I just really love the saints, and…I’ve been eye-ing these Saints Cookie Cutters from Catholic Curio on Etsy for a while! I decided to make my first real purchase on Etsy and when I told Caitlin and Andy about this blog,
Saint Cookies with Catholic Curio Cookie Cutters
March 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Back On Track for Lent with a Custom Lenten Prayer Journal!
March 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It just occurred to me that I might not be the only one who needs a little restart this Lent! With March Break this week, some of our Lenten resolutions have fallen to the wayside.
I have however, been prayer journaling again and I think some of our new tools in the Arma Dei Shoppe have been helping!
Equipping Catholic Families with Catholic stamps for journaling, gifts, snail mail and evangelization!
March 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I just added some new stamps in the shop!
With our own custom Super Saints artwork for over 60 Saints, I’m pleased to be able to add new Saints Stamps to the shop as they are requested by customers. I was happy to include the St Benedict medal graphic behind St Benedict’s head. It almost looks like a very specialized halo.
Equipping Catholic Families for March Saints Days
February 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for March Saints!
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.
The Monthly Devotion for March is St Joseph!
Key Feast Days in March:
- St Katherine Drexel (March 3)
- St Casmir (March 4)
- Ash Wedneday (March 6)
- St Perpetua and St Felicity (March 7)
- St John of God (March 8)
- St Frances of Rome, St Dominic Savio, St Catherine of Bologna (March 9)
- St Patrick (March 17) including Felt Friends Tutorial for Leprechaun
- St Joseph (March 19)
Super Saints on a Ring are awesome Catholic gifts for your Easter Basket!
Equipping Catholic Families…to live liturgically this LENT!
February 24, 2019 by 1 Comment
Can you believe that Ash Wednesday is just next week? Every year I start off in pursuit of the best Lent evaa (queue any one of my kids quoting Matt Kelly) and I start out with resolutions for giving up things, taking on things and elaborate programs for my kids. This year will be no different, although I feel a little better prepared!
Equipping Catholic Families with a NEW Hands-On Prayer-packed Craft Kit for LENT!
February 22, 2019 by 2 Comments
So, even though I have 50 Cathletics Craft Kits in my Arma Dei Shoppe, it’s hard to believe that I don’t actually have one craft kit dedicated to LENT! Well, that is, until NOW!
Hands-On Lenten Pack of Prayers
This craft kit focuses mainly on the Stations of the Cross, the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet and offers more inventive ways to get kids hands-on praying! Prayers are counted as beads are colored or laced up with a shoelace! Our Super Saints illustrations are kid-friendly and enticing and help to focus our prayers just a little bit more! Plus, they’re just fun to look at!
What the Catholic Church has to offer: Equipping Catholic Families with the Catechism!
January 31, 2019 by 1 Comment
This is part of a special blog series through Reconciled to You exploring the rich Traditions and Teaching of the Catholic Church.
We are so blessed to have the wisdom, traditions and teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church! There isn’t much that the Magisterium of the Church hasn’t worked out under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Equipping Catholic Families for FEBRUARY Saints, Monthly Devotion and Ordinary Time!
January 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for February Saints!
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar. As our kids get older, our activities and commitment to Catholic crafts has changed and adjusted (at least for our tween, teen and young adult kids)! While we haven’t exactly been adding a lot of Catholic crafts around here, we do enjoy pulling out the crafts and programs we’ve developed over the years, sometimes sharing them with younger families in our parish!
Top FOUR Resolutions for 2019
January 7, 2019 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again, our second chance to start the new year (the Liturgical Calendar began with Advent in 2018).These are the big four resolutions that I’m compelled to commit to and I’ve included some resource, article and affiliate links that I’ve found helpful. This is not an exhaustive list! I might even edit and add to these lists throughout January…and I’m happy to check out your recommendations!
Equipping Catholic Families for January 2019
December 31, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for January 2019 Saints!
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.
- Feast of the Holy Family (December 30)
Key Feast Days in January:
- Solemnity of Mary (January 1) Mary Crafts, In the Arms of Mary
- World Day of Peace (January 1)
- St. Basil the Great (January 2)
- St. Gregory Nazianzen (January 2)
- Most Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
- St. Genevieve (January 3)
- St. Elizabeth Seton (January 4)
- St. John Neumann (January 5)
- St. Andre Bessette (January 6)
- Epiphany of the Lord (January 6) Felt Kings Tutorial
- St. Raymond of Penysfort (January 7)
- Baptism of the Lord (January 13)
- St. Hilary (January 13)
- St. Anthony of Egypt (January 17)
- St. Sebastian (January 20)
- St. Agnes (January 21)
- Day of Prayer for the Unborn (January 22)
- St. Francis de Sales (January 24)
- Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
- St. Timothy and St. Titus (January 26)
- St. Angela Merici (January 27)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28)
- St. John Bosco (January 31)
Monthly Devotion for January: Holy Name of Jesus
- Holy Name of Jesus by PBandGrace
Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Christmas!
- 12 Days of Christmas ends January 5th
- Sock Baby Jesus
- Nativities
New Year Resolutions and
Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Ordinary Time!
Just a reminder, the readings for Sunday Masses come from Year C and Cycle 1 for the Weekday Masses.
