Our Blog - The Catholic Woodworker

On Control, Fatherhood and The Lies

by Jonathan Conrad March 08, 2023

If I could use my skill as a woodworker to be a better father, it would look like this. Plan the size and shape of fortitude, faith, love, leadersh...

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Checkout this Illustrated Book co-authored by Scott Hahn!

by Jonathan Conrad January 14, 2023

I can't recommend enough the practice of reading to your children, and this is a great place to start. The book is fun & educational, the illustrations are excellent, and it does a wonderful job of sharing the beauty and wonder of the mass in a relatable way.

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2023 Design Ideas + Daily Prayer Tips

by Jonathan Conrad January 06, 2023

Wow, I love hearing from all of you. Last week we sent you a survey to find out how we can support your mission in 2023. What a response! Thank...

Prayer

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What to do about Distractions During Prayer

by Jonathan Conrad December 12, 2022

A customer recently asked me a question that I wanted to respond to on the blog. Hi Jonathan! How do you personally stay focused while praying t...

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Inspiring Rosary Stories - Part 2

by Jonathan Conrad November 09, 2022

I am so excited to share with you Hannah's inspiring rosary story. Five years ago, I suffered a traumatic miscarriage. My husband and I had been ho...

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Walk With Mary Daily

by Jonathan Conrad October 24, 2022

I decided to renew my consecration to Mary this month leading up to the Presentation of Mary in November. This time I'm using the "Total Consecration through the Mysteries of the Rosary" by Fr. Ed Broom. I came across this reflection on the Visitation to St. Elizabeth, and I wanted to share it with all of you.

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Consecration to Mary

by Jonathan Conrad October 19, 2022

November 21st is the feast of the Presentation of Mary, the day Anne and Joachim offered her to the Lord just as Mary and Joseph did with Jesus. For centuries, Catholics have been encouraged to consecrate themselves to Mary because Mary is the surest and quickest path to Jesus. It is common practice to arrange the period of preparation (typically 33 days) so as to land on a Marian feast day. I cannot speak highly enough of this noble spiritual practice, but I'll leave it to St. Louis De Montfort, the author of the most thorough preparation literature ever written, to explain it best.

Mary Virtue

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Lessons Learned Camping With The Boys

by Jonathan Conrad October 03, 2022

Eric and I took the boys camping this weekend along with a good friend of ours. We had an awesome weekend, and made some great memories. I wanted to share a few lessons I learned leading up to and during the weekend:

Guard your time
God has the plan

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In the School of the Holy Spirit: Inspiring Texts

by Jonathan Conrad September 19, 2022

Last month I shared a personal story about How God Moves Us. I have been slowly working through a book that came out of that experience... I'm only on page 40, but each page is a goldmine.

The message is this: The Holy Spirit is essential to our Christian life and is needed to progress on the path on which God leads us. The Holy Spirit inspires, but we have to be disposed to notice and respond to these inspirations.

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Owner's Log

by Jonathan Conrad September 12, 2022

It is our mission to equip families for battle in the modern world. Spiritual warfare is life long battle which means our customers need weapons that last a lifetime. As we continue to grow and learn, we are constantly optimizing our business and operations. There are 3 areas we are focused on that will translate to improvements that benefit you as a customer.