7 Obscure Ways to Celebrate First Holy Communion

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Let the First Communicant wear a First Communion dress crocheted by the Pope’s cousin.

It’s true. Bridget will be wearing our family First Communion dress. It’s not satiny or even very long like the other girls’ First Communion dresses, but it was lovingly made by our adopted-Grandma Elizabeth, married to the first cousin of St John Paul II.

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Prayer-Loom Prayer Book for treasured First Communion gift from the whole family!

I enjoy making meaningful, homemade gifts…especially when I think they will help immerse kids deeper in the Catholic Faith.  As Catholics, we have a rich Tradition to pass along with many classic Catholic prayers…and awesome Saints to inspire and guide us.

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May Saint Mail: Blessed Imelda

Earlier this week, on May 13, the Church celebrated Feasts of Our Lady of Fatima and Blessed Imelda Lambertini.

When I wrote about our busy month of April in our Saint Mail post for St Isidore, I could have suggested that May is just as busy…and June’s looking quite hectic as well!

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April Saint Mail: St Isidore

I apologize for how late this post is! We received our April Saint Mail and were eager to jump in, but April was a pretty busy month!

Did you know that St Isidore had a sister and two brothers who were all declared saints! Wow! Four saints in one family! Three bishops and a nun!

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Mid-May Quick Takes

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Announcing the WINNERS of the Prayer Pillowcases Giveaway!

Congrats to Jennifer and Ellen S:

Which TWO Prayer Pillowcases will YOU choose?

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What an awesome surprise! Kendra from Catholic All Year and her family got redirected to Toronto and I managed to get out to the airport to meet the family!

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We’ve got WINNERS!!

Jennifer and Ellen S. WON

TWO Prayer Pillowcases each, of their choice…

personalized and shipped!

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If that’s YOU, check your inbox! I have emailed you…and the nice people at Prayer Pillowcases will be emailing you shortly to arrange WHICH TWO Prayer Pillowcases you would like to receive and if and how you would like to personalize them! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! !

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Thinking Outside the Sacrament Gift Box

It’s Sacrament Season again!

My Godson makes his First Holy Communion this Saturday and my daughter Bridget makes hers in 2 weeks!

Last year, I posted the Cool To Be Catholic Sacrament Gifts,

but I have discovered a couple more awesome products that I’d love to introduce you too!

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DIY Paper Patio Lanterns in less than 60 seconds

With so much celebration this month, we’ve been making cheap and easy decorations to use over and over across our continued Easter celebrations…three more family birthdays, High School Arts Night and maybe even our First Communion party all in the month of May!

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Five Prayer Pillowcases

It’s been kind of a blur of activity since Easter…away for the NCEA conference and 3 big family birthdays! I’m finally getting around to showing you the neat stuff I discovered at the National Catholic Education Association conference!

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Celebration Time! 7 Quick Takes!

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A week ago we were at the National Catholic Education Conference

sorry we missed the 7 Quick Takes!

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On our way home we popped by at the Denz’ house, as Mike and Sue were just leaving for the airport to lead their Canonization Tour to Rome!

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