We accidentally put the wrong thing in a different post - so decided to delete that post. OK, so our Mama Herbal class will be a summer available course starting now thru July 31st! The class is self-pace-like a masterclass but you can do it on your own. If we get 3 mamas to signup, I'll do a live time slot with you all sometime in late July or early August! I also have other videos available that I'll send you, etc. Get more info at Our Lady's Mantle site - click here! 
Next - we are having a Birth shop now - there will be freebie items you can grab plus low cost items - and we will also put our rebozo shawls that are available. Please note: Rebozo shawls will also have shipping attached to that. Some of the other shop items will be downloads  you can purchase for instance doula contracts! Mamas will be able to get affirmation cards and things like that. So, our Birth shop will be stocked as we have time - check out the Birth Shop and bookmark it! 
 Doula Circle - so we are hoping to get this started soon - please check back on Tuesday for announcement on when we will do this month's free circle. 
Also, we are offering a Rebozo Level A live workshop on July 16th - so please come on over to that if you are interested - live online class via zoom! Get registered here today! 
Our Birth shop will also feature our pay in full courses as we would like to use Square payments instead of PayPal more often. PayPal is supporting evil and I finally figured out how to get Square to work. Also, you may request hand invoicing for payment plans with Square as I have figured out how to do invoicing via Square payments!  Note-extra fee will be added on Square to the full price to offset the fee we pay to them. Thank you. 
So, the PayPal on here is for auto payments (which they only give me option to call subscription - same thing) - so the auto payments are for anyone who prefers that method.
If you find that you do not know how to go through all the steps for payment on Square - just contact us and we will be glad to invoice you to save on any steps.  We want to make things simple. Thank you. God Bless.  

I think my favorite thing to do  is to create courses; however, I have never been that great at marketing - however, we are looking into finding someone to help with that part.
For now, we are happy to announce that our Fertility Doula Course is getting into shape and we will also be able to offer a separate breakout  Fertility Nutrition class or you can combine it all together! This Fertility Doula class is great for helping couples obtain pregnancy and more. We do have a brief overview about NFP as well. This Fertility class leaves out all that IUD, IUI, etc. talk - we are all for a more natural approach!  This class will be hosted at the Magnificat Childbirth site under Magnificat Fertility Doula course! This class is priced at $300 - but we may offer a short special deal - by the way this is a pilot cost and we anticipate pricing higher after we have the   first set of pilot students.  https://magnificat-childbirth.thinkific.com/courses/Magnificat-fertility-final​ 
Note;  please do not enroll till the class is uploaded all the way - we are still working on the uploading sections!
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Next on our agenda for this post: New Discover Doula Mini-Course - we are creating a mini-course that will go through a little bit of all we offer - so this mini-course is going to include:
*Birth doula info
*Postpartum doula info
*Bereavement doula info
*Fertility doula info
*Magnificat Childbirth Educator
*B.O.O.B. Breastfeeding info
This mini-class will have a special guarantee with it - whatever we decide on the price of our mini-class - you get that amount off the full course cost of one of our other classes (sorry cannot combine with any other discounts) - so if you decide to enroll in the Postpartum course for instance - then you get  $amount off from your postpartum course!  Also, you may decide to take more than one course - if you decide to take 3 courses - we will offer even a special discount for that - so if you want this mini-class please let us know - email us at catholicdoulanews@gmail.com - so we know of your interest in this special class. We will probably have the mini-class "on special" sometime in the early new year - so look for that! 

Next ; We are working on our New St. Zélie Doula School links - the school is our new updated birth and postpartum courses - they will be posted on Thinkific site under this name. Also, we hope to update the bereavement class into a new Hannah's Tears Bereavement for post-abortive support to tie into the Sorrowful doula class. We are also considering an End of Life  Doula class - this one will be very simple  - we  are not going to do any medical stuff - so it will be more of a supportive of the dying or ill person. 

Lastly, we are hosting our find the roses contest - so please enter - find the red rose on the pages listed or find the gold rose somewhere else - please put in where you found the roses on our front page form! Those who entered before we had the form may still be entered in the contest. Thanks so much! 
This contest will end around January 6th or so - Epiphany - so feel free to enter until then. God Bless.

As Catholics, should we celebrate the “devil’s holiday,” so to speak, by dressing up as witches, devils, demons, or even “innocent” characters from movies or books? If this day is evil, why do we celebrate Halloween? This is a controversial subject at best this time of year. Some say this day has pagan origins, but we are going to focus on the Catholic side of things.
The real name of Halloween is “All Hallows Eve,” and it is the day before All Saints Day in the Catholic Church. Traditionally, an eve of a feast is a day for penance, not dressing up like werewolves! All Hallows Eve is also the pre-cursor to the “Day of the Dead,” All Souls Day – now November 2 in the Catholic Church. 
Catholic News Agency reported:
Halloween “is not as innocent as dressing up as a witch and creating jack-o-lanterns with scary looking faces.” Father Joan Maria Canals of the Committee on the Liturgy of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference told La Razon that the problem with Halloween is its connection to “occultism and anti-Christianity.”
Parents should “be conscious and channel the meaning of the day towards that which is good and beautiful instead of towards terror, fear and death itself,” he added. (Catholic News Agency)
So, as parents we can allow our children to celebrate, but we can define the celebration of “All Hallows Eve” by encouraging our little ones dress up as saints. 
Now, if you are from a Mexican descent as I am, you may also want to celebrate the “Day of the Dead.” This is done by honoring the loved ones that have passed from our families. Here are some articles on this celebration if you wish to research further:
Day of the Dead (Catholic.org)
Why do Catholics celebrate Day of the Dead? (Aleteia.org)
Celebrating All Hallows Eve in a Catholic way First, have your child choose a saint they like the most. Perhaps it is St. John of the Cross or St. Rose! Then they should dress up like their favorite saint. St. John would need a cross or crucifix – perhaps make a special one for him to carry. St. Rose should dress in white and wear a crown of roses and perhaps add in a black veil, as she was a Dominican tertiary.
Next, think of a party theme idea! I have been to various All Saints parties – there are many ways to do this. One way is to have a March of the Saints and maybe a guess the saint game! First of all, have all the “saints” march together, down your street if you are hosting a party, or if at a church, go around the block and come back to the church hall.
Then, if you have priests in attendance, they can guess the saint. If you have nuns in your chapel, maybe they could be the ones guessing. Anyway, this will take some time; the other partygoers can have snacks while the guessing game is going on. If you have a church where you have classrooms, you can decorate the doors with particular saints if so desired and then hand out candy at each door – or the candy can be handed out in the hall or at your home. Other games can be played as well, such as a ring toss. Use your imagination! If you need ideas, read the book Saints and Seasons of the Liturgical Year from Catholic Heritage. 
There is also another tradition called “Soul cakes” where you pray for a person that has passed soul. The name of the person is put on candy or food (like if the host makes cupcakes or donuts – you can attach a name of a departed person on a card or sticker) – then the person eating the food must also remember to pray for that soul that has passed! I really like this tradition as it ties the Catholic All Souls Day to All Hallows Eve, and you are tying a much-needed prayer for the Holy Souls that have passed from this life.
End your party with singing some songs about saints and holy souls!
Now, that you know how to properly host a All Hallows Eve party - yes, Catholics can definitely celebrate Halloween in this wonderful way!
Will you host your own party this year or find a way to celebrate as a saint? What saint will you be? Can you guess the saints below?