GUESS what name the NEW Pope will take {and WIN a grand prize!}
Will the NEW Pope pick a name from the previous 266 or choose a name never used before? Will it be a Pope Eugene IV? Or Pope Sergius II? Or perhaps a NEW name that has never been used before!
Gather your kids and make your GUESS!
Pray the 5th Glorious Mystery with us!
Gather your kids and pray the 5th Glorious Mystery with us for the upcoming feast of the Queenship of Mary!
This video will help kids learn the “story” of the 5th Glorious Mystery while they pray:
Books I am packing for college: 2nd installment
Two years ago, my sister Anna wrote a blog post about the books she and Trey were taking to the first year at college (they graduated at the same time).
Now, I am about to leave for college and I wanted to share the 4 books (one is part of a series) I am bringing with me:
Family Prayer Kit: DIY Single Decade Rosary Instructions
At the end of July, we launched the Holy Heroes Family Prayer Kit! Based on research with hundreds of Catholic moms, the Holy Heroes Family Prayer Kit is a full range of prayer aids for all ages….perfect for car rides, classrooms, co-ops, and more!
Here you can find the instructions for our DIY Single-Decade Rosary that is included in this kit! Check out the fun set-by-step images to see if this is something your family would enjoy!
“My aim is confidence and peace”: one author’s goal to reassure worried moms
After our last blog on her book was read by thousands of Catholic moms within the first 24 hours, we asked Leila Miller, author of Raising Chaste Catholic Boys, if she could share more about her book and the goal of her writings.
Here is her advice to younger moms currently raising young Catholic boys: “We are told that it’s all very complicated and complex, and that it’s almost impossible to keep kids innocent and chaste. But that’s a lie designed to get you to despair…”
Can you ACE this August Feast Days Quiz?
Can you answer these questions:
The Assumption of Mary is believed to be symbolized in what book of the Bible?
What country was St. Augustine from?
What order did St. Maximilian Kolbe belong to?
Gather your kids and take this fun and interactive quiz to see what feasts are upcoming (and fun facts about them)!
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St. John Vianney Novena for your Parish Priest [free download]
On August 4, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests. To prepare for this upcoming feast day, we want to encourage families to pray this 9 day novena to St. John Vianney on behalf of their parish priest(s).
Download and print the Novena to hang on your fridge so you can remember to pray it!
Bl. Carlo’s Relic is touring U.S. Catholic schools!
A first-class relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis has arrived in the Diocese of Brooklyn! Seven strands of Carlo’s hair will tour the schools of the Diocese before being housed in a parish for ongoing veneration.
Check out this short video about the relic and the purpose of the tour!
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Celebrate your Grandparents! [free printable]
We have created a FREE Grandparents Card to help you celebrate and honor your grandparents this July on the feast of Sts. Joachim and Ann, the grandparents of Jesus!
Featuring Sts. Joachim and Ann with the Child Jesus, this is a beautiful way for you to show your grandparents the important role they play in helping their grandchildren get to Heaven!
His healing was the final miracle needed for Kateri Tekakwitha’s canonization…but he also saw Heaven!
Almost a decade ago, my sister and I had the opportunity to interview Jake Finkbonner, whose healing at 5 years old was attributed to then Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (the final miracle needed for her canonization 2012).
While the healing alone from a flesh-eating bacteria was a truly miraculous event, perhaps even more miraculous was Jake’s visit to Heaven, which he remembered and shared with his parents after waking up from his medically induced coma.
In honor of St. Kateri’s feast day tomorrow, we wanted to share part of our interview with Jake and his descriptions of Heaven:
How to instill a disposition of sacrifice in your children
How can you integrate a culture of sacrifice into your family without arguing or feeling like you are forcing people to make sacrifices (which defeats the entire purpose of the sacrifice!)?
This is a common struggle for families, especially large ones where daily sacrifices of individuals are so necessary in making the home run smoothly.
Rather than focusing on the sacrifices themselves, focus on these four virtues to create a disposition of sacrifice in your children:
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