On the first day of November, the Catholic Church celebrates All Saints’ Day. As Catholics, we honor the saints as followers of Christ who lived lives of holiness on earth...
All Saints’ Day is a solemnity celebrated on November 1st. Celebrate in class or at home with a special All Saints' Day prayer service based on the theme “Built on a Rock.”...
Ron and I just returned from a long weekend in southwestern Colorado. After two delightful days with our daughter, Anna, at her home in Durango, we drove home over...
The Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Madeline Sophie Barat on May 25th. The religious order, the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, founded by Madeline Sophie...
On May 15, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saints Isidore and Maria. Feast Days offer catholic educators, catechists, and parents an opportunity to teach children...
The Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Joseph on March 19. Joseph was the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus. Joseph worked as a carpenter in the town of...
On January 1, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Mary, Mother of God. Mary is the greatest of all the saints. We pray special prayers to honor Mary.
On Sunday, December 29, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Take the opportunity to reflect with children about the love the Holy...
On December 9, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Juan Diego. Download a primary activity to share with children on the Feast Day of Saint Juan Diego.
Late at night, when assailed by worries and fears, I draw them around me and call them by name. Michael. Mary Alice. Carl. Marie. James. Jacquie. The list goes on – my own...
Engage the musical, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic learners in your early childhood or primary classrooms with a song and dance activity to celebrate the saints....
I don’t think I ever met anyone who longed for a more complicated life. Between the continual battle with “stuff” piled up in attics, closets, and basements, and the clutter...
“How many of you are creative?” The question generally draws only a smattering of positive responses at one of my women’s retreats. Those answering yes typically describe...
On April 29th, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Catherine of Siena. Download an intermediate activity for Catherine of Siena in English or Spanish.
At the end of April, a single ceremony will take place in Saint Peter’s Square to declare Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II saints. The Vatican plans to live stream this...
Patrick is a very popular saint. On March 17, people all over the world celebrate his feast day with parades, parties, and the wearing of green. Download a printable Saint...
For students in junior high school and high school, the stories of young saints’ lives can especially resonate with the challenges and triumphs they themselves experience....
On January 1st, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Mary, Mother of God. Mary was the first to hear about the mission of Jesus, and therefore Jesus’ first disciple....
On December 12th, the Church honors Mary as Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas. On the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we remember that Mary appeared...
On November 22nd, the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Cecilia. Though the dates of her birth and death are unknown, Cecilia is believed to have lived in Rome during...
On this feast of the Assumption we celebrate that Mary was taken body and soul to heaven at the end of her life. On August 15th honor Mary by engaging students in a...