Thursday, April 29th we celebrate the memorial of St. Catherine of Siena. If you’ve never read about her, she was fascinating. I hope your kids enjoy this free coloring page and the recipe for Italian Wedding Cookies!
Water in Three Forms Humming Hummus Beef, Basil & Barley Soup Ambrosia Salad Bats & Cobwebs Mud Pie Lemon Bars Fig Pinwheel Cake Roll Candle Napkin Fold Orange Candle Braided Bread Alphabet Tomato Soup Cherry Cobbler Coconut Shrimp w/ Orange Marmalade Prayer Book Advent Candle Wreath Stained Glass Cookies Lemon Ricotta Silver Dollar Pancakes Pudding…
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Who are the Doctors of the Church? What makes them so special? What role did they play in forming our Catholic Faith and Identity? Our Family Spice Packets strive to bring together YOUR Domestic Church. Learning about faith at home allows you to customize the lesson to the needs of your family. Enjoy this time…
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2 Eggs 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar 1/4 Cup Melted Butter 1/4 Cup Honey 1 1/4 Cup Warm Milk 1 teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon Xanthan Gum 2 Cups Barley Flour (shake down upon measuring) 1 Cup Tapioca Flour 1 packet Active Dry Yeast (1/4 oz) Place all ingredients in this order into the bread maker.…
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This is a super cute Nativity Scene made with chocolate graham crackers, Elfwich cookies, animal cookies, mini shredded wheat, and a teddy graham on a pretzel for baby Jesus. All are secured by a frosting made from powdered sugar, meringue powder and water. Instructions for the papercraft are below, but if you email us, we…
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Happy Advent Season! Every day we are adding reflections, lessons, recipes and recipe/crafts that you can do with your family. We hope and pray that they will help you and your family grow in faith this holiday season! Please give us feedback if there is something in particular that would be helpful! -Blessings this Advent…
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Today’s first reading comes from Romans 10:9-18 and reads, “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to…
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10 oz bag Marshmallows 6 Tablespoons Butter Green Food Coloring 6 cups Cornflakes Red Hots 4 purple birthday candles 1 pink birthday candle In large stockpot, over medium heat, melt butter and marshmallows. Stir till smooth. Remove from heat and stir in food coloring and Cornflakes. Start with 1 Tablespoon food coloring and add more…
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Learn about St. Bede as you celebrate Advent. This Family Spice Packet reflects upon the importance of history, even in our faith! Like Rice Crispy Treats? Here’s our version using Cornflakes and green food coloring and formed into an Advent Wreath!
Advent in the year 2020. Wow, what a year that we probably want to just forget! So much has happened since March. What do we need right now? What do our children need- spiritually? How can we make this Advent real and experience this season with the peace and joy that it proclaims? The answer…
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How to pray the Divine Mercy on your Rosary Beads 1. Make the Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 2. Optional Opening Prayers You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened…
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The image of Divine Mercy represents the Lord, the Lamb sacrificed for us, from whose Heart flows Blood and Water, the streams of God’s mercy upon the whole world. The Lord promises us through St. Faustina “that the soul that will honor this image will not perish” (Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 48). Saint Faustina’s confessor,…
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This is a fun activity- when it works. I had to try a couple of times before I was successful. The first orange was too juicy and I wasn’t careful about keeping the inside stem dry. As a result, it wouldn’t light. For my second try, I bought a navel orange and was much more…
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