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Easter Triptych Craft [free download]

by Clara | Mar 26, 2021 | Free Stuff, Meditations & Encouragement

Due to the overwhelming response to our Lenten Triptych Craft, we have created a follow-up craft for Easter! Download our Easter Triptych printable below and give your kids a fun activity to work on leading up to Easter Sunday! This can be a perfect centerpiece for...

Our Lady of Knock Shrine receives special recognition on the Solemnity of St. Joseph

by Clara | Mar 19, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement, Product Highlight

On the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of Mary, Pope Francis officially declared the Our Lady of Knock Shrine an international Marian and Eucharistic Shrine! Read all about it, and at the bottom of this post, we have a short video and a new craft activity for your...

Novena for the Solemnity of St. Joseph

by HolyHeroes | Mar 10, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement, Saints

We were so blessed to be introduced this year to Father Steve Gallagher, a police veteran of 30 years who has now been a Catholic priest for a decade. He is the author of A Police Officer’s Devotional, and he sent us this time-honored Novena to pray leading up...

“Hi Jesus, it’s Clare…”: How to teach your child to talk to Jesus as her friend

by Kerri | Feb 26, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement, Product Highlight

When the three older girls (Virginia, Clara, and Margaret) were growing into that reading age, they loved Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby series. They were so delighted reading about a girl their own age navigating normal little girl life struggles with her...

Year of St. Joseph Reflections: A Beloved Father

by Chris | Feb 6, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement, Saints

On December 8, 2020, Pope Francis offered the faithful an Apostolic Letter entitled Patris Corde (“With a Father’s Heart). Simultaneously, he proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” with the aim of increasing “our love for this great saint, to encourage us to...

March for Life: Plenary Indulgence

by HolyHeroes | Jan 28, 2021 | Meditations & Encouragement

This is the week of plenary indulgences (see earlier blog on the Year of St. Joseph: Plenary Indulgences) and we are back today with another one! The Vatican announced on January 13th, in response to a request from Cardinal Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, the...