May 19-25: Fifth Week of Easter St. Bernadette of Siena + Blessed Columba of Rieti + Blessed Franz Jägerstätter + Christian de Chergé + Mary, Help of Christians + St. Rita of Cascia + Emil Kapaun + Maria of Jesus + St. Bede the Venerable  DID YOU SEE… …Lindsey Riesen’s welcome e-mail? Look for it in your inbox from this past Monday. It’s a great introduction to the Teaching Catholic Kids newsletter. But in order to receive it, you need to sign up! When you do, you’ll get a free download. Get the free download PEANUT BUTTER & GRACE BOOKS… …are now availa ..read more

Is it possible for families to “pray without ceasing” throughout their busy days? Super-short, frequent prayers may be the way to go. Here’s how one dad does it. by Jerry Windley-Daoust “Pray without ceasing,” Paul says (1 Thessalonian 5:17). Vowed religious live out this advice by praying the Liturgy of the Hours, but what are parents and kids supposed to do? Is it even possible to pray throughout the day amid the craziness of family life? About four months ago, I decided to figure out a way to work a regular call to prayer—or, at least, an acknowledgment of the presence of G ..read more

I figure I’ve changed thousands of diapers over the years. But I never thought of it as holy work until I got a little heavenly nudge. by Jerry Windley-Daoust As a stay-at-home dad, I figure I’ve changed maybe 11,000 diapers. That’s an estimate: three diapers a day for two years per kid times five kids, if you want to know the math. This is not something I really ever aspired to; I mean, who does? No one says to their high school career counselor, “Yeah, one of my life goals is to spend ten years changing a few thousand diapers.” No one puts that accomplishment on their re ..read more

May 12-18: Fourth Week of Easter Our Lady of Fatima + St. Matthias + St. Isidore + St. Brendan + St. Paschal Baylon + St. John I + Blessed Alciun of York GET A FREE COPY OF TAKE OUT: FAMILY FAITH ON THE GO! Get a free download of the May issue of Take Out: Family Faith on the Go! when you sign up for the Teaching Catholic Kids e-mail newsletter. This issue features tips for families celebrating a First Communion as well as a poster on Mary and motherhood. Get the free download IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… If you haven’t already heard the news, Peanut Butter &am ..read more

May 5-11: Third Week of Easter St. Dominic Savio + St. Rose Venerini + Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich + Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger + St. Damien of Molokai + St. Ignatius of Laconi GET A FREE COPY OF TAKE OUT: FAMILY FAITH ON THE GO! Get a free download of the May issue of Take Out: Family Faith on the Go! when you sign up for the Teaching Catholic Kids e-mail newsletter. This issue features tips for families celebrating a First Communion as well as a poster on Mary and motherhood. Get the free download IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… If you haven’t already hea ..read more

April 28-May 4: Octave of Easter St. Catherine of Siena + St. Pius V + St. Joseph the Worker + St. Athanasius + Sts. Philip and James + St. Florian Download the PDF WE’RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE… Today, we’re excited to announce that Peanut Butter & Grace has been acquired by Our Sunday Visitor, an Indiana-based non-profit Catholic publisher whose motto—“Live the faith, change the world”—resonates deeply with the mission of Gracewatch Media. The change in ownership is part of a broader collaboration between Our Sunday Visitor and Gracewatch Media to help pa ..read more

April 21-27: Octave of Easter St. Adalbert of Prague + Blessed Maria Gabriella Sagheddu + St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen + St. Mark + Venerable Nano Nagle + St. Zita Download the PDF 11 WAYS TO DO FAITH & FAMILY Are you having a good Holy Week? Check out our resources for Triduum. 1. Celebrate Easter! It’s the high point of the entire liturgical calendar, after all! Check out 10+ Ways to Celebrate Easter with Your Kids. It’s a roundup of liturgical things your kids can watch for, traditional foods to try, games to play, and prayers to pray. Hey, the East ..read more

This Sunday April 14, begins Holy Week—the most solemn and important week of our liturgical year. It is the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, and the entrance of the Church into the Paschal Mystery. We have two Gospels that express two natures of our relationship with God. by Jen Schlameuss-Perry This is one of the strangest days of the liturgical year. There are two Gospels, we get palms to wave around, we help read the second Gospel and, in some cases, we are invited to walk together in procession (this palm procession is a precursor to the Eucharistic Procession we partici ..read more

April 14-20: Holy Week Blessed Caesar de Bus + St. Bernadette Soubirous + St. Stephen Harding + Holy Thursday + Good Friday + Easter Vigil Download the PDF 10 WAYS TO DO FAITH & FAMILY 1. Check in on your Lent plan. Did you make a family Lent plan? Check in on how your kids are doing this week, and remind them that it’s not too late to recommit themselves (or adjust their plan). 2. Prep your kids for Holy Week. Are your kids ready for the liturgical whirlwind that is Holy Week? Give them our handy-dandy list of 25 things to watch for during P ..read more

Knowing God’s forgiveness is the first step to deeper relationship. This Sunday, April 7, Paul says, we are in pursuit of being made more perfect in Christ, which means that there are more steps to follow. by Jen Schlameuss-Perry As we draw ever closer to Easter, to the renewal of our baptismal vows, we are reminded that knowing God’s forgiveness is the first step to deeper relationship. The FIRST step—not the only one. As Paul says, we are in pursuit of being made more perfect in Christ, which means that there are more steps to follow once we’ve gotten the first one down ..read more