Every couple of months it seems, I seem to be looking for a new way to refocus and re-commit to some serious prayertime. Sometimes I have to resort to a ‘to do’ list /checklist to try to get back on track and return to the habit of real prayer…every day! I have re-discovered a creative visual type of prayer…that seems to be helpful, alongside prayer journalling…
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Cathletics Playing Cards
Cathletics Playing Cards are intended for regular card games with an added flash card feature. The numbered cards offer special listings of terms gathered from our rich Catechism and Tradition of the Catholic Faith. The face cards, as well as the 4 suits are tailored to reflect the Holy Family and the Trinity.
The 52 card deck plus 4 additional Extra Grace cards are intended to introduce core concepts of our Faith for the dual purposes of training and ongoing, quick reference, prompting further discussion and deeper understanding.
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OK, so I have only read 2 or 3 of the books, unlike 3 of my kids who have read all 7 (up to 8 times!)
I have seen all the movies.
I have read the criticism and cautions about this series.
Concerns about the use of magic, spells and wizardry.
Concerns about the glamor of evil characters and the blurred boundaries of good and evil.
Concerns about rewarding disobedient behavior and the lack of consequences for breaking the rules.
I have questioned the inconsistencies…how Harry Potter is denied a school field trip without a ‘permission form’ in one year, but expected to battle to the death…in the next.
Maybe I’m swayed by the imaginative inventions of characters, utensils, … yes, magical powers and moving staircases.
Maybe it’s my weakness for castles.
Maybe I have become sympathetic to Harry, Ron and Hermoine because my kids think of them as friends.
Maybe it’s the fact that my Dad has been entertaining family and friends with magic as his hobby for years.
Maybe I’m impressed that my kids are reading 600 page books, sometimes in just a few days, just to ‘review’ in time for a movie.
I know that there’s too much violence and scariness for kids.
I know my Grandma would have preferred that the kids were absorbed in Little House on the Prairie.
She didn’t really think the Muppets were ‘pretty’ enough when I was a kid.
I still enjoy Harry Potter…and I made these scarves as we go see the final movie. The first picture shows the scarves I made last November for Part I. We gave a couple away and needed a few more, so I used different fleece for these ‘chunky’ scarves. The next best thing from someone who can’t knit!
We wrapped a leaky, throw-away garden hose around our swingset and cut a few extra small holes strategically…
It’s a cool place to hang out…
Sorry…I forgot to post this for the Feast of St John the Baptist…although I think he could pass for St. Paul after he got knocked off his horse. Please check out our TY doll to Saint Makeovers …and many thanks to my friend, Lucia for these awesome saint dolls! There are more to come!
Scripture games and activities
June 29 is the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul!
St. Peter is the patron saint of foot trouble.
Years ago…I took a 4’x4′ canvas and let my kids make footprints with paint.
Actually…it was 1999!
I only had two kids then…they were 31/2 and 1…and they had really cute feet.
I included this idea in a craft for the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul in A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families.
inside the Treasure Chest…
11 years later…
with our 5 kids, ranging from 1 -15,
we updated our
Feastday Feetprinting Cloth!
It’s like our own Jackson Pollock.
Maybe we should stretch and frame it.
Any other suggestions? =)
We added some hands too…
from some of our less cooperative members.
Washable paint! Just a little soap and water and most of our feet are back to their normal color now. 