Family Activities

PATRON SAINTS FAMILY ACTIVITIES:
April - St. Faustina Venerable John Paul II
May - St. Damien of Molokai
June - Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
July - Blessed Kateri Tekawitha
August - St. Francis St. Clare
September - St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
October - St. Therese of Lisieux and Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin
November - St. Martin de Porres
December - St. Juan Diego Blessed Miguel Pro
January, 2011 - St. John Neumann St. Katherine Drexel
February, 2011 - St. Isidore the Farmer & Maria de la Cabeza
March, 2011 - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (video list)
April, 2011 - St. Gianna Beretta Molla
May, 2011 - Blesseds Jacinta & Francisco Marto
June, 2011 - St. Juliana of Liege (coming soon)
UNDERSTAND THE MASS:
Eucharist: Catholic Spirituality for Adults, Fr. Robert Barron,Orbis Books
(Also available as audiobook)
The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know but No One Taught You, Michael Dubruiel, Our Sunday Visitor.
Living the Mass: How One Hour a Week Can Change Your Life, Fr. Dominic Grassi and Joe Paprocki, Loyola Press
Manage the Mess of Family Stress: Gospel Solutions for Everyday Life, Richard C. Brown, PhD (on using the Mass as the family's source of spiritual strength)
WEBSITES, OTHER RESOURCES
This Week's Liturgy - a resource for family discussion and reflection on the Sunday readings (free)
Faith First - Parent, Family page. parent, parent-and-child resources. Tour of a Church page will enrich understanding of the Mass. (free)
Family Pages - seasonal resources for the Church Year - free, with log-in
At Home with our Faith - blog, weekly "Wisdom for Busy Parents" e-letter, and print newsletter (subscription) - for nurturing family spirituality
Take Out: Family Faith on the Go - a monthy magazine to help families grow in faith throughout the Church Year (subscription)
Practice Makes Catholic: Moving From a Learned Faith to a Lived Faith, Joe Paprocki, Loyola Press
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