Monica McConkey, Author at Equipping Catholic Families

Equipping Catholic Families with Saints Crafts!

October 28, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Looking for some last minute Saints Crafts for All Saints Day coming up this week?

Saints Craft Kits

We have over 27 Saints-related Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe!

Saints Crafts:

DIY Saints Votive Candles

TY Doll Saint Makeovers
I Spy…the Saints
Felt Saints Tutorial
Guess Who?!…the Saints FREE printable!
CrackerBox Cathedral Clipart for the Wooden Painted Saints!

NEW! Prayer Impressions Journal Saints Stamps!

And check out our NEW Saints-packed Wall Calendar!

We’ve got 2 types of Wall Calendars and a Website and Blog Planner, all packed with illustrated Feast Days and Monthly Devotions in the Arma Dei Shoppe

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How Instagram helps me Prayer Journal

October 16, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

First of all, I apologize if I have included any of your original artwork in my photo collages. I have only included Instagram post screenshots that I absolutely LOVE and I hope that you will consider posting your Instagram handle in the comments, so that others will follow you as well. Be assured that I would never use anyone else’s original artwork in any products to be sold.

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Feast Day Fun in a Snappy Glance!

October 9, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

This year’s 16-month calendar is even more packed than ever before with our original Catholic Super Saints artwork illustrating various Feast Days and Monthly Devotions. We’ve included at least one treasured classic prayer on each month’s spread to prompt your prayer and love for these beautiful Catholic devotions! Our unique wall calendar format, allows you to use the laminated* backing year after year and just switch out the monthly pages, attached with 2 brass fasteners.

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Our Adventure in California {Throwback Thursday}

October 3, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

So happy to finally share pictures from our recent adventure in California!

As part of our 25th Anniversary this year and our good friend Fr. Roger’s 30th Anniversary of Ordination, we went on a pilgrimage through San Franciscso, San Jose and Santa Cruz. We stayed at THE BEST Air Bnb in the middle of the Redwood Forest, only a 15 minute drive to beach!

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October Feast Day Fun!

September 29, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions for October Saints, the Monthly Devotion of the Rosary and organized and prayerful Ordinary Time!

I think October is my favorite month for Saints with my favorites St. Therese and St. John Paul II. See the time we stood up the Pope

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My New Favorite Wedding Gift for Christian/Catholic Couples

September 14, 2019 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

We just recently built a shed in our backyard…from a Home Depot kit, but I’m kind of proud nonetheless with our newbie carpentry and roofing skills.

I guess the recent building experience has upped my confidence a bit, because I decided to try another wood-working project.

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What’s Your Prayer Type?

September 1, 2019 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

We are all called to pray every day! We find our most meaningful approach to prayer affected by our different temperaments and gifts, how our Faith has been presented to us and how much we lean on it in our every day life. We find that our own prayer habits and our favorite go-to prayers are different from those around us, but we can deepen our prayer and intimacy with Jesus by practicing prayer dispositions that vary from our own.

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September Feast Days {Equipping Catholic Families}

August 27, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for September Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Seven Sorrows of Mary…along with various Catholic Crafts and Saint Calendar kits to ease our way Back to School!

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NEW! Prayer Board Craft Kit!

August 27, 2019 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

At our Parish, we have a travel-size Our Lady of Fatima handed from family to family each day of the month, encouraging families to pray the Rosary together. It’s a great opportunity to prompt family prayer and draw parishioners together!

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Equipping Catholic Families with August Saints Days and Catholic Crafts

July 30, 2019 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for August Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Immaculate Heart of Mary. Summer is a great time for a little extra crafting…so we also present Equipping Catholic Families…for Summer with the Saints!