Hi! I’m Samantha.
6 children, 7 and under.
Public Affairs. Elementary and Special Education.
Parish Communications Director.
Prior Military. Catholic Convert.

My husband (Mark) and I are deeply and wonderfully in love with the Catholic Faith, and on a mission to bring you simple, Catholic parenting ideas!

Have you tried to learn more about Catholicism, only to end up more confused than where you started?

As a convert, I’m always on the lookout for simple, easy-to-understand ways I can learn more about the Faith, AND be able teach our children about it.

But I was spending WAY too much time trying to find an activity to do with my children, and zero time actually doing it with them. I would spend hours scouring the web!

That’s why we started Cultivating Catholics – a simple, FRESH approach on raising little Catholics.

We want to help parents find quick, EASY ways to expand their kid’s Faith.

Our goal is to give you ideas you can ACTUALLY implement in your daily life. We want you to feel empowered. We want to showcase practical recipes, crafts, and easy ideas for liturgical living (that’s fancy lingo for celebrating each important day in the Church calendar.)

Above all, we want to be a breath of fresh air. Parenting is kind of tough. Being a Catholic parent doesn’t have to be.