Maybe THIS is the year that we can celebrate All Saints Day as I’ve always wished we would!
I think we need the saints NOW more than ever!
Saints Craft Kits
We have over 27 Saints-related Craft Kits at the Arma Dei Shoppe!
Saints Crafts and Activities!
October 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Our Encounter with St. John Paul II!
October 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Happy Feast Day of St. John Paul II!
Twenty years ago, a Mom of two young kids, I began collecting ideas for crafts and activities to celebrate and teach the Catholic Faith at home. Tapping into the Liturgical Calendar of our Church, what I thought would be just a little booklet for my Catholic Mom friends, turned into a 300 page book. When we weren’t quite satisfied with our publisher options, we decided to embark on a brand new journey of self-publishing.
My business-prof-husband cold-called our growing directory of Catholic Book stores in North America and we carefully chose our family vacation routes by the Catholic Book Stores we could visit on the way.
October Saints Days
September 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions for October Saints, the Monthly Devotion of the Rosary and organized and prayerful Ordinary Time!
I think October is my favorite month for Saints with my favorites St. Therese and St. John Paul II. See the time we stood up the Pope
Review: Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women: Make Every Day Blessed
September 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
“Stay Connected: Journals for Catholic Women help you deepen your connection with Christ through inspiring stories, reflections, Scripture study, and prompts for prayer and journaling. Each journal explores a different path to spiritual growth in seven short, easy-to-complete chapters – perfect for individuals or small faith-sharing groups!”
Catholic Crafts for September Feasts!
August 31, 2020 by 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: backtoschool2020 ) in the Arma Dei Shoppe to cheer that up!
Spend $30 on Cathletics Craft Kit PDFs and get $10 OFF*
*Special SALE applies to the purchase of PDF craft kits only. Sale ends September 14th.
Books, cards, journal stamps not included within the $30 minimum purchase.
Saints Schooling
August 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
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!
Catholic Crafts for August Saints and Feast Days
July 26, 2020 by 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!
A Wonderful Resource for Catholic Families to celebrate the SAINTS every day of the year.
July 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I do love the Saints and I’m very excited to introduce this wonderful resource about these holy heroes of our Faith!
Book Review: Saints: Becoming an Image of Christ Every Day of the Year
by Dawn Marie Beutner
Ignatius Press, 2020
548 pages
“The saints in this collection come from every period of Church history and all walks of life. They represent numerous countries, cultures, age groups, and vocations. They show us that holiness truly is a path open to anyone, and by their example and prayers they help us to follow it.”
Book Review: Maximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz
July 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Maximilian Kolbe: The Saint of Auschwitz
by
Sophia Institute Press, 2019
This is a historical comic presenting the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He describes his Faith journey from the age of ten, to a fellow inmate in the concentration camp.
Equipping Catholic Families with Mary Crafts for the Month of May!
April 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
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?
Here are the links for easy crafts and already-formatted Catholic Craft Kits for the Month of Mary. Some of these are free tutorials and the craft kits come with permission to copy for home use, year after year!
