Equipping Catholic Families

Lent: Saints & Virtue: HOLY WEEK

April 4, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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.

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FREE Amazing Catholic Conference / Lenten Retreat from Home this Weekend!

April 2, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

There are TWO awesome ONLINE events with world-class speakers available for Catholics this weekend April 3-5th and they are FREE! Register NOW!

There are TWO Conferences going on at the same time: the Women’s Conference and the Men’s Conference.

My understanding is that registration is FREE through this link: Virtual Catholic Conference

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Celebrating Holy Week at Home

April 2, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

With the reality of closed Churches and cancelled public Masses, we’re all scrambling to figure out how to celebrate the liturgies of Holy Week meaningfully at home.

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

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Lent: Saints & Virtue: Week SIX

March 28, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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.

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Crafts with Easy-to-Print Catholic Printables

March 26, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Prayer Crafts

Hands-On Crafts Lenten Pack of Prayers:

Rosary, Divine Mercy and Stations of the Cross!

Print, Color, Assemble and Pray!

Bundle of One Page Printables

Sign of the Cross Mirror Signs
Illustrated Prayer Cards (Classic Prayers)
Stations of the Cross Coloring Page
Rosary Coloring Page
Divine Mercy Coloring Page
Reconciliation Refresher
Monthly Saints Days
Prayer Journal Prompts
St Benedict Medal
It’s My Feast Day Plate

Customize a dollar store notebook into a treasured Prayer Journal, just the way you want it!

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Crafts at Home, with What You Have on Hand

March 26, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Looking for crafts to do at home, with what you have on hand?
We sifted through our archives and these are the simplest crafts we found. Many of the crafts are totally appropriate for these last weeks of Lent and the others are just in case you have any kids obsessed with Medieval Times.

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Trying to find the Bright Side of COVID-19

March 25, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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.

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Crafts at Home: Letter Tiles in a Shoestring Bag

March 24, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Letter Tiles

Since our Scrabble game went missing, I decided to make use of a bag of tiles I had on hand to make letter tiles for word games.

I realize…not everyone has a stash of crafting supplies, I’m open to suggestions for what others may have on hand that could be used for this project!

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NEW: Cathletics Craft Bundle PDF

March 23, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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!

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Crafts at Home: Good Deed Bead Bracelets PLUS a Craft Hop for additional Crafts at Home!

March 23, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Craft Blog Hop! We’re excited to share a few projects with you today on our hop that – depending on what you have on hand – can be made from materials you have at home.

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