The Catholic Woodworker

How to Create a Catholic Home Altar for Family Prayer & Devotion

We need access to quiet, sacred spaces like our churches to help bring our hearts and minds to God more easily. But for most of us, getting to church as often as we’d like isn’t always possible. T...

Gold as a Sign of the Holy: A Brief History of the Color Gold in the Catholic Church

Step into any older Catholic church and one of the first things you’ll notice is the abundant use of the color gold. From the altar to the tabernacle to the artwork on the walls, gold is often ever...

Find God in the Quiet with Our Lady of Silence

I’m a chronic overthinker. From replaying conversations with my wife to second-guessing decisions at the office, I analyze and reanalyze everything forwards and backwards.  I know from experience t...