Our community is full of some fantastic businesses & we are thrilled to share them with you all! As we approach the Advent and Christmas season, consider shopping small and supporting some of them! They are great resources to return to year round.
1. Shining Light Dolls
“Passing on the Faith through proven play-based learning” is the tag-line for Shining Light Dolls, a company run by Chicago-based, MODG mom Chantal Baros.
Products include, among other things, saint puzzles, coloring books, magnets, saint medals and, of course, saint dolls. The classic dolls come with a little card that tells their story. Baros started her company prior to becoming a mom, but today her own children inspire the direction that her company takes. They recently released a Catholic Kids Club Magazine that would be the perfect gift!
2. Party Like a Saint
Ana Keyworth is an MODG mom who started her own Saint inspired party decor business five years ago! "Our saint-themed decorations and activities not only bring beauty and joy to birthdays, feast days like All Saints Day, and Sacraments, but they also spark conversations about the virtues and lives of the saints. Because everything is designed and made in the USA with Catholic families in mind, MODG parents can feel confident that the celebrations they create are faith-filled, wholesome, and aligned with the culture they’re building at home." Be sure to check out their "You've Been St. Nicked" secret giving line!
3. It's Cards by Rachel
This handmade and hand watercolored greeting card company was founded by two MODG Alumni sisters, Jessica and Rachel Pipes. They have beautiful original designs that make the perfect gift. Don't miss their first Christmas card release!
4. California Catholic
California Catholic makes custom Catholic prayer books tailored for parishes, ministries and more! An MODG Alum founded this business several years ago! You can learn more about their mission in this interview here.
5. Children's Book with Our Sunday Visitor Illustrated by an MODG Grad
Mother of Divine Grace School Class of 2014 Graduate, William Meany, illustrated a NEW Children's book with Our Sunday Visitor!
“I thought finishing the pictures would be the most satisfying part of the process, but hearing that so many friends and acquaintances are picking it up and enjoying it has been even more rewarding. It motivates me to produce more illustrations and make them as beautiful as possible.”- William Meany
William graduated from Thomas Aquinas College with a Bachelors of Arts in 2018 and Art Center with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in 2020. What a beautiful work of art this book is! Be sure to check it out and pick up a copy for your little students!
6. MODG Family Forms a Chamber Choir & Produces an Album!
The Treis Family has been enrolled with Mother of Divine Grace School since 2013. With their extensive musical talents, they formed a family chamber choir called "Carissimi." They published their first album of Sacred choral music for the Advent and Christmas season a few Novembers ago. Be sure to learn more about it in this interview & check out their album for purchase here!
If you know of or are an MODG family/ alumni with a business that you think our community would enjoy, please reach out to us at communications@modg.org to discuss a possible feature!