Quotes on the Importance of Latin in the Catholic Church

  Here at the Traditional Catholic Homestead we love the Traditional Latin Mass!  Latin is the universal language of the Catholic Church.  For those of…

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Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Seaberry

Seaberry Seaberry or seabuckthorn is another of the lesser known (in the United States) plants that every homestead in a temperate climate should have growing….

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Preserving the Harvest: Rendering Tallow

How to Make Your Own Tallow Keeping with one of the quintessential homestead values of frugality, we decided to have our butcher set aside all…

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Happenings September 2015

Well now it’s been a while since I posted much, so I thought a quick update would be in order!  The intern, I mean my…

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A Prayer to the North American Martyrs

The North American Martyrs (Sept 26) I have another traditional Catholic prayer for you all this month.  This time we have a prayer to the…

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More Traditional Catholic Prayers in Latin

Last time around I gave you what many would consider to be the backbone of Catholic Prayers in the universal language of the Church, latin….

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Homestead Happenings August 2015

Well it’s official, we’ve got our first intern here at the Traditional Catholic Homestead!   OK, well he’s not actually an intern, he’s my brother…….

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Homestead Heros, Plants of Promise: Currants

Currants & Gooseberries Ribes species (currants and gooseberries) are one of the forgotten gems in the homesteader’s arsenal of plant species.  Currants are an extremely…

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Hardy Garden Vegetables for Your Winter Harvest

Overwintering Garden Crops for a Year Long Harvest In the spirit of my previous post on starting your fall garden NOW, I put together this…

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A Prayer on the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary

Traditionally the Feast of the Assumption is celebrated on the 15th of August every year.  This month I’m trying to get the prayers out a…

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