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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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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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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Catholic Crafts for JULY

June 28, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

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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Saints Crafts for Summer!

June 28, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Summer is closing in! Want to spend the SUMMER getting to know the Saints better?

We’ve got craft kits for that! 64 Saints are presented across our three Saint Scripts Craft Kits with full color postcards, short bios and quick facts, along with black and white templates for DIY research projects, Saint Albums, quizzing games and art projects!

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June Saints Days, Solemnities and Feasts!

May 26, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Monthly Devotion of June: Sacred Heart of Jesus

Key Feast Days in June:

St Justin (June 1)
St Peter, St Marcellinus (June 2)
St Charles Lwanga & Companions (June 3)
Solemnity of The Trinity (June 4) Cathletics Key Cards: The Trinity

Cathletics Key Card Craft Kit: Trinity Pack!

June Saints Days!

St Boniface (June 5)
St Norbert (June 6)
St Ephrem (June 9)
St Margaret of Scotland (June 10)
CORPUS CHRISTI Solemnity (June 11)

St Barnabas (June 11)
St Anthony of Padua (June 13)
St Basil the Great (June 14)

Sacred Heart of Jesus and
Immaculate Heart of Mary: June 16-17

Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 16) Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart (Review)
Immaculate Heart of Mary (June 17) Immaculate Heart of Mary Rosary Abacus
Woven Heart Craft (with video tutorial)
Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart Journal Stamps

Fathers Day (June 18)
St Romuald (June 19)
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)

It’s Ordinary Time !

Check out Equipping Catholic Families for Ordinary Time at Home!

Prayer Resources

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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Renovations

May 26, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

We recently renovated our online Arma Dei Catholic Shop with new formatting, and helpful buttons offering shortcuts to carefully-curated products according to Season of the Liturgical Calendar, Sacraments, Saints, Catechism, Prayer, and Prayer Journal Stamps!

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Celebrate Mary, our Mother, this Month of MAY!

May 1, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

It’s MAY!

Join us to celebrate May Saints and the Monthly Devotion dedicated to Our Blessed Mother Mary and the continued joyful season of Easter! Do you see something you like?

We’ve got a new Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Prayer Card available in the Shoppe!

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May the SAINTS be with You! Saints Days and Devotions for MAY

May 1, 2023 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Join us to celebrate May Saints, the Monthly Devotion dedicated to Our Blessed Mother Mary and the continued joyful season of Easter! Do you see something you like? Click on the pictures and/or links for easy crafts and already-formatted Catholic Craft Kits that come with permission to copy for home use, year after year!