Barbara Graver

Paranormal fiction writer and owner of Catholic Book And Card

A Catholic Nurse’s Take on Holistic Wellness

I applied holistic wellness practices to my life for a couple of different reasons. As a young single mom I was no stranger to stress.  My fast paced job as a registered nurse involved overtime and on-call.  And my three small boys were very ...
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The Assumption of Mary Novena

The Assumption of Mary Novena may be prayed from August 6th until August 14th in preparation or from August 7th to August 15th. The feast day of the Assumption of Mary, which is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, is on August 15th. ...
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New Age To Catholic Info on YouTube

Okay, not actually a new channel but definitely a new direction. New Age to Catholic content will focus on spiritual warfare, new age deception as well as Catholic friendly alternatives to new age and occult media modalities. Please subscribe to ...
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New Age Temptation and YouTube

New Age Temptation Until recently, I thought new age temptation was something I’d left behind completely. I left the new age and occult in 2017. I love my Catholic faith. And I rarely even think about my old life. So it seemed unlikely ...
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Personal Testimony eBook Update

I put my personal testimony ebook on the back burner because I was busy with my novel. But I’ve started to rethink that. I am still working on my novel but am feeling called to get my testimony written and into ebook. Why I Want to Write ...
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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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Revisiting Art: A Focus Shift?

Thinking About Revisiting Art When I was young I loved art and I have had an on and off relationship with art ever since. This relationship included a LOT of art classes – most of which taken at our local community college. But I never ...
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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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