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Remember Holidays with Your Mother?

Dr. Martha talks about holidays with family throughout her life in Catholic Daughters of Catholic Mothers. The word Lent has multiple meanings, and somehow it came to mean the forty days before Easter Sunday beginning on Ash Wednesday. One explanation is that the 40 days represent the 40 days and 40 nights that Jesus Christ spent fasting in the desert. There was also this tradition—the only word I can think to describe it because it … Read more

An Interview with Dr. Martha Lucas, Author of the Catholic Daughters of Catholic Mothers Memoir

Dr. Martha Lucas holds a Ph.D. in Research Psychology as well as a degree in Chinese Medicine. She has more than 20 years of teaching and speaking experience. While Lucas loves practicing Chinese medicine and writing, her absolute favorite role in life is that of grandmother. In Catholic Daughters of Catholic Mothers, Dr. Lucas candidly recounts memories of her Catholic daughter’s childhood. The book beginning with her parents choosing which saint to name her after … Read more