Catholic Home and Garden

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Spring - The Alleluia Season!

The transition into Easter and spring came so quickly this year that we are quite behind in keeping you up-to-date on the seasons in the life of Catholics.

In April and May, as we struggle to catch up, you'll find more guides to gardening and planting - and in case you haven't been shopping lately or reading the news - a garden in the home or parish is now more important than ever before. Look for discount codes as we locate them for you.

We'll explore the importance of forming small Catholic communities in times that are difficult, drawing from the inspiring message of Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to the United States.

In the meantime - you asked for them - and we looked for them - we've located a fabulous source for classic garden statues. For a start, please visit Garden Angels.

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The Coming

Economic Chastisement

Are we on the verge of another Great Depression? Will the world soon change beyond recognition? How should Catholics respond? Will you be prepared?

Read More Here and download a Preview Edition of our guide to The Coming Economic Chastisement

NEW Artifact Collection

The Miraculous Infant of Prague Go There Now

A Virtual Museum with over 100 Infant Statues. Lots of

Vestments - Crowns - More

Our Picks for

The Best in

Catholic Entertainment

Action and Drama from the Life of Christ and the Bravery of the Saints

Heartwarming Stories of Love and Devotion - Enchanting Allegory of Children of All Ages. Read more

Dressing Modestly

In a seeming backlash to a culture that encourages hyper-sexuality, young women are turning from trashy to classy.

A Hoax? Sadly, No!

Aborted Babies Sold as Health Food?

Read The Seven Sorrows of China to learn the truth about Catholic persecution and Fetal Soup at $40 a bowl

Another Look at

Made in China

Not for the faint of heart

Is Almost $5 Billion in Christian Gift Sales a reason to close your eyes to persecution of Priests and the Catholic Church and worse ... read more

New Catholic Artifact and Tradition Discussion Group

Ask questions, share ideas and photos

Here's how: Go to Jiglu to sign up as a user. (It's like becoming a Yahoo user) Remember your case sensitive password. Then join CatholicArtifact - one word, please!

Catholic Saint Costumes

Made in USA - Order Now

for Next Year

Winners of the Contest Announced

THIS WEEK!

First Visit to Catholic Home and Garden?

What Is A

Catholic Home?

The place where Catholics live, alone or as a family, is more than just a dwelling place.

Keeping a Catholic Home

Our Mission

How We Started

Exploring the

Latin Mass

Pope Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio allowing a wider use of the Tridentine Latin Mass is perhaps one of the most emotionally charged issues of the year.

A good starting point for those who have never assisted at the old rite. Understand why some Catholics are so passionate about it. Find a Latin Mass near you. Find a resource for Latin Mass Training for priests.

What to Expect

at a Latin Mass

Learn about about the liturgical traditions, understand what goes on, how to participate and what you should know before you go.

Catholic Home and Garden

Featured in

CNS Story on Latin Mass

The Catholic

Garden

The simple act of gardening can serve your Catholic faith in more ways than you might imagine. Lots of resources for seeds, gardening techniques and special Catholic garden projects.

The Latin Mass

Two Sides

of the Fence

Insight into what all the uproar is about. What the Popes have to say.

One Family's Journey to the Latin Mass (And Back) A short essay on the confusion that existed in a pre-Motu Proprio world - when going to Mass isn't as easy as you'd imagine. Now with an update seven months later. Is it easier? Nope.

Made in China

A Moral Dilemma for Catholics

Buying goods Made in China can be more dangerous than you think. They can hurt your body, but they can also hurt your soul. Read about the Cathedral Crucifix sweatshop scandal.

Saint Dolls Made in the USA

Front Yard and Wayside Shrines

It's not a Catholic garden without Mary.

Take a tour of front yard shrines from rural to urban and find inspiration for your Catholic Garden.

Traveling?

Finding God

Wherever You Go

Links to Mass times around the world,

shrines to visit and

ideas to enhance

your faith while you're

on the go.

Garden Disasters What Went Wrong?

Dream Garden	Reality

No More Disappointing Disasters

Planning and Planting

Your Catholic Garden

How to Select A

Garden Shrine

There are so many types of statues and shrines that you can select for your Catholic garden. Here are some tips to help make the choice easier.

Surfing the net, BBC Our Favorite

Catholic Websites

Explore the "New Evangelism" with some of our favorite Catholic websites

Our Readers Share

Their Catholic Homes

A look at private home devotionals from around the country

Our Rapidly Vanishing

Catholic Artifacts

Catholics love to fill their homes with devotional objects -- but as our culture becomes increasingly secular these touchstones of faith are quickly disappearing from the day-to-day lives of Catholics everywhere.

Catholic Home and Garden has assembled a photo archive of several of the main categories of Catholic artifacts.

As time allows our photo archive will be expanded. We invite you to explore the main page or the current categories highlighted in this section. Pages are image intensive, so please allow time for pages to load.

Artifact Archives

Holy Water Bottles

and Fonts

We admit it.

We love holy water.

An important sacramental of the Catholic Church that too many seem to have forgotten about particularly in the Catholic home.

Miniature Churches

In keeping with our continuing theme of the importance of Catholic play, here is an amazing collection of miniature Churches that we're sure you'll love.

Nun Collectibles

Collecting Nuns

Musical Nuns

Nun Figurines

Nun Dolls

Nun Doll Collections

Books About Nuns

We apologize in advance for lots of missing images. We have some work to do here!

Catholic Art

Ranging from tapestries to simple images on wood, sacred art has always found a place in the Catholic home.

Crucifixes

If there is a single devotional object that belongs in every Catholic home, it is a Crucifix. Explore the rich variety from standing Crucifixes to the pectoral Crucifixes worn by religious.

Head Vases

and Planters

Once a common gift item, these beautiful objects will find many uses in the Catholic home and office.

Catholic Artifact of Odds n Ends

A small collection of photos of out of the ordinary Catholic devotional objects.

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Guide to Confession

"The minister to whom confession is made is the delegate of Christ, Who is the Judge of the living and the dead."

- St Thomas Aquinas

Read More

Saint Isidore Guild for Catholic Sales a group of Professional Catholic online retailers dedicated to ensuring the highest ethical standards in the sale of vintage and antiquarian Roman Catholic artifacts with an ever growing international membership.

Article Archives

Find them all here

Catholics Coping with Halloween

All Saints Day and All Souls Day

All Saints Day

All Saints Day Recipes

Our Catholic Faith and the Military

Military Holy Medals

A New Approach to Thanksgiving

Advent

Advent Wreaths

Christmas Traditions