Commemorate the feast of the Little Flower with a puzzle block papercraft! For 99¢ you can print, cut, color, and assemble this downloadable papercraft! It displays four different pictures of Saint Therese of Lisieux, including a picture of young Therese Martin, Sister Therese dressed as St. Joan of Arc, Sister Therese in her work habit,Read more
Color in all the shapes with dots to reveal the image of the Little Flower! Click the image below to print the activity page.Read more
The name Michael has its origins in Hebrew, meaning “Who is like God?” He was the leader of the good angels in the battle against satan and the devils. St. Michael is mentioned several times in the Bible: in the Book of Daniel, in the Book of Revelation, and in the Epistle of Jude. ItRead more
St. Mary MacKillop is one of the Church’s newer saints, having been canonized quite recently in 2010. Not only was she canonized a saint of the Catholic Church, but she also became Australia’s first saint. Mary had two great passions in her life: the poor and the religious order she formed with the help ofRead more
Martha, along with her sister Mary and brother Lazarus, was very close to Jesus. He visited their family several times in the Gospels. In one instance, Martha welcomes Jesus and His disciples, serving them as a good hostess would. When she shows frustration with her sister for not helping, Jesus merely reminds her that nothingRead more
Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary developed, in part, from references to Mary’s heart in the Gospels. Luke tells us “Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her heart,” and later, “His mother meanwhile kept all these things in her heart.” The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary honors theRead more
I’ve seen my younger brother reconstruct a church out Legos more times than I can count on both hands (you can see his Lego high altar here!) so I thought it’s probably time his minifigures had liturgical garb! 😉 You will need: -green, yellow, black, and white electrical tape (you can find every imagineable color at Amazon.com)Read more
Finally a solution to that big bucket of Rainbow Loom jewelry and trinkets! Organize all your Rainbow Loom bracelets, rings, charms, and necklaces all while recycling ordinary recyclables found around the house! You will need: -a colorful plastic lid -two paper towel tubes -toilet paper tubes –colorful duct tape -an empty vitamin bottle (with theRead more
The Visitation was a feast in the Church by the 14th century. This feast celebrated the great event in which Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth just after the Annunciation. At this time, Mary is pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist. The Bible says that John leaped in Elizabeth’s womb atRead more
This feast celebrates the Ascension of Jesus. In the New Testament, Jesus was taken up to Heaven after his resurrection. Eleven of his disciples were gathered there, watching Christ ascend into the skies. Traditionally, Jesus is shown blessing those below with his right hand. The Ascension is the 2nd Glorious Mystery of the Rosary. TheRead more
The feast of the Ascension is right around the corner! Here is a hands-on activity perfect for teaching and remembering the Ascension. Begin by printing our template. Color the images on the pages. On the first page, cut along the dotted lines and remove those rectangles. Next, carefully cut out both Christ and the rectangleRead more
The third person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost. At the baptism of Jesus, the Holy Spirit descended upon Him as a dove. Later, Jesus promised the disciples that He would send the Holy Spirit to them. Be sure to follow the numbers below very closely. The image will appear differentlyRead more
Click the image below to print the coloring page.Read more
This window cling was designed as a craft for my daughter to create while preparing for her First Communion. We used these materials we already had at home: * white glue * waxed paper * glitter * colored plastic beads or “gems” * chalice template Click the image below for the paper template. First, print theRead more
Here is one idea for a First Communion cake that combines a chalice with a Mary grotto! For the chalice, we baked our cake in a 9 x 13 pan, cooled it for 20 minutes, then turned it onto a foil-covered board. (For best results, we recommend freezing cake before cutting into shapes. The cake will cut moreRead more
We created this edible cookie and fruit bouquet for my daughter’s Confirmation celebration using decorated sugar cookies on sticks, blueberries, cantaloupe and watermelon, a decorative pitcher and craft foam. For our cookie cutters, we chose: *a miniature dove *a 4 inch dove *a cross *a Christmas tree (which we turned into a flame) We used this roll-outRead more