Sometimes we feel a little down when the official Christmas season is over. It’s hard to jump enthusiastically into Ordinary Time, because it sounds so, well, ordinary! But Catholic living can add so much richness to our every day 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! All of our Cathletics Craft Kits come with permission to copy for family use and they’re packed with Catechism, Saints, Sacraments and Prayer to get you started, but we’ve included other helpful links too!
Review: I Went to Mass, What did I see?
October 5, 2018 by Leave a Comment
What an awesome book this is for young Catholic kids!
I received I Went to Mass What did I see? by Katie Warner and illustrated by Meg Whalen in exchange for my honest review…and it is such a sweet book!
Equipping Catholic Families for April Feast Days
March 22, 2018 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.
Did you catch Equipping Catholic Families…for Holy Week? It’s not too late!
Equipping Catholic Families….for Christmas!
December 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Equipping Catholic Families… for Christmas!
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.
The Mass Book by Jennifer Sharpe {Book Review}
November 29, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Mass Book for Catholic Children is a delightful book by Jennifer Sharpe and illustrated by Kristen Rabideau of Drawn2BCreative. This beautiful Mass Journal offers 3 straight-forward, repeated templates throughout the book with nice illustrations, big print and ample space to record key words and prayers, draw, color and check boxes for good behavior.
5 Tips to Help Adults Focus at Mass
September 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Advance Reading
It always helps me to focus at Mass if I have read the readings beforehand. It also helps to receive the daily readings in the Blessed Is She Devotion each morning! I usually click on the link in the email and read the readings, psalm and Gospel along with the thoughtful reflection based on them. You can subscribe to Blessed Is She here
Missal
The truth is…my hearing isn’t so great. I have a little trouble hearing the readings if the reader isn’t perfectly clear and if there is someone rustling a cough candy wrapper in the next pew. I find it much easier to focus if I’m following along with the readings as they are read.
5 Tips to Help KIDS Focus at Mass
September 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Our kids range from 21 years down to 7 years old. Here are a couple tips we have found that have helped kids focus at Mass.
1. Mass Mantra in the Van
When the kids were a lot younger, I found myself kind of overwhelmed at Mass with them, especially when Bill was travelling and I was going it alone…with the kids. Church is only a 5 minute drive away, but I found that when I took the time to list ‘the rules’ and get the kids to repeat them after me, sometimes a look or one word could reign them back in. After 21 years of parenting, I still haven’t achieved the look my mother-in-law mastered that could keep even the most wiggly boy in check at Church, but our Mass Mantra has helped….along with the odd bout of bribery good behavior reward after Mass.
DIY Heirloom Play Mass Set
April 20, 2017 by 5 Comments
It’s hard to believe that Adam is going to be seven this week!
Last year, I made a Play Mass kit for Adam…and I love the way it turned out!
I put a quick little ‘how-to’ craft kit for you with information for my favorite wood supply store…complete with an itemized purchase list to make it easy for you. See below…
DIY Heirloom Child Chasuble
April 20, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We made this Heirloom Play Mass Kit for Adam last year…
He was doing fine with his Play Mass Kit, but I decided to make him his own priest vestment…a Chasuble.
I bought a metre of no-wrinkle white fabric, some ribbon and some ribbon-sized heat bond (iron-on adhesive).
NEW! Holy Communion Reader Craft Kit
March 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Sacraments with the Saints!
A few weeks ago we made our Reconciliation Reader: Sacraments with the Saints Craft Kit available as a PDF for you to share in the classroom or within your family.
We are pleased to show you this much anticipated
