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St. Ignatius of Loyola’s feast day is July 31 (in the new and traditional calendars). St. Ignatius was a solder, but while he was...

<p>The feast of St. Martha is July 29th (new and traditional calendars). She was a friend of Jesus and the<span class="more-link"><a href="https://catholicinspired.com/2014/07/29/st-martha-craft-liturgical-ornament/">Continue Reading</a></span></p>

Sts. Anne and Joachim are remembered and honored on July 26th in the new Catholic calendar (Traditionally – July 26th for Anne and Aug....

St. Christopher was a very large and strong man. In his kindness he often would carry pilgrims (travelers on a religious journey) across...

St. James the Greater, who was one of the sons of Zebedee, is celebrated in high honor on July 25th (in the new and old calendars). He...

We celebrate the feast of St. Bridget of Sweden on July 23. (Her traditional feast day is on Oct. 8th.) She married around the age of 14...

St. Mary Magdalene’s feast day is July 22 (New and Traditional calendars) The story from John 12:1-8 tells us how Mary Magdalene anointed...

Elizabeth is hoping to create ornaments at the speed of light! She twisted my arm (she’s a strong girl -lol!) and begged me to help her...

Summer is in full swing and my 10 year old daughter, Elizabeth, has been complaining that she is ”bored”. Elizabeth is a very creative...

St. Kateri Tekakwitha is a new saint who’s feast day is July 14th. Elizabeth had a hard time coming up with a symbol for this beautiful...

The second ornament Elizabeth and I made was for the feast of St. Benedict, whos feast day is celebrated on July 11 (in the NEW...

For our first Liturgical Saint Ornament we created St. Veronica’s veil. This was a nice easy one to start with! St. Veronica’s feast day...

Some days I feel like my kids are second-class homeschoolers. Almost every other homeschooling family I know is paying to put their kids...

I grew up a farmer’s daughter. My family moved onto a 60 acre farm when I was only 3 weeks old (not that I remember). My father was a...

With the hot summer months now upon us in the Northeast, this cool, edible craft is just right for the feasts of the Sacred Heart and...

Become “fishers of men” anytime or place! (Except in the rain or in the pool – the game is made of cardboard-  it would get soggy! lol!)...

Ah, computers, love’em, hate'em… I both’em! This past week I had a horrible time fighting with my computer. It caught a ”bug” and took...

The original name of the ladybug is “Our Lady’s Bug.” It seems that during the Middle Ages, a plague of small insects (probably aphids)...

Hi Everyone! I LOVE May! It’s so beautiful! The flowers, the trees, the sunshine and NO snow to shovel!! It’s just so nice! Aside from...

The feast day of St. Joseph the Worker is May first. Rachel (my oldest child -age 15)  had such a fun time fixing the Divine Mercy...

This is a re-post from 2012. We had a few technical problems last year and this coloring page hasn’t been working. Because this beautiful...

In our beautiful Catholic art, lilies are a common sight. They are symbols of purity. Many chaste saints, like St. Joseph and St....

Today I want to share a watercolor art project tutorial, which I used to teach my kids. Okay, I have to admit that my kids complained...

For almost 10 years my kids have been enjoying a CD called ”Kids Sing for Jesus” by the Renna’s. This adorable Catholic CD is full of fun...