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B5 DENVER CATHOLIC | NOVEMBER 14-27, 2015 16th Street Mall Mal ree tre Stre Str St h St h S h S h S th th th th t 6th th t 16th th th t 1 Visit Us At: Park Meadows Mall, Colorado Mills Mall & Mesa Mall Quality hand-crafted olive wood products from the Holy Land. Made by Christian hands. Loved by Christian hearts. www.bethlehemhandicrafts.com • 720.201.7193 Bethlehem Handicrafts Nativity Creches – Crucifixes – Rosaries – Religious Statuettes – Liturgical Items Home Decor and Kitchenware – Specialty Items – Custom Orders BLESSED IS SHE ADVENT JOURNAL If you're a Catholic woman who hasn't heard of Blessed Is She, prepare yourself for the best news you'll receive this year. Blessed is She (BIS) is an initiative to unite Catholic women across the country in prayer. Every day, BIS sends out an email with the day's Mass readings and a short refl ection by a another Catholic woman. The writers are a mix of single women, young moms, grandmas and everything in between. The website includes a' l- iate links to meet up with other Catholic women in your area, host a BIS brunch, join a regional group, or even attend a BIS retreat. There's also a store that sells everything from t-shirts to digital down- loads. The real winner, though, is this year's BIS Advent journal. Every page contains a list of the day's readings, followed by a short refl ection by popu- lar Catholic artist Audrey Assad and space to write out your own refl ections. You can buy it now at blessedisshe.net/ . TINY TOTS CHEWS LIFE ROSARIES Probably one of the smartest innovations in Catholic parenting since donuts after Mass. These are rosaries made out of soft, food-grade silicone. Instead of a typical cross, they have a rectangle with a cross on one side and bumps to soothe teeth- ing gums on the other. They're sturdily made, but come with a lifetime repair or replacement guarantee. You even get to decide what colors you want! These are made by a mom, and she has tons of other clever ideas, like nursing charm bracelets that let you keep track of feedings and nursing necklaces specifi cally designed to keep breast feeding babies from scratching you. You can fi nd the whole catalog at organicmamasshop.com/. THE LITTLE HABIT (Tonsure kits sold sepa- rately. Probably.) This is an etsy shop that makes religious habits for dolls. Seriously! Does your goddaughter's American Girl doll have a vocation as a Carmelite? Maybe her Jenny Gym- nast is leaving behind the uneven bars to become a Benedictine? Well, here's a habit. But they don't stop there—they have are tiny rosary belts, mon- strances, rose wreaths and even a tiny Book of Kells. Go to etsy.com/ shop/TheLittleHabit to swoon over the cuteness. MASS KITS Let's be real–Ritz crack- ers and grape juice in a sippy cup are so nineties. Today's kids have the option of vestments, cruets, patens and all kinds of minuscule Mass trappings. Some are plush, like the Wee Believers My Mass Kit from catholiccompany. com/. Some are brass and even include little monstrances, like this Montessori-approved one from ourfathers- house.biz/.

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