Author: Ann

Habemus Papam! A coloring page for Pope Francis!

The Catholic Church has a new pope! The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the Church’s 266th pope on March 13th. Though he comes from the South American country of Argentina, he was born to Italian parents in 1936. Just 33 years later, he became a Jesuit priest. Pope Francis is the firstRead more

Pope Emeritus Benedict coloring page

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger faithfully served the Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI from 2005 to 2013. In February 2013, he announced his resignation. He is the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. Pope Benedict XVI is now known as Pope Emeritus and resides in a monastery in Vatican City. Click the image belowRead more

Saint Patrick Activity Sheet

How much do you know about St. Patrick? Celebrate his feast with our trivia worksheet! Click the image below to print a Saint Patrick Worksheet.Read more

Saint Patrick in Perler Beads

It’s not hard to find Catholic inspiration on the internet. Sometimes though, it can be hard to find thorough instructions on these fun activities. 🙁 Here’s a free Saint Patrick perler bead pattern that has been created and sized to fit right under your perler bead base board. All you have to do is print it! Click the image belowRead more

Saint Stanislaus coloring page: April 11th

St. Stanislaus was a priest and bishop in Poland. He was martyred for openly taking a stand against the evil actions of the king of Poland, Boleslaus II. The king ordered soldiers to kill Stanislaus. When they refused, the king killed the bishop himself. He then fled to an abbey, where he spent the remainderRead more

Saints Perpetua and Felicity coloring page: March 7th

Although her father was a pagan, Saint Perpetua was a good Christian. She lived at a time when Christians were persecuted by the Roman emperor. Although her father tried to force her to give up her faith, she refused to give in. Saint Perpetua’s maid and friend, Felicity, was also a Christian. The two friendsRead more

Passover Coloring Page

Passover commemorates an event in the history of Judaism. When the Pharaoh of Egypt refused to let the Israelites go free, God sent an angel of death to kill all firstborn Egyptian sons. The Israelites put the blood of a lamb on their doors so that the death might “pass over” their homes and theirRead more

Saint Dymphna coloring page: May 15th

Dymphna lost her mother when she a teenager. Her father never recovered from the shock of losing his wife. As her father’s condition began to deteriorate, Dymphna, a faithful Christian like her mother, feared for her life. She fled from Ireland with her confessor. They ended up settling in Belgium, where Dymphna devoted her timeRead more

Saint Casimir coloring page: March 4th

St. Casimir was the son of a Polish king. At the age of thirteen, St. Casimir refused the opportunity to become the king of Hungary. Instead, he spent his life devoted to his Catholic faith through prayers, penance, and fasting. Click the image below to print the coloring page.Read more

Saint Vincent de Paul coloring page: September 27th

After becoming a priest, St. Vincent was assigned a position as chaplain to a queen and tutor to the children of a count. One day, however, he became aware of the many needs of the poor in his country. St. Vincent gave up his comfortable position to work with the poor, including prisoners and slaves.Read more

St. Bernadette coloring page: February 18th

Saint Bernadette was a peasant girl from a poor family in France. When she was only 15 years old, Our Lady appeared to her, asking her to do penance and pray for sinners. Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette 16 more times. Eventually, Saint Bernadette entered the Sisters of Charity in Nevers, France, and remainedRead more

St. Thomas Aquinas coloring page: January 28th

Despite his family’s wishes, St. Thomas entered the Dominican order and became a priest. He spent much of his life writing about the relationship between faith and reason. The Summa Theologiae is one of his greatest works. He is now a doctor of the Church. Click the image below to print the coloring page.Read more

Crafts: Hobbit bookmarks

Looking for a fun way to perk up some reading or homework? For this project, you will need: Hobbit images (click to print the images) white or light colored cardstock 4 large paperclips scissors glue Print the images on cardstock. Carefully cut the images from the paper, then match like images into 4 complete sets of images.Read more

Saint Francis de Sales coloring page: January 24th

Saint Francis knew he had a calling to the priesthood for thirteen years before he told his family. He is said to have converted over 40,000 people to Catholicism during his life. He is known for his book on spiritual direction called Introduction to the Devout Life , which we still have today. He isRead more

Our Lady of Guadalupe activity sheet

The image that appeared on Juan Diego’s cloak is one that is now famous all over the world. With this fun activity sheet, you can recreate the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe while learning all about the image! You will need scissors, glue, and colored pencils to complete this project. Click the image below toRead more

Homemade Gift Ideas

Throughout the year, we will be sharing not only ideas, but full instructions, templates and photos for homemade gifts. Some of these gifts may have a Catholic theme, such as the Playground’s Our Lady of Guadalupe or Blessed Mother stationery, while other gifts, such as our Lego storage container are just fun to make andRead more