Marriage and Family Resources
There are so many Catholic resources out there for pre-marriage, marriage, and families (your family begins the moment you get married)! This is definitely going to be a constant work in progress. As the list grows, we pray that you won’t be intimidated by it all, as we once were by how much is out there. See it as a blessing! Our faith has such a rich depository to choose from that can speak to each of our unique circumstances, needs, and seasons. So don’t feel like you have to be involved in everything here to have a fruitful journey! We are firm believers that when you’re heart is open to the journey, God will lead you to what will help you each step of the way. For us personally, we find ourselves diving into different prayers and resources depending on our season.
If you have any resources, prayers, devotions, etc. that you’d like to share, we’d love to post it here!
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Pearl & Thistle
Here is another powerhouse of a Catholic mother who has spent over a decade advocating for body literacy - Christina Valenzuela! Scroll down her home page and you’ll get the idea that her conversation around women’s cycles isn’t just for fertility. Her courses and resources are meant to open up the conversation about God’s design for our body for teens, single women, women in consecrated life, the Church (i.e. ministries, priests, RCIA), and women bearing crosses of infertility, loss of a spouse, or approaching menopause. Christina emphasizes that body literacy is for everyone as they are ‘aid to holiness.’ I know for our family, we’ll definitely be opening up the conversation of female anatomy, fertility, and reproduction with our girl with Christina’s course - Cycle Prep. No more letting the world teach our children about our sacred sexuality!
Elizabeth Clare Blog
We stumbled upon this ‘die hard Protestant’ (her words!) turned Catholic blog by a lovely woman named Elizabeth Clare who clearly loves her faith! She has created a TREASURE TROVE of resources for Catholic families that we highly recommend. There you can find anything from information of all the different Catholic Homeschool schools and programs out there, to creative gifts for dad and the kiddos, to very honest and transparent thoughts on topics like mass expectations when going to church with your little ones, to ideas on how to live out the Catholic liturgical year in the home, to at-home Catholic library suggestions…and so much more! We’ll be pinning her blog as a featured post just because all the amazing resources she’s put together - for free!
Newman Guide for K-12 Schools
The Newman Guide has been around since 2007 to help families discern which Catholic colleges to send their children to that uphold and adhere to faithful Catholic education. Published by the Cardinal Newman Society, this guide now expands to K-12 schools. With how things are going today, we can no longer rely on a school labeled/named as Catholic to actually be…well, Catholic. As families discern the path of education for their kids, the Newman Guide is now wanting to help us identify those school that stick to and stand up for Catholic teachings on gender, marriage, and the sanctity of life, for example. We thank them!
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Based on the Montessori education approach, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd provides a unique approach to faith formation for kiddos ages 3-12. CGS could be integrated into a parish, school, and even be used by parents at home. Click here for their homepage for ‘CGS in the Home’, for parents and families.
Catholic Homeschool Connections
Homeschooling central for Catholic families looking to homeschool their kids with courses (live and recorded) rooted in faith, with engaged instructors, for Grades 3 through High School. All we’ve heard are wonderful reviews about Homeschool Connections and the community it has as well!