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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...

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)...