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Introduce Children to St. Valentine

Valentine’s Day celebrates love in all its forms. Hearts and gifts of chocolate abound, and the holiday brings some much-needed joy to the doldrums of…

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Posted in Art Religion

Patron Saint Quilt Coloring Book: Featuring 22 Holy Women

The Patron Saint Quilt Coloring Book: Featuring 22 Holy Women  Many years ago, when my daughter was young, I had made a patron saint quilt…

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New Chime Travelers Series

A few years ago, Lisa Hendey wrote a fun and informative five-book series called The Chime Travelers. In the series, due to some magical church…

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Posted in 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade Book Reviews Religion

Introduce Children to Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc is one of those saints who live large in the Catholic imagination. She was a young mystic who heard heavenly voices, a…

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Discover More of God’s Superheroes

When I had the opportunity to review the first volumes of God’s Superheroes by Mary Bajda, illustrated by Melinda Steffen, I was so impressed by…

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Praying with the Saints on their Feast Days through Lent and Life

Every Lent, what we plan to do for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving seems to get more complicated or overwhelming. Lent is surely a special time…

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Inspiring Stories of Young Saints

Do you want to offer the young people in your life some inspirational stories of holiness? Young Saints: Fifteen Extraordinary Lives from Blandina to Carlo…

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Pray with the Saints Every Day

In the Foreword to Pray With Us: A Saint for Every Day by Belinda Terro Mooney, Mike Aquilina comments that celebrating the feasts of the…

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Posted in 7th grade 8th grade High School Religion

Lessons on St. Ignatius of Loyola

On July 31, we celebrate the feast of a man who was stricken by a cannonball that changed his life. St. Ignatius of Loyola was…

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Help Your Children Love the Eucharist

The lives of the saints can help demonstrate the truth of the Eucharist and help foster devotion in both children and adults.

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