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Tend to what home truly is, for the good of the souls who dwell within and to foster community.
‘That house was a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear, and sadness,’ wrote J.R.R Tolkien. (photo: Courtesy of Emily Stimpson Chapman)
At first glance, everyday tasks like simmering a pot of soup or flipping on a lamp may not appear to hold any meaning beyond the mundane.
But modern Catholic women are discussing the value of such simple, everyday things as they cultivate the notion of what home truly is.
“God built the world like he was building a house,” explained Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman to the Register. “We who are made in the image of God feel that need to make a home for ourselves and for our children … where the most important work and growth of the human person takes place.”
Chapman explained that humans have an innate desire for beauty, which partially explains the modern preoccupation with home design. Having recently renovated an historic home with her husband, Chris, she admitted her own fascination with home décor on social media.
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Home as Haven: Cultivating a Christ-Centered Domestic Church
‘That house was a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep, or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear, and sadness,’ wrote J.R.R Tolkien. (photo: Courtesy of Emily Stimpson Chapman)
At first glance, everyday tasks like simmering a pot of soup or flipping on a lamp may not appear to hold any meaning beyond the mundane.
But modern Catholic women are discussing the value of such simple, everyday things as they cultivate the notion of what home truly is.
“God built the world like he was building a house,” explained Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman to the Register. “We who are made in the image of God feel that need to make a home for ourselves and for our children … where the most important work and growth of the human person takes place.”
Chapman explained that humans have an innate desire for beauty, which partially explains the modern preoccupation with home design. Having recently renovated an historic home with her husband, Chris, she admitted her own fascination with home décor on social media.
Continued below.
Home as Haven: Cultivating a Christ-Centered Domestic Church
