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
