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Enjoy dipping your favorite veggies or some pita chips into this delicious homemade hummus! Tradition tells us that after her martyrdom, angels carried Saint Catherine’s body to Mt. Sinai where it was later discovered by the monks who lived on top of the mountain. Saint Catherine’s Monastery is now a place of pilgrimage for Christians, and we hope that this hummus recipe helps you imagine what visiting there for yourself might taste like!

Use this download on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on July 16th to enroll you and your family in the Brown Scapular Confraternity!

The very first Novena, practiced by disciples, commanded by popes. If you’re only going to do one, do this one.

This cut-and-glue activity is a fun and easy way for your kids to have fun honoring our Blessed Mother this May!

This warm, hearty, comforting pub dish was a favorite of my family on our pilgrimage to Ireland.

All the saint of the day images for the month of November!

This devotion goes back to the Middle Ages but has gained new popularity following Our Lady’s apparitions in Kibeho, Rwanda in the 1980s. Our Lady of Kibeho recommended that people pray the Chaplet (or Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows to obtain the favor of repentance.

We are all here on earth training to be saints in heaven! Put your dedication in writing with this certificate, and hang it somewhere it can remind you to strive for sanctity each day!

All the saint of the day images for the month of January!

This is lemonade with a sophisticated herbed twist. Other fruits and herbs can be substituted. Make it a cocktail by adding vodka to the finished drinks. We love this lemonade for the Assumption and also for the feast of the Holy Cross, which is traditionally associated with basil.

Even though angels technically don’t have hair, being pure spirits and all, we still love this delicious and simple pasta dish using Angel Hair noodles to celebrate the feast of the Guardian Angels!

In Scandinavian culture, early in the morning on Saint Lucy’s Day, one of the daughters of a household goes from room to room dressed as the saint—in a white dress and red sash and wearing a crown of lit candles on her head. She wakes up her siblings and parents and offers them hot coffee and Saint Lucy buns. If this isn’t the year for a real flaming candle crown in your house, here’s a fun paper substitute. Boys get to be star boys (stjärngosse), for Saint Stefanos. Legend says that he was working in King Herod’s stables when he saw the star of Bethlehem rise at Jesus’ birth. He ran to Herod and told him that the new king was born. Herod, eating a chicken dinner, scoffed, saying: “That is as likely as if this fried rooster would come alive and call.” Whereupon the rooster flew up and called: “Christus natus est” (Christ is born)!

There are plenty of great options for a New Orleans-style Mardi Gras dinner: gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, po-boy sandwiches . . . but we always have shrimp etouffee. “Etouffee” is French for “smothered” and in this recipe our shrimp get smothered in a tasty sauce of butter, flour, red and yellow bell peppers, sweet onion, and tomato. We make sure to serve it over rice too so we can enjoy every last drop of sauce!

Enjoy this Peruvian dinner staple for Saint Martin de Porres’ feast day! Full of warm comforting flavors, this dish is perfect on a cool fall evening with your family.

On a visit to his hometown of Wadowice in 1999, Pope John Paul II casually mentioned how fond he was of the cream cake or kremówka that he and his school friends had often pooled their funds to buy. The next day, he was swimming in gifted cream cakes, already renamed Kremówka Papieska or “Papal Cream Cake” by the residents. This dessert of vanilla pastry cream sandwiched between layers of puff pastry and dusted with powdered sugar is delicious, if a bit messy.

Swedish meatballs are a must for celebrating the feast of Saint Bridget! Serve your meatballs on top of mashed potatoes or buttered egg noodles and don’t skip the delicious, creamy gravy included in this recipe. Just add a scoop of lingonberry jam on the side to complete this classic Swedish meal!

The Auspice Maria, sometimes called the Marian monogram, is a symbol that means “Under the protection of Mary”. It’s a reminder that Mary is our mother, and that she watches over and protects us.

“Our life, our sweetness, and our hope . . .” aka Our Lady, who had to endure many sour moments in her life. We love that this recipe calls to mind the love which she shows to us, her children, as well as the love her sorrowful heart holds for her Son.

Traditional Catholic prayers, Bible passages, songs, and devotions for the month of the Holy Souls!

Our Fat Tuesday menu is all about celebrating a New Orleans-style Mardi Gras. And you can’t do that without a king cake. Named for the Three Kings aka the Three Wise Men and enjoyed around the world, all the variations are served on or before Fat Tuesday and have something hidden inside to represent the baby Jesus. Depending on where you are in the world, it might be a bean or a nut or a ring, but in New Orleans it’s a little plastic baby Jesus—so that's what we're going to do!

This traditional Mexican beverage is thick and tasty and filling. It’s great with toast or pastry for breakfast or an afternoon snack, alongside a spicy pozole at dinner, or for dessert.

The story goes that after his attempted assassination, Pope John Paul II, while recovering in the hospital, requested pierogis to eat. The doctors tried to persuade him that this was not a wise meal to have after surgery, but the Pope’s persistence wore them down; and it turns out that pierogies are just the thing for recovering from an attempted assassination.

Our Guardian Angels are with us everywhere we go! Find seven in this picture who are keeping a close eye on their charges at the park!

Use this coloring page for the feast of Ss. Louis and Zélie Martin on July 12!

The hurricane, which originated in the 1940s at a French Quarter bar called Pat O’Brien’s, is the quintessential New Orleans beverage. Although this is traditionally a rum cocktail, we just do the juice part in our house. But both versions are absolutely delicious! And of course, make sure to serve your drinks in a glass shaped like a hurricane lamp.

Is it really Christmas if there isn’t some sort of festive white chocolate sprinkle bark involved? We think not! These layers of goodness can also give us a chance to think about the layers–challenges and triumphs–of the year, and encourage us to be our very best in the coming year! Who knew it could be so symbolic?

Enjoy a traditional dessert from Spain for Saint Teresa’s feast day. These small orange sweets are named for Saint Teresa, and were invented in her home town of Avila!

This recipe is great because it works for Christmas Eve, but can be served on the Immaculate Conception as an appetizer too! As you bite into the creamy white brie and shiny red cranberry, remember the paradise Adam and Eve enjoyed before everything went wrong: listening to bad influences, not trusting God, not obeying rules, lying, blaming others for our bad behavior . . . and remember that even though we all do this stuff, God still has great love for his creation! And we get to celebrate that with the birth of Christ!

Traditional Catholic prayers, Bible passages, songs, and devotions for the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

Traditional Catholic prayers, Bible passages, songs, and devotions for the month of the Immaculate Conception!