One of my first prayer prompts was given to me and also to all students in my grade 4 class in Montreal by our teacher, a Catholic Christian Brother (teaching order of monks). He reminded the class that we were all soldiers of Christ since we had received the sacrament of Confirmation ( 1952). He asked us to raise our right hand to our forehead and salute Christ quietly, without fanfare, every time we passed by a Catholic Church. Since there were about 5 Catholic Churches on the street car I took to go to school every day, I got lots of practice. The habit stuck, and I still do that today. ~Bruce
A Look Inside Prompt Me to Pray
July 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
As many of you already know, I am just two short weeks away from receiving my new book about personal prayer and pursuing a personal relationship with Jesus! While I have created a number of prayer-based craft kits to facilitate fruitful prayer journaling and Sacrament Prep and to bolster family prayer, this book offers some practical tips and insight to make personal prayer a strong priority and consistent habit.
5 Ways to Mean what you Pray: Jesus, I trust in You
July 1, 2020 by 1 Comment
Sometimes, praying “Jesus, I trust in You” feels empty and ineffective, or at best, like wishful thinking. When we pray “Jesus, I trust in You,” all the while coordinating our best backup plan just in case, we’re not actually trusting in Jesus, but in our own feeble strength or attempt to control.
Prompt Me to Pray
June 6, 2020 by 2 Comments
Prompt Me to Pray by Monica McConkey presents practical tips for prayer that can be easily customized to fit our busy lives, habits, daily tasks, and even our struggles. Recognizing our littleness as an inexhaustible source of Prompts to Pray helps us to reach out humbly in prayer when we need Him most and reminds us that God can use all things for good.
Equipping Catholic Families for the 50 Days of Easter at Home!
April 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Alleluia! He has Risen!
This is our summary post of sustainable celebration for all 50 days of Easter including non-chocolate surprises and treats for plastic eggs and awesome Catholic crafts and family traditions, but first things first…did you discover this awesome Devotional for the 50 Days of Easter from The Good Soil? It’s BEAUTIFUL! Join us in reflecting on the hope of the resurrection this Easter. Each day you will receive an email with stories from different women on how they have heard Christ’s call!
Lent: Saints & Virtue: HOLY WEEK
April 4, 2020 by Leave a Comment
April 5-11
Quick Bio: St. Rita knew from an early age that she wanted to be a nun, but out of obedience to her parents, she accepted an arranged marriage at the age of 12.
St. Rita’s husband was unfaithful, abusive and domineering. During their 18 years of marriage, St. Rita prayed fervently for her husband and he experienced a conversion. Due to the rivalry between some aristocratic families, St. Rita’s husband was murdered, his mutilated body dumped on the family’s doorstep. Their enraged teenaged sons vowed a vendetta.
Lent: Saints & Virtue: Week SIX
March 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Week Six: March 29-April 4
Quick Bio: St.Gianna was born in 1922. She grew up in Italy and was a pediatrician. Chronic illness prevented her from joining her brother on missionary work in Brazil. She had hoped to work in gynecology, treating poor women. She married Pietro in 1955 and they had their first three children between 1956-1959. Near the end of her pregnancy with her fourth child, she developed a fibroma in her uterus. Doctors recommended abortion, but St. Gianna insisted that they remove only the tumor even though there was great risk to her own life. A week after the baby was born, St. Gianna died from complications in childbirth resulting in infection.
Trying to find the Bright Side of COVID-19
March 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
There is no doubt that these are some unprecedented times! With church and business closings, cancellation of Holy Mass and the necessity of physical distancing, life has dramatically changed for most of us.
NEW: Cathletics Craft Bundle PDF
March 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
We’ve launched a new craft kit! 3 easy activities to print, color and assemble at home for some Catechism quizzing and a new way to keep track of all those prayer petitions!
Have you ever found an easy resource to learn about our most cherished Mysteries of Faith, all in one place?
Have you wondered how to keep all the Rules to Live By straight, between the Commandments, the Virtues, the Precepts, the Sacraments and the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy?
We’ve finally transformed some of our classic Cathletics Key Cards into Craft Kits you can print and assemble at home! We’re giving you a sneak peek at the first one in this special bundle…as we get ready to launch an exciting series of Cathletics Key Cards with many new titles and lots of important Catechism!
Lent: Saints & Virtue: Week FIVE
March 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
March 22-28
Quick Bio: St. Teresa was born in 1910. She received first calling in 1928, and second calling in 1946 (a call within a call). She founded the order of The Missionaries of Charity in 1948. She received the message from God “I thirst”. St. Teresa spent her life serving the dying and the poor, taking to heart “whatsoever you did to the least of my brothers you did to me” Mt 25:25-40.
