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Jul 5, 2020
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These Catholic Gifts for Boys are the BEST!

In full disclosure, I was sent a Cozy Rosary blanket to review. Opinions are all my own!

This post contains affiliate or associate links with several businesses (which means if you shop through the links, I earn a small commission). As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

 

Catholic Gifts for Boys that are Helpful, Meaningful and Fun!

I have two sons, and I want them to absolutely love Jesus and their Catholic Faith.  I feel like that faith will help them no matter what they go through in life, and I truly believe that God created both of them on purpose for a purpose.

One gift I know we can all give our children is our example. 

If we practice our faith and use it as a guide through tough times and suffering as well as celebrate the Feasts with great joy, our children will remember that.

However, I also know . . . 

I am not a saint.  I lack patience.  I yell.  I miss the mark.

So yes, my example as a parent is important.  However, I need help.

Finding ways that are unique and fun are also important.

Catholic Prayer Aides that Embrace Movement

It’s no secret that boys love to move and staying still is a challenge.

When I saw this Rosary blanket, I immediately got excited.

This could be one of the greatest ideas I had seen in a long time.
We all know kids have trouble being still.

My 7 year old son is not an exception. In fact, he is the rule.
He can not stay still. Ever.

That’s why I am so excited and grateful for Shop Fiat to Halo’s Walkable Rosary Blanket!!!

The Rosary Blanket we have is the “girl style”.  My son doesn’t know there will be a boy’s one soon – and he LOVES our blanket!

He gets to walk and stand on each “bead” as we pray.  Xavier’s exact words after we started using this blanket:
“I used to hate praying the Rosary but now, since we got this blanket, I love it!”

Cozy Rosaries are walkable rosary blankets that can be used as a rosary or a blanket.

We have this beautiful pink one.  And YES, my son LOVES it!

How to use the Cozy Rosary:
1. Your child may stand and walk from “bead” to “bead” as your family prays.
2. Your child may sit and scoot from “bead” to “bead” as your family prays.
3. Your child may sit on the side of the blanket and use a bean bag or other marker to move from “bead” to “bead” as your family prays.
4. Your child may snuggle in the Cozy Rosary because it’s still a blanket after all!

If you also want to give your son a traditional Rosary – our family favorite are Rugged Rosaries’ WWI Battle Beads!

Something not as common as Rosaries that young boys seem to like are Sacrifice Beads.

Sacrifice beads are loved by Sara Estabrooks’ oldest son (author of Becoming Holy One Virtue at a Time) as well as the son of  Theresa Conlan, creator of these beads and owner of Happy Nest Home Goods.

Boys like to keep the beads in their pockets and each time they offer something up (holding his tongue, stubbing his toe, emptying the dishwasher, etc.),

they move a bead towards the Crucifix.

This beautiful practice helps foster the ability to see opportunities to offer every moment to God.

 

Catholic Toys

One Christmas our oldest received a Mass kit from Almond Rod Toys.

He played with it often!  It made me so happy to see him playing Mass!

I’m pretty sure his favorite part was the bell.  He loved to start a whole entrance procession when he played with his kit!

Another suggestion is from a fellow Catholic friend- Blogger and YouTuber- Jennifer Lirette (Surprised by Marriage).  Her sons love this Lego set:

Father Leopold Celebrates Mass

Featuring 171 genuine LEGO® bricks, three modified bricks (his Roman collar, the sacramentary and the lectionary were printed after they left the factory) and a set of four vestments (a green chasuble for Ordinary Time, red and white for feast days, and purple for Advent and Lent) this set will provide hours of imaginative play.

Catholic Books that Boys Love

My 8 year old son loves the book Heavenly Hosts: Eucharistic Miracles for Kids.  This book was recommended for First Holy Communion preparation, and I have to admit, I wanted to hear the miracle stories myself as well. 

After we read the book together, I noticed our 8 year old son was reading it to our 3 year old son after bedtime!

I would also add that our son who just turned 8 really enjoys the Prince Martin books.  I ordered him one, he read it in one sitting!  And when I ordered him a second he literally jumped for joy!

Our 3 year old son requests that I read several Saint stories from The Lives of the Saints every night.  The illustrations are beautiful and he loves the Saint Joseph holding baby Jesus picture.

He also loves Saints on the Go!

As for the pre-teen/tween and young teen crowd, I’m excited to introduce to you Be Yourself: A Journal for Catholic Boys!

Be Yourself: A Journal for Catholic Boys was designed for boys to understand their identity and individuality, with the help of their Catholic faith.

Packed full of great art, quizzes, journaling questions, quotes from the saints, Scripture verses, and passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Be Yourself journal helps boys become the men God created them to be.

Katie Bogner, from Look to Him and Be Radiant, recommends the new Boy’s Journal:

I’ve gotten to view the inside pages and it is awesome! I actually might like it even better than the girls version… which is a hard thing to do! Creating a journal for a tween/teen boy is no easy task, but Amy has done it in a way that is masculine, adventurous, and fun while still creating an invitation for prayer and reflection. The pages are filled with quotes, challenges, spaces to write or create (like with mud, for example!), and guides for prayer. 

John Kinuthia, the Catholic Speaker, says:

“I love how interactive it is! Engaging the heart, the mind, and body.”

These are just a few ideas for the young Catholic boys in your life.

Need More Catholic Gift Ideas?

If you need more gift ideas, I strongly encourage you to head over to CatholicsOnline.net which is a directory of small Catholic businesses!

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This type of advice can be really helpful for all of us… especially for a young girl navigating middle school or her early teens.

This advice would have helped me.
Why?

Because it takes some pressure off the high expectations often felt by us as individuals.

It makes God’s will for us feel achievable and realistic.

It’s totally relevant to a student in junior high
(And a slightly stressed out adult)

This page in the Be Yourself embraces scrapbooking fun- just like the back cover. Only this page encourages photographs. Yes, actual printed ones 🎞️📸

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Love the next person that comes near you.
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A prayer and the story behind the picture… Oh S A prayer and the story behind the picture…

Oh St. Joseph whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, 

I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh St. Joseph do assist me by your powerful intercession and obtain for me from your divine son all spiritual blessings through Jesus Christ, our Lord; 

so that having engaged here below your heavenly power I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of fathers. 

Oh St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms. I dare not approach while he reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me, and ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. 

St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for us.
Amen.

My children had off from school on Friday. I had committed to an hour of Eucharistic Adoration on Fridays from to 2 to 3 during Lent… so since they had off, they had to come with me.
It was stressful.
They CAN NOT sit still.
Once I got one to stop walking around or talking, another one started.
But in the middle of all this… I witnessed a sweet moment.
I hesitated to pull out my phone because I really try not to during Adoration.
But, the beauty of the moment struck me, and I had to capture it.
📸 
Motherhood is hard. Parenting is difficult.
But I’m often reminded it’s like farming… and I’m planting seeds.

I just hope and pray I’m planting more good seeds then bad ones.

Thank goodness we can pray and ask for prayers from others!

Saint Joseph, pray for us!
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When you leave a review on Amazon it makes me SO HAPPY… plus it sends a signal to Amazon to show more people these books!
I’d love for more girls to get this book in their Easter Basket this year!

I’m so grateful this book is being used and appreciated!

God is good!

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And last week’s interview with Dr. Matthew Breuninger (@askacatholictherapist ) still has me thinking about the “psychology of prayer journaling “!

The last 4 videos posted consist of two new interviews (Jessica Castillo from @athrivingcatholic and Dr. John Spitzer @johnspitzermd ); 

a box opening of @pinksaltriot ‘s latest JOY BOX and finally 

a “how to” video that demonstrates how girls can design the back cover of Be Yourself: a Journal for Catholic Girls!
Whew!

Dr. John Spitzer shared parenting advice for moms and dads of tweens;

Jessica Castillo shared how our physical and spiritual health are connected;

The Joy Box had some fun surprises… one will be going in my daughter’s Easter Basket;
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I adore you Jesus, true God, and true man, pres I  adore you Jesus, 
true God, and true man, 
present in the Holy Eucharist, 
kneeling before you 
and united in spirit 
with all the faithful on earth 
and all the saints in heaven. 

In gratitude for so great a blessing, 
I love you with all my heart, 
for you are worthy of all praise 
and adoration. 

Lord Jesus Christ, may I never offend you with my lack of love. 

May your Eucharistic presence refresh me in body and soul. 

Mary, Mother of the Eucharistic Lord, pray for me 
and obtain for me a greater love for Jesus. Amen.

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Have you ever seen a statistic and thought… thes Have you ever seen a statistic and thought… these numbers are NOT in my favor?

Years ago, I was lonely, depressed and wondering if I would ever not be lonely and depressed.

I dreamed of falling in love and getting married.

But, I wanted to marry a faithful Catholic man… and I believe I saw that only 22% (?) of Americans were Catholic.

And then I thought…
Half of them aren’t men, a large percentage are not practicing and … also how many are BOOMERS?

Lucky for me, God math goes like this…
5 loaves 
2 fish
=
5,000 meals and leftovers 

This is my handsome husband and our awesome nephew with the Bishop that Confirmed him on Friday.
Matt was -and is- such a proud Sponsor and Uncle!
God bless Grayson Patrick FRANCIS!

Thank you God for all of your gifts!!!
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Don’t you love when a plan comes together for a Don’t you love when a plan comes together for a retreat and you see joyful faces! 

Listen, this is the best retreat hack for Catholic girls!
****The Be Yourself Journal Scrapbooking activity.****

Give each girl a Be Yourself Journal.
Explain how, “We are all called to holiness but we take different paths.” ~ Saint Katharine Drexel.

Have each girl pick out a Holy card and two Catholic stickers.

Put scrapbooking paper and Catholic washi-tape (thank you @thestumpofjesse ) on the tables and get them started with decorating the back of their journals.

As they work add more stickers and quote cards to their table.

Point out that they were all given the same set of instructions… yet each cover design is unique.

The same is true for their calling!
God has a unique mission for each individual.

He calls us to follow the Commandments, embrace His Word and trust the teachings of the Church…
same set of basic instructions, different yet BEAUTIFUL results when followed!
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Huge thank you to the women who donated journals and holy cards!!!
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Not sure what to do with all those prayer cards? Not sure what to do with all those prayer cards? 

Holy cards can be a fantastic prayer journal prompt. 

Copy the prayer off the back and glue the card to the page ;next to, underneath or above where you wrote the prayer).

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Getting ready for a Confirmation Retreat this week Getting ready for a Confirmation Retreat this weekend!

So excited to help these young Catholics see that each is called to holiness… but each mission is unique and unrepeatable!

Huge thank you to the women who donated journals for the retreat (11 donated!!!) and the women from my Bible study group who donated Holy cards!

If you would like to donate a Journal for one of the girls attending the retreat this weekend… send me a private message and I’ll explain how!

Holy cards are GREAT prayer journal prompts!

Which Holy card would you put in your prayer journal?
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Keep at it!!! Don’t give up and Don’t give in! Keep at it!!! Don’t give up and Don’t give in!!! “The world offers you comfort… but you were not made for comfort, you were made for GREATNESS!”
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