Barbara Graver

Catholic Writer & Etsy Shop Owner

Talking about Traditional Catholicism on YouTube

Untraditional Me For me, growing up in the sixties and seventies, the world seemed both mysterious and expansive. The New Age and occult was central to this world view but there were a lot of other things that went along with it, like feminism ...
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About My YouTube Channnel

In 2022 my YouTube channel will focus on spiritual warfare, Catholicism in the media and my past history in the new age and occult.  The overarching theme of the channel is a Catholic approach to spiritual warfare – because isn’t it ...
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NaNoWriMo (What I Learned this November)

My NaNoWriMo Expeirence I participated in NaNoWriMo (also known as National Novel Writing) for the first time this year. For those who aren’t familiar, the challenge of NaNoWriMo is to write a complete, 50,000 word novel during the month ...
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New Rosary Pamphlet

My Rosary Pamphlet I designed a trifold Rosary pamphlet for Rosary month and listed it in my Etsy printables shop.  The pamphlet includes all of the traditional Rosary prayers and has a complete list of the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and ...
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Recent Drop In Etsy Sales: 5 Lessons Learned

I had a drop in Etsy sales this month. And it was a real learning experience for me. So I thought I’d share what I’d learned here. 1. Don’t Make Sweeping SEO Changes This month I decided to tweak my Etsy SEO. Across all of my ...
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Catholic Book And Card (Etsy Shop Update)

About My Shop Things are going well with Catholic Book And Card. Although, like most things online the shop had a slow start. I created Catholic Book And Card in 2018 under another name and never really used it. Then rebranded it last summer as ...
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Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter! I am so looking forward to celebrating the Mass in Church next year but am really grateful to have it available via video this year. May God bless us all!
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Forest of Thorns eBook Update

I’ve made some plot changes to my ebook in process. The characters and the basic world I’ve been building in my head haven’t really changed. But I did decide that it would be fun to have my characters chasing the preternatural ...
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