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FEBRUARY 1 is the last day to sign up as a Founding Member in time to begin your subscription with the upcoming Spring Box!
Online gatherings
FEBRUARY 2 | Monday at 8 am Pacific Time | Reclaiming Quiet Book Club with author Sarah Clarkson
» For paid subscribers: As we close our Winter book club time, join Sarah & I to discuss her beautiful book!FEBRUARY 19 | Thursday at 8 am Pacific Time | Tasting the Church Year with Dr. Michael P. Foley, author of Drinking & Dining With the Saints
» For paid subscribers: Join me as we dive into the flavors of the liturgical calendar with Dr. Foley, Professor of Patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University, Catholic theologian, & more.FEBRUARY 20 | Friday at 9 am Pacific Time | Liturgical living with Steffani Aquila of His Girl Sunday
» For paid subscribers: Stef is a longtime liturgical living friend and teammate of mine, and she is such a help in removing the veil of perfectionism from our celebrations of the Church calendar! Let’s chat about approaches that are both thoughtful and practical, so that liturgical living can meet us in our own lives.
Fresh Posts & Previous Archives
FEBRUARY 2 | Monday | Candlemas
» Printables: Book of Hours pages, ornaments, Nunc Dimittis table cardsFEBRUARY 14 | Saturday | St. Valentine’s Day
» Printables: Valentine cards & stickers
FEBRUARY 18 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday
» Printables: 2026 Lent Botanical Coloring Calendar (scroll to the bottom of the Scriptorium to find Movable Feasts & Seasons)FEBRUARY 24 | Tuesday | St. Matthias’ Day (festal focus)
Other Upcoming Posts this Month
Parish Life: ‘At Home’ Day
Liturgical Life Group: Practical tips for hosting
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WHAT IS THE CHURCH YEAR?
Whether you’re new to the liturgical year or familiar with it, this post helps to give you a sense of how I’m exploring the Church calendar - informed by agrarian heritage - in my locale and in this online space.ABOUT
Learn a bit more about Hearthstone Fables (and your hostess, Kristin), as well as what to expect as a subscriber or a paid member.
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EXPLORE BY SEASON
Sift through posts sorted by month, liturgical season, and natural season.
ARCHIVE
You can access my chronological archive of posts here! One to two posts each month are shared with all subscribers, while additional posts are available to paid and founding members.SUBSCRIBER CHAT
Join in a discussion with subscribers - and keep an eye out for occasional bits of news or announcements popping into the Chat.
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In addition to exploring the spaces above, you may also want to venture to…
SCRIPTORIUM
This space is filled with all of my printable artwork and resources spanning the Church year, for all ages! Coloring pages, cards, packets for your liturgical living binder, interactive paper scenes, and more are available to help you bring ancient traditions into your modern life and landscape.BOOK CLUB
As a paid member, you can join us for live Zoom discussions (sometimes featuring the authors themselves!) of our seasonal book club selections. Recordings of our gatherings are archived in the Book Club posts, so you can enjoy the replay even if you couldn’t be there live.LITURGICAL LIFE GROUP BEHIND-THE-SCENES
We host a monthly liturgical living group, and you’re invited to join (from afar) through re-caps of our gatherings.MEMBER-ONLY ZOOM DISCUSSIONS & POSTS
Throughout the year, we enjoy a variety of live Zoom chats with special guests who help to illuminate our engagement with the Church year. All of our discussions are recorded, so you can watch archives of these festive discussions!
If you’d like to explore the idea of cultivating a liturgical living group in your own neck of the woods, I’m here to help support you & brainstorm ideas to help it fit your own life and landscape. I can chat with you via email or the Voxer app!
» FOUNDING MEMBERS
Founders can enjoy all of the paid member benefits above, as well as…
SEASONAL FOUNDER BOX
A quarterly box of goods to help support seasonal, local, liturgical living!
As you leave the village, consider these destinations…
SIGNS + SEASONS GUILD
This guild helps to support the efforts of liturgical living folks here on Substack! Featuring a member directory, as well as periodic posts that gather seasonal articles from different authors.SHOP
Though most of my creations are available as printables in the Scriptorium, some are available for sale through Etsy!
Please always feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts!