Liturgical Living Posters

I usually only write about books, but I was so excited about these gorgeous Christmas Liturgical Calendars I wanted to share!

Have you heard that stained glass windows used to be the Catechism and Bible of the uneducated?

Of course most adults can read now, but what about small children? I think these poster sized calendars serve the same purpose as stained glass windows in a Medieval Cathedral. The youngest child can pour over the details in these Christmas Liturgical Calendars and learn about the saints and symbols of the liturgical seasons!

These calendars are nice and large: 18 x 24. You can easily see all the details! There’s so much detail here that there’s a handy guide included to help you understand the symbolism hidden in these calendars.

For adults, you have all the details of the Liturgical calendar available at a glance!

What the liturgical color of the day is, what the class of feast is, where ember days are, octaves, rogation days; there’s so much packed into this calendar! Take your liturgical living up a notch when you hang these calendars on your wall!

This set of calendars takes you from Advent through the Christmas Season to February 12th.

You can purchase these calendars through Sophia Institute Press: Christmas Liturgical Calendars

christmas liturgical living calendar

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the “Christmas Liturgical Calendars” from Sophia Institue Press in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Looking for more Christmas resources? Check out my Good Christmas Books for Catholic Kids Book List!

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Printable List: 25 Great Books for Kids Who Love Animals

My list 25 Great Books for Children Who Love Animals is one of my most viewed posts, so I whipped up a printable version of the list to take along to your library or track your child’s reading. I even threw in a few additional titles by the same authors on the original list to give you more options to pick from. This list is a great length for a summer reading project for a kid who loves animals!

Here’s what it looks like:

To download the FREE printable pdf version, just click here:

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4. Most important, pray for my mission to continue. I love connecting Catholic families with great books in this easy, free way and hope to be able to continue to do so for many years!

Around Europe in 20 Chapter Books: Printable List

You all enjoyed touring Europe in Chapter Books so much I got requests for a printable version of this list!

So here it is: a short and sweet 20 book list perfect for a summer reading challenge. Travel around Europe from the comfort of your living room with these classic chapter books!

printable list europe chapter books
printable europe chapter books list

Here is a FREE printable PDF download link of the color version:

Or, if you’re like me and chronically out of color ink in your printer, here’s a tamer black and white printable version:

Want to help keep the book lists coming?

1. Go to my Book Lists and buy a few books for your family through my links! Your family gets new books, and I get a small affiliate fee at no additional cost to you. Win for us both!

2. Share my site and book lists with your friends, parish, homeschool group and school! Search engines judge sites on views and shares, so this really helps bring the site to more people!

3. Sign up below to receive notifications of new posts. Only one a week, I promise! (And don’t worry, I never sell or share email addresses.)

4. Most important, pray for my mission to continue. I love connecting Catholic families with great books in this easy, free way and hope to be able to continue to do so for many years!

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Printable Book List: 14-16 Year Old Catholic High Schoolers

Have a voracious reader in the high school years? Need a summer reading challenge for your 14-16 year old high schooler?

Challenge them with this FREE printable list! Lots of classic great books, some Catholic classics, and a few modern for fun titles! Over 85 titles on this printable book list for 14 year old and older teens. The list has checkboxes and space for date completed.

The books on this list will also be enjoyed by teens older than 16 and even adults!

Download this list for free!

The first page looks like this:

printable reading list 14-16 year olds

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Good News Book Shop: A Catholic Bookstore

Looking for an online Catholic Book Store to browse and support? Check out Good News Book Shop, a Catholic-owned online bookstore also that provides quality books for School Book Sales and Homeschool Fundraisers.

Good News Book Shop - Catholic books, Christian books and clean reads for kids and adults

What makes Good News Book Shop different? The owners are committed to only offering titles whose content is in line with our Catholic faith. You (or your kids) can safely peruse this book store without being bombarded with graphic or offensive titles.

You can find many of the books which I recommend for your family library at this online Catholic bookstore. Their pricing is affordable and they offer free shipping on orders over $35. I’m excited to use this Amazon alternative when I can.

Check out this sampling of favorites from my lists that are now available through this online Catholic bookstore! And stay tuned for Good News Book Shop to begin carrying more of the titles we love here at Good Books for Catholic Kids.

Children’s Classics

Adult Classics

Saint Books

Children’s Classics

The Boxcar Children Fully Illustrated Edition by Warner, Gertrude Chandler
The Wind in the Willows by Grahame, Kenneth
Around the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain, Mark
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark
The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again by Tolkien, J. R. R.
Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery, L. M.
The Railway Children by Nesbit, E.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen

Adult Classics

A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution by Dickens, Charles
Voyage to Alpha Centauri by O'Brien, Michael D.
Joan of Arc by Twain, Mark

Saint Books

A Soldier Surrenders: The Conversion of Saint Camillus de Lellis by Peek, Susan
Maximilian Kolbe: A Saint in Auschwitz by Vivier, Jean- Francois
Saint Francis of the Seven Seas by Nevins, Albert J.
Blessed Francisco Marto of Fatima by Cirrincione
Father Miguel Pro: A Modern Mexican Martyr by Muller, Gerald
Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints by Swaim, Colleen
Saints Chronicles Collection 5 by Sophia Institute Press
Francis and Clare, Saints of Assisi by Homan, Helen Walker
Lay Saints: Models of Family Life by Cruz, Joan Carroll

Check out these titles and more at Good News Book Shop!