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St. John was given the surname Chrysostomos,  meaning ”golden-mouthed” because he was said to speak with eloquence. He is often...

St. Peter Claver is known as the ”Apostle of the Negroes”.  St. Peter dedicated himself to the service of the Negro slaves for over...

For the birth of Our Lady (Sept. 8th), Elizabeth and I wanted to make a liturgical ornament that was filled with baby cuteness! So we...

Saint Gregory the Great is the patron saint of teachers. He is one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church and his feast day is...

Things have been busy around my house, so I’m a little late getting the September ornaments out. Since I can’t post all of the Sept....

Last year my two 4th graders were learning about the Making of the Thirteen Colonies. We were reading Book 2 of ““. The book included a...

One way I like to help my kids learn and retain knowledge of our faith is through Catholic picture dictionaries. Their simple design...

St. Monica and St. Augustine were mother and son, so we kept them together. St. Monica, the patron saint of mothers, prayed many, many...

Catholic Cultures wed site had a beautiful description of St. Rose that says: "Rose of Lima, a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic,...

<p>For the Coronation of Mary (Aug. 22 -new calendar), Elizabeth wanted to make a sparkly crown with gems.  While I\&#8217;m<span class="more-link"><a href="https://catholicinspired.com/2014/08/18/queenship-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-craft-liturgical-ornament/">Continue Reading</a></span></p>

St. Helena (aka: St. Helen) is the Mother of Emperor Constantine and found the true cross of Christ. Her feast day is Aug. 18...

I never heard of  St. Rocco (aka: St. Roch) till a few years ago when my sister-in-law (May she rest in peace.) asked me to fix and...

Making an ornament for the feast of the Blessed Mother’s Assumption into Heaven (Aug 15) was an interesting task. So far we have not made...

St. Maximilian Kolbe! As my husband likes to say, ”He’s the man!!” Of course he says that about a lot of guy saints. 🙂 If you don’t know...

Here is the first of this week’s ornaments. I wanted to put them all in one post again like I did the last few weeks, but my crafting...

St. Mary’s Messenger has published one of my posts in their most recent addition! My kids were excited to see their picture in the...

St. Philomena is a early church saint and is called "The Wonder Worker”. While we really don’t know much about her we do know that she...

<p>When the Saracens were attacking Assisi and were marching toward the convent, St. Clare who was very sick at the<span class="more-link"><a href="https://catholicinspired.com/2014/08/04/st-clare-of-assisi-craft-liturgical-ornament/">Continue Reading</a></span></p>

St. Lawrence is a beloved saint in our house, 1 – because his name is our last name, 2 – we love his since of heroic humor 3 – his...

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born Jewish (Edith Stein).  She converted to Catholicism and was baptized at the age of 31. She...

St. Dominic’s feast day is Aug 4th in the traditional calendar and Aug 8th in the new calendar. The ornament that Elizabeth and I made...

The feast of Our Lord’s Transfiguration is Aug. 6th. Read more about it HERE . We used yellow and white felt. First we cut out a Jesus...

Our Lady of Snows feast day is Aug 5 – AKA: St. Mary Major. You can also read about OL of Snows HERE and HERE .   Elizabeth and I...

St. Peter Julian Eymard’s feast day is Aug. 2 in the new calendar. He began his love of Jesus at a young age and became a priest at the...