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What are you doing for Lent? {LINK-UP}

January 31, 2012 by Monica McConkey 8 Comments

April 1: HOLY WEEK is here! Holy Week Fiestas de Enlaces

Here’s your chance to link-up your favorite Holy Week posts…with time for others to prepare for their own special Holy Week, maybe with a little help from YOUR post! This is the same page as the Fiestas de Enlaces Lent Link-Up…but feel free to grab this button and link back to this page.

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Guest Post for St Brigid’s Feastday Feb 1

January 31, 2012 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Tomorrow is February 1st…the Feast of St Brigid! I thought it would be appropriate to have my daughter Kelly offer a guest post.This was Kelly’s (grade 4) speech in 2008 at St Brigid School. Lion, dog, cow. What do these living things have in common? For one thing, they are all animals. If you’re a genius, maybe you were thinking they’re all mascots, and that’s true. The lion is the mascot of St. Mark’s Catholic School. The dog is our mascot. A bulldog to be exact.

And, last but not the least, the cow is the mascot of Williams College in Massachusetts. But not just any cow, (get this!) a purple cow with gold polka-dots, named Ephelia!

But, what if, our school mascot was also a cow?

Teachers and students, my speech will explain why I think our school mascot should be a cow.

I would expect that some people here don’t know what a mascot is or don’t understand the point of them. But I can explain all that. A mascot is an animal or person that represents something and is sometimes used to make another team nervous and build school spirit.

Now that you know all that, it’s time for me to talk about why I don’t really like our bulldog. On the one hand, the bulldog seems too frightening and I have to admit, it’s also pretty ugly. Next, I think this bulldog wastes to much of its time being shocking that it’s hardly active. I’ve heard nearly every teacher at the school say “it’s not about winning, but having fun!”, so why do we need a really fierce mascot? Why can’t we just have a fun mascot? Like…a cow.

OK, now you’re probably wondering how exactly a cow is fun and, I reckon you’re still wondering why our school mascot should be a cow. Well, I can explain that too. Cows are fun because of their cool spots and the awesome sound they make. They are intelligent and can sense danger before other animals. They’re tough because they can withstand the weather, even when we have indoor routine. They are patient and persistent. As you know, they give us milk which has vitamins A, B, C, D and E.

It would make sense for a cow to be our mascot because St Brigid lived in Ireland and like lots of other people in Ireland, she lived on a farm. It was common to have lots of cows in the pasture.

However, it was said that St. Brigid and her family owned a white red-eared cow that provided them with all the food St. Brigid needed, to grow. She also gave milk and other food from the farm to the poor. One time, she gave water to a thirsty stranger, and it turned into milk! Maybe all these stories explain why a cow is sometimes used as a symbol of St. Brigid.

And that is the exact type of cow that should be our school mascot…a white, red-eared cow. Isn’t that perfect?
I mean, our main school color is red!

I’d like to go on, but my time is up. Thanks for listening.

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7 Cool Things about the Catholic Bloggers Network!

January 20, 2012 by Monica McConkey 3 Comments

(1) The Link your Blog page offers the opportunity for all Catholic Bloggers to link their blogs and since it’s in the form of a Linky, the little thumbnail and title give clues to what the blogs are about.

(2) The facebook, twitter and Pinterest link-ups on the Network page, offer opportunities to link social media addresses, building connections between new Catholic friends and to strengthen the Catholic Social Media Community!

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Catholic Bloggers 4 Life

January 17, 2012 by Monica McConkey 3 Comments

Upcoming Link-Up for Pro-Life Blog Posts on January 22, 2012…

Stay tuned for details or check out the Catholic Bloggers Network on Facebook. read more...for Equipping Catholic Families!

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The Golden Snitch Christmas Ornament

January 3, 2012 by Monica McConkey Leave a Comment

Yes, I made Gryffindor Scarves for the Harry Potter fans in my family for the last 2 Harry Potter movies. Inspired by Tiny Apartment Crafts’ tutorial for the Golden Snitch, I created a little something special for our Christmas trees. I found little miniature gold ornaments at the dollar store… they even had glittery swirls on them already! I found the wire-edged ribbon at the dollar store… and I happened to have the glitter glue and gold glitter on hand. I wasn’t sure how to make the wings at first… and I considered the glittered paper version in the tutorial from Tiny Apartment Crafts. When I realized that I only needed the wire on one edge… I found that the wire ribbon worked perfectly! I found that after I cut a simple wing shape from the ribbon, I could tuck the wire ends in behind the ornament clasp at the top. I reinforced the connection with hot glue. I didn’t like the straight white lines on the white wire ribbon, so I drew my own lines with glue and glitter, to look more like the official Golden Snitch. I was so excited…I didn’t really draw the lines very carefully, so they could be a little neater (thinner) and more consistent for a more Golden-Snitchy look. I found the cute curly ornament hangers at the dollar store (they could be spray painted gold), as well as the dollar store boxes for easy wrapping and storage. The box says “I open at the close”…just like the Golden Snitch in the 7th book…. just in case anyone needs an extra clue for what this little Christmas ornament really is…for years to come! Guess which Harry Potter fans were the first to receive their very own Golden Snitch!? read more...for Equipping Catholic Families!

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St Juan Roses

December 6, 2011 by Monica McConkey 5 Comments

An imprinted image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was found with out-of-season roses, in the cloak (or tilma) of Juan Diego. The Blessed Virgin Mary had appeared to Juan and encouraged him to convince the authorities to build the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, now a popular pilgrimage site.
…from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families…

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Our Lady of Guadalupe doll

December 6, 2011 by Monica McConkey 3 Comments

Years ago, at a Catholic Conference (see a list of
links for Catholic Conferences here),
we discovered Faithfilled Friends Saint Dolls.
Isn’t the Our Lady of Guadalupe doll cute?

Visit the
Our Lady of Guadalupe Link Up
as part of the
Festival of Links!

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Homemade Nativities: Links of Light Bulbs (7) + linky!

November 28, 2011 by Monica McConkey 9 Comments

Add your own Homemade Nativity to the linky below! (1) Homemade Nativities at Equipping Catholic Families from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families (2) Auntie Ingrid’s Knitted Nativity

(3) Shower of Roses Paper Nativity

(4) Tuscany Creative Etsy Shop: Felt Nativity and Finger Puppets (5) Felt Nativity from youcanmakethis.com pattern and instructions by pdf

(6) Edible Nativity from AOK Corral

(7) Magnetic Nativity from CutoutandKeep.net

(8) Modelled Nativity from Melanies Crafts

(9) Paper Nativity Dolls from MakingFriends.com Thanks for linking back to this page to share our latest link-up with your subscribers! Button Code: https://equippingcatholicfamilies.com/2011/11/homemade-nativities-links-of-light.html”><img border=”0″ hda=”true” height=”200″ src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hk1OACVwxuI/TtK8VZVCSHI/AAAAAAAABRA/Fgn7xOqWwq8/s200/nativity_linky_1.jpg” width=”200″ />

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My DEBUT on Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom: a few things that most folks don’t know about me

November 23, 2011 by Monica McConkey 1 Comment

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Homemade Advent Calendars: Links of Lightbulbs (6)

November 15, 2011 by Monica McConkey 4 Comments

These are some of the coolest homemade Advent Calendars I have found online. Please add your favorites to the linky below! Homemade Advent Calendars are great to reveal Jesse Tree Ornaments, Nativity figures and Advent challenges (see Advent & Lent Quest). I was also thinking that the pockets (as they are emptied day by day) could then be filled with “Secret Saint” messages. You know, instead of “Secret Santa”…good deeds or sacrifices offered and recorded for one another, to be shared on Christmas day. I know…it’s a little like my Advent Mailbox Wreath last year, a fun way to keep the little messages and something from-the-heart-and-not-the-store to open on Christmas Day.

(1) TheRecycle Bin Advent Calendar would hang nicely in a tight spot and has good-sized pockets to hide small items.
(2) I love theToilet Paper Roll Calendar! Another great way to recycle TP rolls…and takes up minimal space on the wall!

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