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"The family that prays together stays together." - Venerable Patrick Peyton

Barb Szyszkiewicz

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at CatholicMom.com, is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at FranciscanMom and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at Cook and Count. Barb is the author of The Handy Little Guide to Prayer and The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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Advent prep  |  Advent series  |  Catholic Family Fun

Prepare Your Heart: A Guided Advent Journal from Ave Maria Press

A wonderful program to include in your family's Advent journey this year, along with the many resources Family Rosary provides throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons. Ave Maria Press, an apostolate of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States, brings us this video series with Father Agustino Torres, CFR. Father Torres introduces us to the season of Advent—the Franciscan way—with the Prepare Your Heart Advent journal. Torres encourages us to enter into the story of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph as we prepare our hearts through prayer and meditation this Advent.

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Good Friday  |  Memorare  |  the cross

A Memorare at the Foot of the Cross

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary ... If anyone can relate to our feelings during challenging times, it is Mary.

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Cookie-Cutter Liturgical Living

Barb Szyszkiewicz shares a way to use the kitchen tools you already have to add to your feast-day celebrations.

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Seasonal Reflections

A Memorare at the Foot of the Cross

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary ... If anyone can relate to our feelings during the tough times, it’s Mary.

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