Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate
Best—selling Catholic author Donna—Marie Cooper O’Boyle encourages Catholic families to reclaim a significant tradition: setting apart Sundays as a day of worship, true rest, teaching, and simply spending precious time together. In fifty—two creative chapters Donna—Marie presents fun and meaningful ideas for all fifty—two weeks of the year inspired by the seasons (both natural and liturgical), holidays, Saints days, and holy Scripture, to help keep Sundays holy, just as God said we should!
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Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate
Best—selling Catholic author Donna—Marie Cooper O’Boyle encourages Catholic families to reclaim a significant tradition: setting apart Sundays as a day of worship, true rest, teaching, and simply spending precious time together. In fifty—two creative chapters Donna—Marie presents fun and meaningful ideas for all fifty—two weeks of the year inspired by the seasons (both natural and liturgical), holidays, Saints days, and holy Scripture, to help keep Sundays holy, just as God said we should!
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Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate

Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate

by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle
Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate

Reclaiming Sundays: Pray, Play, Serve, Rest, Refresh, and Celebrate

by Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

Overview

Best—selling Catholic author Donna—Marie Cooper O’Boyle encourages Catholic families to reclaim a significant tradition: setting apart Sundays as a day of worship, true rest, teaching, and simply spending precious time together. In fifty—two creative chapters Donna—Marie presents fun and meaningful ideas for all fifty—two weeks of the year inspired by the seasons (both natural and liturgical), holidays, Saints days, and holy Scripture, to help keep Sundays holy, just as God said we should!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781640601475
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Publication date: 12/12/2019
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

About The Author
Catholic wife, mother, and grandmother, Donna—Marie Cooper O’Boyle is known worldwide for her heartfelt encouraging words and down—to—earth guidance. Meeting St. Teresa of Calcutta deeply impacted her soul and transformed Donna—Marie’s life. She weaves the wisdom from her ten—year friendship with the saint of the gutters into her work. Donna—Marie is the EWTN Host of three television series which she created, a world—renowned speaker, award—winning journalist, and best—selling and award—winning author of thirty books. She leads pilgrimages and gives retreats worldwide.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part 1 Spring Sundays 13

Chapter 1 Planting Seeds of Faith Sunday 15

Chapter 2 New Birth Sunday 19

Chapter 3 Crowing in Faith Sunday 23

Chapter 4 Rainy Sunday 27

Part 2 Summer Sundays 31

Chapter 5 Summer Fun Sunday 33

Chapter 6 Sun-sational Sunday 36

Chapter 7 Barefoot Sunday 39

Chapter 8 All Abloom Sunday 43

Part 3 Autumn Sundays 47

Chapter 9 All Ablaze Sunday 49

Chapter 10 Pumpkin and Spice Sunday 53

Chapter 11 Bountiful Sunday 57

Chapter 12 Harvested Sunday 61

Part 4 Winter Sundays 65

Chapter 13 Board Games Sunday 67

Chapter 14 Mug-a-Soup Sunday 71

Chapter 15 Make a Snowman Sunday 75

Chapter 16 Warming Our Neighbor Sunday 79

Part 5 Lenten Sundays 83

Chapter 17 Unplug Sunday 85

Chapter 18 Be Attentive Sunday 89

Chapter 19 Show Your Love Sunday 93

Chapter 20 Feeding the Hungry Sunday 97

Part 6 Easter Season Sundays 101

Chapter 21 Rebirth in Christ Sunday 103

Chapter 22 Joyful Hearts Sunday 106

Chapter 23 Easter Blessings Sunday 109

Chapter 24 Faith and Fun Sunday 113

Part 7 Advent Sundays 117

Chapter 25 Patiently Waiting Sunday 119

Chapter 26 Stepping Back Sunday 122

Chapter 27 Saints for Advent Sunday 125

Chapter 28 Preparing Our Hearts Sunday 129

Part 8 Marian Sundays 133

Chapter 29 Mary Crowning Sunday 135

Chapter 30 Apparition Sunday 139

Chapter 31 Mary, Our Mother Sunday 144

Chapter 32 Mary Leads Us to Jesus Sunday 148

Part 9 Family Event Sundays 153

Chapter 33 Sacrament or Birthday Sunday 155

Chapter 34 Anniversary or Graduation Sunday 159

Chapter 35 Family Reunion or Vacation Sunday 163

Chapter 36 Saints Name Day Sunday 167

Part 10 Holiday and Feast Sundays 171

Chapter 37 Crafty Sunday 173

Chapter 38 Field Trip Sunday 177

Chapter 39 Sunday Brunch Sunday 180

Chapter 40 Jesus Is Lord Sunday 186

Part 11 Saintly Sundays 191

Chapter 41 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Sunday 193

Chapter 42 Saint Zelie and Saint Louis Martin Sunday 197

Chapter 43 Saint Bernadette Sunday 201

Chapter 44 Saint Faustina Sunday 206

Part 12 Ordinary Time Sundays 211

Chapter 45 Educational Sunday 213

Chapter 46 Family Fun Sunday 217

Chapter 47 Relative Sunday 222

Chapter 48 Discovery Sunday 226

Part 13 Works of Mercy Sundays 231

Chapter 49 Reaching Out Sunday 233

Chapter 50 Showing Mercy Sunday 237

Chapter 51 Jesus in Disguise Sunday 241

Chapter 52 Anonymous Mercy Sunday 245

Conclusion: Building Your Domestic Church 249

Acknowledgments 255

Appendix 1 Meaningful Family Activities 257

Appendix 2 Resources 267

Notes 268

About the Author 270

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