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Advent Books: The Season of the Nativity

November 26, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

The Season of the Nativity by Sybil MacBeth has just been released by Paraclete Press (publisher for Dragon Slayers, another favorite book of ours here at Equipping Catholic Families).

While the book is not specifically Catholic, the self-confessed Advent, Christmas and Epiphany Extremist (author) does an incredible job of mapping out thoughtful and spiritual practices to keep the meaning in Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. The author was introduced to Advent and the Liturgical Calendar from the Episcopalian perspective…and she seems to have retained a love for the Liturgical Calendar and the rich traditions that unfold throughout the seasons and are modeled by the Saints.

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Advent Books: A Eucharistic Christmas

November 25, 2014 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

A Eucharistic Christmas: Advent Meditations on the Presence of Christ is a beautiful book of reflections beginning December 1 and spanning to January 6, focusing on the True Presence of Jesus. Each day brings a thoughtful reflection written by a well-known Catholic author, a crisp and clear thought for reflection or challenge and a beautiful, personal prayer to Jesus, present in the Blessed Sacrament.

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Advent Books: The Advent of Christ

November 25, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

The Advent of Christ Scriptural Reflections to Prepare for Christmas is a beautiful book of reflections by Dr. Edward Sri, perfect to help us prepare for Christmas throughout the season of Advent. Each day contains a short Scriptural reading, a meditation helping us delve deeper into the Christmas story, a question for reflection and a simple but profound prayer to help us keep the focus.

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Advent Books: Let Us Adore Him

November 25, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

With our rich Catholic Liturgical Calendar with our Scriptural readings and Gospel and Communion Antiphons assigned for every Mass throughout the world each day, we have plenty to draw from for prayer and meditation throughout all the Seasons…including Advent!

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#GraceOfYes Day

November 17, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

November 18th is #GraceOfYesDay!

I enjoyed reading Lisa Hendey’s new book…you can order your copy of The Grace of Yes at Ave Maria Press.

You can read my Review of The Grace of Yes at Equipping Catholic Families.

I decided to reflect upon the eight virtues described by Lisa and consider how I’ve experienced them or hope to practice them in my own life.

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The Grace of Yes: Review

November 17, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I am always fascinated by talk of virtues. There are different lists of virtues…

the theological virtues and the moral virtues in our Catechism

and different authors have proposed different lists of virtues, like the

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All Saints! Review: Holy Traders Activity Kit

October 23, 2014 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

I’ve been a fan of Holy Traders Saint Trading Cards for quite some time and I was excited to discover that there are now SIX sets of cards available!

I was also excited to discover that there is now a comprehensive Holy Traders Activity Kit available through Seton…and even more excited to have the opportunity to review it, receiving my own Holy Traders Activity Kit in exchange for my honest review.

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Feast Day Fun St Padre Pio

September 22, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Feast Day Crafts and Activities

Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO).

St Padre Pio is an amazing saint, with his stigmata, dedication to hearing confessions, ecstasy and conversations with Jesus and Mary. His biggest influence on us has been his relationship with his Guardian Angel, a friend he conversed with throughout his entire life…and his confidence in all of our Guardian Angels, to pass along messages and nudge us to do what’s right.

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Catholic University CarePack

August 28, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Today we are moving Emily into University, 4.5 hours away! (Yes, in Canada…we use the word University…the way Americans use the word College)

While there is no shortage of things to do, plan or pack, I’ve been distracting myself this week by compiling her first University Care Package. This is the first time we’ve sent a kid off to live away from home, so I’m learning as I go and I reserve the right to make additions to this initial Catholic Care Package (like Tiny Saints!)…and will likely send many more care packages in the months and years to come!

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YOUCAT Review

August 24, 2014 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I have been wanting to check out the Youth Catechism for a while and Ignatius Press graciously sent me a YOUCAT for review! You can get your copy of the YOUCAT at Ignatius Press.

I really like this paperback book and I think it will be an integral part of the University Care Pack I put together for my daughter as she leaves this week for University, 4.5 hours away! (We’re Canadian…and we use the word University the way Americans use College. We do have Colleges too…but there are generally some distinctions between the two.)

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