all the feast days, hosts the big Michaelmas party, and everything always looks Pinterest-perfect and beautiful. How can you resist the urge to compare when it comes to the way you live liturgically in you homes and what does it look like to confidently celebrate in a way that works in whatever season of life you find yourself in?