Prompt Me to Pray was just awarded the Seal of Approval from the CWG!

November 5, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

The Catholic Writers Guild has awarded Prompt Me to Pray the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval!

The purpose of the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval is to help Catholic bookstores and venues in their determination of the Catholicity of a work. This reassurance from a professional organization can assist authors in marketing and promoting their works. Books are also judged by their editorial integrity as well. Books that are not professionally edited or publication-ready are not eligible for the Seal of Approval.

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NEW crafts with the Saint Stickies Craft Kit

November 3, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

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The Calendar Saint Stickies Craft Kit has been around for a while and I’ve used it to embellish secular wall calendars and planners…and even add illustrations to some Catholic ones! There are 461 little illustrations of Saints….and Mysteries of the Rosary (that are Feast Days), plus little lists and logs for prayers and Sacraments!

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Equipping Catholic Families for November Saints Days!

November 1, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Equipping Catholic Families for November 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.

Hey, are you ready for the NEW Liturgical Calendar starting December 1st?

We’ve got the NEW 2020-2021 Wall Calendar for Every Day Catholics and it includes November and December of 2020 plus all of 2021, illustrated with our unique Super Saints for Feast Days and Monthly Devotions plus a couple bonus templates for Catholic lists and logs!

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All Saints Day Crafts and Decor!

October 29, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Two of my favorite Feast Days are All Saints Day and the Feast of Christ the King! Both are coming up…with All Saints Day this Sunday and the Feast of Christ the King, 3 weeks after that!

I have offered Patron Saint Prints in the past…of any of the Saints within our Saint Scripts Craft Kit Collection.

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Saints Crafts and Activities!

October 25, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

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!

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Our Encounter with St. John Paul II!

October 22, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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.

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Equipping Catholic Families with Rosary Crafts

October 18, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Make a Rosary Abacus with the printable packed with the Mysteries of the Rosary and instructions for the pony bead abacus.

This Cathletic Craft Kit offers full sets of Mysteries of the Rosary thumbnails and clipart of the Blessed Virgin Mary to customize a Rosary Abacus made from a square framed canvas from the Dollarstore.

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Prompt Me to Pray ~ Prayer Retreat

September 27, 2020 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I’m trying something new!

Next week, I’m leading my first ever Prayer Retreat at Catholicland up here in Canada!

The Prayer Retreat is based on my book Prompt Me to Pray, but I have also created a special Retreat Companion for each attendee. I think this workbook will help each one of us to customize our own personal plan for more consistent prayer from the heart.

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October Saints Days

September 27, 2020 by Monica McConkey 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

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Book Review: The Virtues for Catholic Youth

September 14, 2020 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

Well, Catholic Sprouts seems to be on fire with the Holy Spirit! They’ve been creating wonderful resources for years and it sounds like they’re on the verge of something extra exciting with their big Innovation Challenge win and partnership with Our Sunday Visitor for the Domestic Church Project.