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Home-grown devotions

The growth of home businesses supplying Catholic devotional objects suggests the demand for these items may be growing.  Tracy L. Christianson’s artwork is delightful. I particularly like her print, God Bless Our Home: Grace Before & After Meals, with its vintage look.

Elise Faurote provides a modern flavor for traditional prayer cards. Her devotional images have a contemporary flare I find very appealing.

And Ann Beckemeyer, Mary Diehl & Charlene Ryan show us where we can put it all.  Prayer Pockets remind me of those small pocket shrines, wallets, and hand-made devotional objects my parents and grandparents carried.  Being hand-crafted gives them extra meaning and value.

A handful of new Catholic home businesses have cropped up lately that allow their owners to create products that promote prayer and devotion to the saints. Here is a look at three businesses that give their owners a creative outlet while spreading the Good News.

Read the full article from Our Sunday Visitor here