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A child’s first awareness of God’s love is the love of a mother for her child.
A child’s first personal experience expressing love is the love that child shows for his mother.
So praying with Our Blessed Mother about her love for her Son and her Son’s love for her makes the Holy Rosary instinctively attractive to a child.
SO–here is what we created to help children fall in love with the Rosary!
21 Ways to Pray a Family Rosary
Praying the Rosary as a family is a beautiful way to honor Our Lady and grow as a domestic church. However, in families with varying ages of kids and different attention spans and busy schedules, it can sometimes be a real challenge to manage…and keep everyone in a prayerful mood, shall we say?
Here are 21 ideas we have compiled over the years for how to enliven your family Rosary so you “pray it, not just say it.”
Why You Should Encourage Spiritual Reading
Many years ago, I was given a book by Fr. John A. Hardon called Theology of Prayer.
I didn’t read it.
Then, recently, I happened to pick it up. It is a short book, written in an easy style.
While there are many things in this little book that make it noteworthy, I was caught off-guard by his hard-hitting, no-holds-barred call for…
First Ever Coloring Contest!
We have partnered with the Culture of Life Studies Program to host their first-ever Pro-Life Coloring Contest!
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[Updated: 6 of 6] Luminous Mysteries Chapel Mini-Series
We have the immense pleasure to kick off a six part mini-series on the Luminous Mysteries Chapel leading up to the feastday of Pope St. John Paul II on October 22nd.
Do you know St. Faustina’s Litany? (hint: it’s not the Chaplet!)
Often best known for the Divine Mercy chaplet, there are countless other prayers throughout the pages of her Diary. For her feast day, we wanted to share her Litany to the Blessed Host.
Have You Seen this Angel?
Can you guess who the “little angel” is in the picture above? I’ll tell you below!
But first: this reminds me of when I was ten years old and at our parish’s annual All Saint’s Day party.
The highlight of the party was a costume contest where adults would try to guess…
October Feast Days
October is special for several reasons—not only are there some great Feast Days this month, but it’s also Respect Life Month AND Our Lady of the Rosary Month.
Yes! Four (4!) Catholic games that kids love!
My family has always had great evenings and rainy afternoons of family games.
Family games are a great way to bring siblings closer, to open up conversation informally, and to listen to what is on peoples’ minds–while also bonding everyone together with shared experiences and laughter.
With these four games below, we’ve found ways to gently immerse the whole family in a Catholic culture and to inspire discussions about the Faith from the younger ones, too.
Shocker: What I encountered in pregnancy counseling
“I’m going to get an abortion,” she replied.
I was shocked–she had just told me that she “knew this was a baby” and yet she wanted an abortion? “OK…. I am a bit confused….you just told me that you believe …”
Parents: A Therapist Reviews A Must-Have Book
So: How can you protect your children? We’ve found a great resource: age-appropriate, not embarrassing for children or adults, clear, simple, and actionable.
