Book Review: Maximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz

Maximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz

by Jean-Francois Vivier (Author),  Denoel and Joel Costes (Illustrators)

Sophia Institute Press, 2019

This is a historical comic presenting the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He describes his Faith journey from the age of ten, to a fellow inmate in the concentration camp.

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A Look Inside Prompt Me to Pray


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.

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5 Ways to Mean what you Pray: Jesus, I trust in You

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.

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Prompt Me to Pray comes out in just a couple of weeks! PRE-Order deals!

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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Equipping Catholic Families for Feast Days and the Monthly Devotion of JULY

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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FREE Catholic Homeschool Conference

Are you NEW to homeschooling too?

***This event took place June 25th to June 27th, but you can still access the Exhibitor Hall or purchase the UNLIMITED FOREVER ACCESS pass at the following link:
Catholic Homeschool Conference

SO many awesome speakers who have been homeschooling for years and REALLY know what they’re doing!

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Arma Dei Catholic Cards, Crafts, Stamps and Books

…for Equipping Catholic Families

Visit the Arma Dei Shoppe and the

Prayer Impressions Journal Stamp Shoppe
(at Arma Dei)

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Prompt Me to Pray

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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Equipping Catholic Families…for JUNE Feast Days at HOME!

Monthly Devotion of June: Sacred Heart of Jesus

See Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time

Key Feast Days in June:

  • NEW FEAST DAY: Mary, Mother of the Church (June 1)
  • St Justin (June 1)
  • St Peter, St Marcellinus (June 2)
  • St Charles Lwanga & Companions (June 3)
  • St Boniface (June 5)
  • St Norbert (June 6)
  • Trinity Sunday (June 7) (Trinity Braid/ Trinity Anklet)

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)
  • Fathers Day (June 21)
  • 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)

Saints Craft Kits

22 Saint-packed Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe including:

Saints Crafts:

  • 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!

Ordinary Time starts June 1st!

Check out Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time at Home!

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NEW Catholic Stamps in the Shoppe!

Have you checked out our Prayer Impressions Journal Stamp Shoppe lately?

We’ve got 150 Catholic Stamps in there…consecration, accountability, signature, saints, Rosary, Mass and prayer journal stamps for your prayer journal, calendar, fridge notes, sticky notes and snail mail!

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