Feast Days & Holidays by Joan Marie Arbogast
Published by Pauline Books & Media, Boston, 2012.
Available at The Catholic Company
261 b&w pages include 6-10 key saints or holidays for each month in a (8.5″x11″) wire coil bound book.
Celebrating Catholic Family and Faith with crafts, Catechesis and traditions!

Feast Days & Holidays by Joan Marie Arbogast
Published by Pauline Books & Media, Boston, 2012.
Available at The Catholic Company
261 b&w pages include 6-10 key saints or holidays for each month in a (8.5″x11″) wire coil bound book.
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I think that the St Benedict medal is my favorite holy medal. I have many versions of it, including a beautiful gold crucifix, with the medal embedded in it. It’s a powerful sacramental and I’ve carried it with me or worn it during some monumental and stressful moments!
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So excited to convert 2 Catholic…CHECKERS! With my newly painted wooden peg dolls, the kids can customize their team of family members and favorite patron saints!
Two options for play! Mixed teams of family members and saints (Begin the draft process at the start of the game, taking turns to select family members and saints for each team) ORFamily
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I have been wanting to paint these little wooden peg dolls for a while.
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NEW RELEASE:
Expanded Catechism Catcher 2.0 (printed version: $14 + shipping) printable version: $12
This paper craft kit includes =&11=& different themed =&12=& including Mysteries of the Rosary, Mysteries of Faith, Stations, Sins & Sorrows, Old Testament, New Testament and Rules to Live By, along with permission to photocopy for a whole family or classroom!Expanded Catechism Cube 2.0 (printed version: $14 + shipping) printable version: $12 This paper craft kit includes TWELVE different templates to choose from for your custom Catechism Cube, including newly added…Mysteries of Faith, Precepts of the Church, Works of Mercy, Mysteries of the Rosary, the Nicene Creed and Stations of the Cross, along with permission to photocopy for a whole family or classroom!
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OK, I know I have posted THREE DIY I Spy pictures and posts over the last few days. This is my last one for a while, launching my monthly Catholic I Spy, featuring the Saints for each month. Happy July!
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My brother took my kids with their favorite treasures and toys to a print shop (years ago!) and made this photo-collage with a photocopy machine. They made 11″x17″ photo-collages and they are so cool to look at…capturing the interests of the kids at the time.
read more...for Equipping Catholic Families!Just attended the NCEA…the National Catholic Education Association conference in Boston!
As always, I discovered some great products and awesome Catholic initiatives and wanted to add them to my list of Fabulous Finds at Catholic Conferences.

Our kids have been collecting various ‘holy treasures’, especially on our Catholic Bookstore tours. We have been known to pack up the kids for a driving trip, solely planned around Catholic Bookstores we want to visit. This may sound odd, but when we discerned that we would self-publish the book A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families, we were just very eager to get the word out and meeting Catholic Bookstore owners was a lot more fun than cold calling by phone.
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This unique bookDragon Slayers is now available through the
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This is a well-written, witty and imaginative book, the “How To Slay a Dragon” guide for faithful Christian soldiers, as they courageously put on the Armor of God (hey, that’s our company name… Arma Dei!) and prepare for the battle of their lives.
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