Catholic Fire

1. November can be a beautiful month, with the colors of the leaves continuing to change around us. Here are a few nature photos I took recently. When God uses His paint brush, the earth is transformed. Above is the bell tower in front of my parish church just before 5:30pm Mass. Below is a photo of the trees in my back yard. The oak is a brillant reddish brown, while the crabapple is bare, and the mulberry still green. 2 . November is a great month for saints. Just in the past couple weeks we have celebrated the feasts of some of my favorite women saints: St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (Mother Cabrini) ,  St. Gertrude the Great and St. Margaret of Scotland ,  St. Elizabeth of Hungary,   Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne , 3. November is the month we pray for the holy souls in purgatory, but have you ever wondered how to avoid purgatory? Here are Ten Ways to Avoid Purgatory. 4. Want to win a great book? I have just read and reviewed True Radiance: Finding Grac...

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Today, Janet Moore at Entering into the Mystery hosts the final day of the Blog Tour for Seven Saints for Seven Virtues . She was written a beautiful review entitled, "Do you Want to Be a Saint? Seven Saints for Seven Virtues Book Review and Giveaway!" She is giving away TWO copies of Seven Saints for Seven Virtues ! Go there, read her review, and enter the drawing! Here is a recap of the blog tour: Monday, Oct. 13 -- Plot Line and Sinker  Ellen Gable   Book Review and Giveaway Tuesday, Oct. 14 -- Contemplative Homeschool  Connie Rossini Book Review Wednesday, Oct. 15 -- Franciscan Mom  Barb Szyszkiewicz Book Review and Giveaway Thursday, Oct. 16 -- Can we Cana?  Karee Santos Book Review and Giveaway Friday, Oct. 17 --   Bergers Book Reviews  Alice Berger Book Review Saturday, Oct. 18 -- Seven Angels Four Kids One Family Jane Lebak Book Review Sunday, Oct. 19 -- Spiritual Woman  Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur Book Review Mon...

Matthew at A Catholic Life is offering copies of The Evolution of God" available to US/Canada residents only who submit a valid mailing address (no P.O. Boxes). Check out this post for more details, but hurry, the contest ends on Friday, June 5th. Anne at Catholic Mommy Brain is offering a free book from Aquinas and More. To win, leave a comment on this post by Monday, June 15, at 11:59 p.m. CST. More details on bonus entries on this post .