Equipping Catholic Families

September Saints Days: Feast Day Fun!

September 2, 2023 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: catchacraftkit2023 ) in the Arma Dei Shoppe to cheer that up!

Get $5 OFF your next Cathletics Craft Kit PDF!

*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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10 Tips Fostering Everyday Holiness and Happiness in the Home

August 2, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

So, we’re about half-way through the longest liturgical season, so unfortunately named Ordinary Time.

But Catholic living can add so much richness to our everyday life and celebrating our Faith and family culture can be an active pursuit all year long! Here are ten ideas to foster your own family culture…while integrating the richness of our Catholic Faith with Saints, Sacraments, Scripture, Catechism and Prayer!

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5 Tips to Pray MORE, From the Heart, When You’re TOO Busy

August 1, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

St. Francis de Sales once said, “Every one of us needs half an hour of prayer a day, except when we are busy – then we need an hour.”

I always feel at least a little bit better after I pray, especially when I prayer-journal and I’m praying from the heart. So why don’t I pray always, pray unceasingly, or at least pray for a consistent time each and every day? I have good intentions, but the day runs away from me. There are always more things to do, unexpected challenges, conversations, and needs. It’s hard to prioritize prayer and it’s difficult to remember to reach out in prayer, even when I really need to.

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what the kids don’t want to talk about

July 30, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Sorry to be such a downer, but our friends in the States are already getting ready for back to school! Up here in Canada, we’ve still got the month of August, but we may already be experiencing a little of the dread at the thought of the returning school routine. How can we make it a little more fun?

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Catholic Crafts and Saints Days for August!

July 30, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We’ve put together a quick summary of Catholic Crafts for August Saints and the Monthly Devotion of The Immaculate Heart of Mary. Summer is a great time for a little extra crafting…so we also present Equipping Catholic Families…for Summer with the Saints!

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Organized by Stamps

July 26, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Calendar and Planner Stamps

+Custom Saints Days
+No Meat, Adoration, Confession,
Sacraments, Bible Study and Prayer
Planner Stamps

Prayer Journaling Stamps

Rosary Prayer Counter Stamps
Novena Prayer Counter Stamps
Prayer Intention
Gratitude List Stamps
Accountability Stamps

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The Saints Can Prompt Us to Pray

July 25, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

The Communion of Saints offers us mentors in our Catholic Faith, patrons of almost anything you can think of for intercession, and models of persistent pursuit of holiness, wholeheartedly seeking virtue, prayer, and union with God. While many of the Saints gave us specific teaching about prayer, we can also look to their particular patronage as a special prompt to pray as they did or to pray for their intercession.

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Catholic Homeschool Week

July 12, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

On July 17- 21st, our friend Paola Ciskanik is hosting the 2nd Annual Catholic Homeschool Week long celebrations.
Meet us and over 8500+ fellow Catholic families from all over the world.

There will be talks by Kimberly Hahn, Pam Barnhill, Andrew Pudewa, Laura Berquist, Father Spitzer and more…

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Library of How Saints Pray

July 10, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I’ve been creating my own Masterclass-for-me, researching what the Saints teach us about prayer. I’ve discovered some AWESOME books…some are probably familiar if you’ve ever jumped into Catholic spiritual reading, but some are a little obscure, written by holy men and women, not yet declared saints…a couple of them are still walking around in our time!

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Doodle your own Communion of Saints! Saints Crafts for the Summer

July 9, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Doodling with the Saints!

Build your family’s Communion of Saints with this new simple Saint stamp in the shop! Embellish each figure with the traits, symbols and clothing of your favorite saints and see if others can guess who they are!

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