Lent: Saints & Virtue: Week FOUR

March 14, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

March 15-21

Quick Bio: St. Faustina was born in 1905 in a small rural village in Poland. She first heard the voice of Jesus in her heart when she was only seven years old. She entered the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy at the age of 20. She was known for her holiness and for performing the daily chores at the convent with cheerfulness. She received mystical revelations, visions, locutions and prophecies, all focused on the Mercy of Jesus. She recorded her spiritual experiences in her Diary and it has become a spiritual classic. She suffered from tuberculosis and offered all of her prayers, works and sufferings in union with the Suffering of Jesus, for the mercy of sinners. She died at the age of 33.

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Mass Resources ~ Homilies at Home

March 14, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

With the current closures of Churches and cancellation of Masses, we are suddenly all feeling the very real impact of the Coronavirus. I began compiling this Homilies at Home Directory a few short months ago and I will be adding to it as quickly as the recommendations come in (see online form below!) so that we can all listen to homilies at home!

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What’s in your Easter Basket in 2020?

March 11, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’ve got ideas and deals for your Easter Basket this year!

Super Saints include 54 unique Kelly Saints images along with quick and quantifiable facts for easy quizzing! Your family can play real card games with this deck, right out of the box…and learn a ton about your favorite Holy Heroes!

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Lent: Saints & Virtue: Week THREE

March 7, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Week TWO: March 8-14

Quick Bio: St.Thérèse was born in 1873 and “from the age of three, …began to refuse nothing of what God asked of [her]”. Her mother passed away when St. Therese was only four years old. St.Thérèse entered the convent at the age of fifteen (requesting permission from the Pope). Four of her sisters also became nuns. St.Thérèse died at the age of twenty four.

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Lent Saints & Virtue: Week TWO

February 29, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Week TWO: March 1-7

Quick Bio: St. Josephine was branded by slave owners with 114 scars on her body. She forgave the slave traders who kidnapped her and those who tortured her saying: “I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen, I would not be a Christian and religious today. The Lord has loved me so much. We must love everyone.”

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Lent Saints & Virtue: Week ONE

February 25, 2020 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

Quick Bio: St. Gemma lost her mother when she was eight years old. She looked after her own siblings and eventually became a nanny for two other families.
St. Gemma’s brother died when she was 16 years old and her father died just three years later, when she was 19 years old.

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Try something NEW this Lent: INTERN with the SAINTS!

February 25, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’re trying something NEW this year for LENT!

Inspired by the Magnify book (see Amazon affiliate links below) and program Magnify90

we’re going to be studying the lives and virtues of 7 awesome female saints over the next 7 weeks!

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Equipping Catholic Families with a Comprehensive Guide to Lenten Crafts and Family Traditions

February 12, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

This is our summary post of Lenten crafts and activities to bless your family Lenten journey.

Classic Lenten Activities and Family Traditions

First of all, check out our FREE craft tutorials for these classics!

Good Deed Bead Bracelets: A great way to get kids engaged in LENT prayer and sacrifice and good deeds!

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Mass Journal HACK

February 11, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

When I discover great prayer tools, I love to share them! I am still really enjoying Jesus Speaking: Heart to Heart with the King * and Every Sacred Sunday as well as Magnify*, the book I recently reviewed here

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15 Lenten Printables

February 11, 2020 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

While I enjoy creating Catholic Printables, I’m always excited to see what others are creating to foster prayer and devotion and faith formation in the home. This year’s Catholic Mom Bundle for Lent is an awesome collection of Catholic Resources and I’m going to feature just over half of them in this post. There are even more resources available in the Bundle, but I’m focusing on the ones that grabbed my attention, particularly as printables for Lent. I’ve grouped them into Activity Packs, Journals/Programs and Prayer.