Praise God that we belong to the amazing family of God! We recently returned from a trip to Rome where we saw so many churches with relics and chapels dedicated to the Saints who are our brothers and sisters. There are so many who ...
Catholic Family Night
Growing Together with the Sunday Mass Readings
Want a fun and simple way to bring the Sunday mass readings alive? With just a few minutes’ preparation, your family can enjoy fun activities, discussion time and even a creative snack, but best of all, your family will remember the time spent together learning more about God.
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Easter Blessings!
One of the wonderful things about Easter is that there are so many opportunities for family activities. Family traditions are passed on, many of them based on your ethnic heritage like the painting of beautiful Ukrainian Easter Eggs or molding a lamb out ...
No Nagging for Lent!
Something to try for Lent could be for each day, write something you appreciate about the other members of the family by writing with a dry erase marker on the bathroom mirror! How about "U R made in God's image!" or "You are special because...." ...
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here's a link to a fun, family-friendly comic strip written by Ellen Toole Austin, a dear friend of ours. There are lots of funny ones to scroll through. If you forgot to send a valentine today, you can send this link! http://greetingsfromgracieland.com/ May God give ...
Idea for a Cold Winter Evening!
Looking for something to do in the cold of February? How about a Bible Timeline Review meal? Last summer, we challenged our girls to recite to us all the periods of Bible history along with a character and a Bible story from that ...
New Year’s Resolution!
January is a great opportunity to start a new tradition in your home with your little angels. Have you ever tried to have family devotions but didn't have a good tool to use? We would like to invite you to try reading ...
Merry Christmas!
Whether you have snow this year or not, may you have a wonderful celebration of the birth of our Savior with friends and family.
New Book on Parenting Teens
For those of you who are entering the teen phase of parenting, it's a whole new world. Suddenly your great ideas are no longer so great in your teens eyes. Their brains are growing rapidly again and your job is to be consistent as possible ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wishing you a wonderful time with your family for Thanksgiving! If you are looking for some family games to play during the upcoming Christmas break that will help you learn your Faith, check out this website for Catholic bingo games.
Learn the word “consubstantial”!
Is your family gearing up for the modified responses that you will need to learn for mass beginning this November? Here's a handy link to responses you will be saying in less than a month! http://www.usccb.org/romanmissal/samples-people.shtml The changes don't look too difficult, except perhaps in the wording of the Creed from "one in Being with ...