September Saints Days and Catholic Crafts (and Back to School!)

August 31, 2021 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!

Up here in Canada, we are just getting Back to School…so we’re launching a Back to School Special (code: craftkitbacktoschool2021 ) in the Arma Dei Shoppe to cheer that up!

Spend $25 on Cathletics Craft Kit PDFs and get $5 OFF*

*Special SALE applies to the purchase of PDF craft kits only. Sale ends September 15th.
Books, cards, journal stamps not included within the $25 minimum purchase.

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2021 July Saints Days

July 5, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for July Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Precious Blood of Jesus.

A video about the #1 Most Impressive Eucharistic Miracle by Fr. Mark Goring

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JUNE Catholic Crafts and Saints Days!

June 12, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Monthly Devotion of June: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Woven Heart Craft (with video tutorial)
Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart Journal Stamps

Key Feast Days in June:

St Justin (June 1)
St Peter, St Marcellinus (June 2)
St Charles Lwanga & Companions (June 3)
St Boniface (June 5)
St Norbert (June 6)
CORPUS CHRISTI Solemnity (June6)

NEW! Cathletics Key Card Craft Kit: Trinity Pack!

Mary, Mediatrix of All Graces (June 8) Mary Crafts
St Ephrem (June 9)
Mary, Mother of the Church (June 10)
St Margaret of Scotland (June 10)
St Barnabas (June 11)
St Anthony of Padua (June 13)

St Basil the Great (June 14)

Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 11) Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart (Review)
St Romuald (June 19)
Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 12) Immaculate Heart of Mary Rosary Abacus

Fathers Day (June 20)
St Aloysius (June 21)
St Thomas More, St John Fisher, St Paulinus of Nola (June 22)
Birth of St John the Baptist (June 24)
St Cyril of Alexandria (June 27)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27) Mary Crafts
St Irenaeus (June 28)
St Peter and St Paul (June 29)
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (June 30)

It’s Ordinary Time !

Check out Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time at Home!

Prayer Resources

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.

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Prompt Me to Pray through the Seasons!

April 15, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

SET of FOUR printed Prompt Me to Pray Booklets
available for a limited time at 40%OFF
(limited quantities)

~~$41~~ $25 plus shipping within US and CANADA

Prompt Me to Pray through ADVENT is a 16 page 8.5″x5.5″ booklet that introduces a practical plan for more consistent prayer from the heart, particularly during the Liturgical Season of Advent. Particular experiences and circumstances within these four weeks before Advent can be associated with opportunities to pray. This booklet offers prayers as well as prayer journal prompts to make the most of Advent and the early celebration of Christmas, to dig deeper into prayer as we prepare our hearts for the Arrival of Jesus.

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Easter Crafts, Activities and Traditions!

April 7, 2021 by Monica McConkey 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 know that we’ve released
Prompt Me to Pray through Easter as a PDF and as a printed booklet shipped to you?

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Prompt Me to Pray through EASTER! NEW Craft Kit!

March 25, 2021 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

JUST RELEASED! We’re excited to announce that Prompt Me to Pray through EASTER NOW AVAILABLE
and it’s APPROVED by TWO PRIESTS, A BISHOP (and even an Accountant ~ my Dad)

Prompt Me to Pray through EASTER is the next special guide to help apply the practical plan for consistent prayer from the heart of Monica’s newly released book Prompt Me to Pray to the Seasons, the Saints, and the Sacraments! We’re looking at the unique circumstances and graces available in these Catholic moments and mentored by these Catholic heroes to build the habit of prayer through extra timely
Prompts to Pray!

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Equipping Catholic Families for Holy Week at Home

March 24, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

With the reality of restrictions on our public Masses, we’re all trying to figure out how to celebrate liturgies of Holy Week meaningfully at home.

Our Directory of Live-Streamed and On-Demand Masses: Homilies at Home

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Prompt Me to Pray through Holy Week

March 12, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Prompt Me to Pray through Holy Week journeys through the last week of the Public Ministry of Jesus, through The Last Supper, His Suffering and Death on the Cross, through to His Resurrection. Each of the 8 days, offers an illustrated Prompt to Pray. We reflect on a Scriptural account of what Jesus did and taught, explore the virtue He exemplifies, and receive a Prompt to Pray, more consistently and from the heart!

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Lenten Links and Highly Recommended Prayers

February 17, 2021 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

Lenten Links

Consecration to St. Joseph with Fr. Donald Calloway
Streamed Videos on Youtube
The book is currently available at St. Mark’s for $20
or from Sunrise Marian or by kindle or paperback on Amazon

Lenten Gospel Reflections with Bishop Robert Barron
Reading and reflection by Bishop Barron, delivered to your inbox.

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NEW! Prompt Me to Pray through LENT Booklet and Craft Kit

January 28, 2021 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Announcing a NEW Prompt Me to Pray Booklet for our latest series!

Prompt Me to Pray through Lent is going to be our most comprehensive booklet yet with 47 digital illustrations featuring our Kelly Saints Jesus and Mary in Snapshot Illustrated Prompts!