Even though the Gospel Readings lately at Mass have already launched into Jesus’ Baptism as an adult and the beginning of His Public Ministry, this Sunday is the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord (or the Purification of Mary). This Feast celebrates the event (40 days after Jesus’ Birth), when He was presented in the Temple, following the Jewish custom.
7 Quick Takes: “Are you done yet?”
We announced the 21 Winners of the Catholic Bloggers Birthday Giveaway!
We had a great response with nearly 3000 entries with many new likes and subscribers to the Catholic Bloggers Network and our Giveaway hosts!
Catholic Lingo Bingo: Vessels and Vestments!
Purchase the Reverence & Awe Cards at the Arma Dei Shoppe here
Here is what people have to say about the Catholic Lingo Bingo Kit:
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Congratulations Winners of the Catholic Bloggers Birthday Giveaway!
Congratulations to the Winners of the Catholic Bloggers Birthday Giveaway!
We have selected 21 winners to each receive one of the 21 awesome prizes!
We have emailed the winners…so if one of these names looks like yours…check your inbox (and maybe your spam folder)!
NEW Resource Online! Cumulative Saints & Seasons Celebration Link-Ups
This is my new Monthly Link-up of crafts, activities, festivities and family traditions honoring the Saints of each month!
Our Catholic Calendar is so rich with Saints Feast Days and Devotions.
Do you have a special celebration, craft, activity or reflection to share?
7 Quick Takes: Giveaway, Awards, Crafts, Art and Rome!
Last week, the Catholic Bloggers Network turned TWO!
To celebrate, we launched the Catholic Bloggers Birthday Giveaway with over $300 in prizes for 21 lucky winners!
We’ve got Catholic books, Catholic Printables,
why we started making Armor out of Egg Cartons
We started our little family apostolate with the release of A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families in 2001. Fascinated with this Scriptural Passage, we named our publishing company Arma Dei, translated from latin as ‘Armor of God’:
Catholic Bloggers Birthday Giveaway! over $300 in prizes!
Equipping Catholic Families + Designs By Birgit + Home to 4 Kiddos +
Mountain of Grace + Campfires and Cleats + A Slice of Smith Life +
Principium et Finis + Gathering Graces + Day by Day in Our World +
Saint Mail from St Sebastian!
We are so excited to be reviewing Saint Mail! The kind people at Saint Mail have generously offered us a subscription…all the way up here in Canada and we have received the intro package, along with the January edition from St Sebastian!
Small Success in 7 Quick Takes: Icy Edition
I have decided to combine Small Success Thursdays with 7 Quick Takes Friday. I really like BOTH communities of bloggers and enjoy taking part in both link-ups, but want to spare my subscribers from back-to-back, somewhat repetitive posts.











































