NEW! Ordo Liturgical Seasons Calendar!

January 20, 2026 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Just released!

The Ordo Liturgical Seasons Calendar for this FIRST span of Ordinary Time is now available for FREE to subscribers.

This Craft Kit offers a Liturgical Calendar page for the first span of the Season of Ordinary Time. The 5 1/2 weeks from January 12 to February 17 (Pancake Tuesday) are illustrated with Saints Feast Days. The Season Calendar also includes a recommended Prompt to Pray, relevant to the Monthly Devotion of the Holy Name of Jesus, and a Brainstorming exercise to create your own custom Prompts to Pray that fit your life (or your whole family life) to be recorded for easy reference.

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January Saints and Celebrations!

January 5, 2026 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Equipping Catholic Families for

January 2026 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.

Key Feast Days in January:

Solemnity of Mary (January 1) Mary Crafts, In the Arms of Mary
World Day of Peace (January 1)
St. Basil the Great (January 2)
St. Gregory Nazianzen (January 2)
Most Holy Name of Jesus (January 3)
St. Genevieve (January 3)
Epiphany of the Lord (January 4) Felt Kings Tutorial
St. Elizabeth Seton (January 4)
St. John Neumann (January 5)
St. Andre Bessette (January 6)
St. Raymond of Penysfort (January 7)
Baptism of the Lord (January 11)
St. Hilary (January 13)
St. Anthony of Egypt (January 17)
St. Sebastian (January 20)
St. Agnes (January 21)
Day of Prayer for the Unborn (January 22)
St. Francis de Sales (January 24)
Conversion of St. Paul (January 25)
St. Timothy and St. Titus (January 26)
St. Angela Merici (January 27)
St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28)
St. John Bosco (January 31)

He’s still a little BABY! Sock Baby Jesus can still hang around in his crib as we bask in the Baptism of the Lord (January 12) and await the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd.

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no Black Friday, no Small-Business Saturday, no Cyber Monday deals

December 1, 2025 by Monica McConkey 2 Comments

I’m a tiny Catholic business…not Amazon.

I want to create things that help you pray
and draw you closer to Jesus

…not pressure you to buy.

I’ve got seven Advent Printables in my shoppe at ArmaDei.com that I think will help you and your family pray and draw closer to Jesus this Advent.

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Advent isn’t just for kids!

November 18, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

With Advent just around the corner, we know that things are going to ramp up with Christmas shopping, Christmas parties, Christmas music in every store and Christmas decor all around.

There will be Christmas concerts and wishlists…and it’s hard not to get caught up in the rush of it all.

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Chasing Castles and Conquering Cliffs

November 18, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I was on an Austrian Adventure last month!
We went to visit the birthplace and two towns my Dad grew up in before he came to Canada when he was eleven. We explored Cathedrals, Castles and Mountaintops!

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Best Advent Book Of.All.Time!

November 18, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

I don’t usually repost book reviews, but this is the

BEST ADVENT BOOK of ALL TIME!

Incidentally, you’ll want to get All About Lent and Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance & Salvation with Children as well, to round out the set.
And here’s my Review for All About Lent and Holy Week
Scroll down for Amazon Affiliate Links

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equipping Catholics for Advent and December SAINTS

November 17, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

December Saints Days and ADVENT!

Equipping Catholic Families for December Saints!

Advent starts on November 30th!

Here is our monthly summary of crafts and family traditions related to the Monthly Devotion, Key Feast Days, and the appropriate Season of the Liturgical Calendar: Advent!

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Famous Last Words

November 16, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

THIS Advent will be different!

I know that Advent starts in JUST 2 weeks. But I’m tired.

This year has been alot with the loss of my Mom, the loss of my Uncle and the loss of my cousin just this week.

I don’t have a lot of energy right now for inventing new program or liturgical practices, but I’m glad that I have some handy Advent printables I’ve printed up in past years!

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NEW Catholic SAINTS Craft Kit Printable!

November 13, 2025 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Saint Scripts FOUR just LAUNCHED!

If you have purchased Saint Scripts ONE, TWO or THREE Craft Kit printables from us before, you’ll know that each Craft Kit includes full color postcards of 20+ Saints, along with half-page black and white templates with the illustrated saint to color and a layout for the facts!

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Equipping Catholic Families for NOVEMBER Saints!

November 1, 2025 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 November 30th?

We’ve got the NEW 2025-2026 Wall Calendar for Every Day Catholics
Each month has illustrated Saints Days, Solemnities and Monthly Devotions, fasting Fridays and classic monthly prayers and devotions