First Communion Books and Bibles and Bears, Oh My!
If you're like most people, it can be a little daunting to pour through a huge selection of First Communion gifts and choose just the right one that the little girl or little boy in your life will ...
Catholic Medals: A Look At Some Of The Most Popular
The Catholic Church has been blessed with a beautiful tradition of religious medals. Catholic Medals actually find their origin in the Greek and Roman practice of wearing amulets to honor pagan god...
Mass: Heaven On Earth
What is Heaven like? This is one of the biggest questions that has challenged not only Christians but non-believers as well. Millions of people have debated the answer to this question, and some ...
Tips to Help Your Child Choose Their Confirmation Saint
What is the most stressful part of Confirmation? Is it writing a letter to the bishop? Perhaps. Finding a dress, if you’re a woman? Probably. For me, the most stressful part was choosing a Con...
March Birthstone (Aquamarine) Rosary
The March birthstone is aquamarine. Aquamarine is a famous gemstone which gets its name from the Latin word for "seawater" as its typical natural color is strikingly similar to the color of a clear...
Stations of the Cross Experienced in a New Way
What do Via Crucis, Via Dolorossa, Way of Sorrows, and Way of the Cross, all have in common? They all refer to the Stations of the Cross. The Stations of the Cross is the most popular devotion of t...
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna: One of the Original Martyrs
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna was a pagan man born in the mid to late 1st century between 65-75 AD. Not much is known of his early life accept that he was converted by and a disciple of Saint John the A...
6 Ideas to Use Prayer Cards During Lent
Parishes can use personalized prayer cards in several ways during Lent. Prayer cards are an effective and affordable way to share information and prayer guides all year long especially during the i...
February Birthstone (Amethyst) Rosary
The February birthstone is the purple-hued Amethyst. Amethyst gets its name from the Greek word “amethystos” which means “remedy against drunkenness.”The Ancient Greeks firmly believed that the ame...
St. Thomas Aquinas: Angelic Doctor of the Church
Soon we will be celebrating the feast day of one of the greatest Doctors of the Church, St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Thomas Aquinas is remembered for his numerous accomplishments in both philosophy and ...