Immediately following the Solemnity of Pentecost last Sunday, we are officially launched into Ordinary Time! This longer of the two periods of Ordinary Time in the Liturgical Calendar takes us through the whole summer and fall and ends on the Feast of Christ the King; the last Sunday before Advent and the new Liturgical Calendar begins.
Equipping Catholic Families with crafts and activities to celebrate Mother Mary!
May 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
We’re already in the second week of May! Here’s a quick picture summary of some of our favorite Rosary and Mary Crafts!
Our oversized wood bead Rosary has always been a hit at the conferences we attend. This is a pretty simple craft made with wooden beads, a wooden cross and a wooden heart, acrylic paint and mod podge…and it’s one of the favorites in our book A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families*
Equipping Catholic Families for May Saints and Celebrations!
April 30, 2019 by 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!
Equipping Catholic Families for 50 Days of Easter!
April 25, 2019 by 2 Comments
Alleluia! He has Risen!
This is our summary post of sustainable celebration for all 50 days of Easter including non-chocolate surprises and treats for plastic eggs and awesome Catholic crafts and family traditions!
We’re just recovering from a FLU-filled Holy Week…sorry for the delay in this post!
Equipping Catholic Families for Holy Week!
April 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Holy Week is upon us!
Sometimes as we reach the Home Stretch of Lent: Holy Week!, we realize that we need to renew our focus of our Lenten Resolutions and reflect more intently on the Passion of Christ. These Passion Play and Stations of the Cross crafts can help to express and reflect on the events of this very important week, beginning with the Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to the triumphant Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
Egg Carton Passion Play Crafts for Holy Week
April 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Egg Carton Passion Play
A few years ago I was making these Egg Carton characters, inspired by Michele Made Me.
These are SO CUTE and fun to make!!
I decided to start my Egg Carton Communion of Saints with Mother Mary. Michele has an Egg Carton Nativity set that is awesome and I only strayed a little to make my Mother Mary. I needed to add her signature blue veil and a shiny halo.
Equipping Catholic Families for April SAINTS
March 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families for April Saints!
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar.
Equipping Catholic Families…for Holy Week and Easter will be coming soon!
Saint Cookies with Catholic Curio Cookie Cutters
March 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
I just really love the saints, and…I’ve been eye-ing these Saints Cookie Cutters from Catholic Curio on Etsy for a while! I decided to make my first real purchase on Etsy and when I told Caitlin and Andy about this blog,
Back On Track for Lent with a Custom Lenten Prayer Journal!
March 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Need a JUMP START for Lenten Prayer this year?
I have been prayer journaling again and I think some of our new tools in the Arma Dei Shoppe have been helping!
Prayer Journal Stamps
Over the past few weeks, we’ve added a significant number of Prayer Journal Stamps…so many that we now have 79 Journal, Saint, Rosary, Consecration, Signature and Accountability stamps in our Prayer Impressions Journal Stamp Shoppe!
Equipping Catholic Families with Catholic stamps for journaling, gifts, snail mail and evangelization!
March 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I just added some new stamps in the shop!
With our own custom Super Saints artwork for over 60 Saints, I’m pleased to be able to add new Saints Stamps to the shop as they are requested by customers. I was happy to include the St Benedict medal graphic behind St Benedict’s head. It almost looks like a very specialized halo.
