The material creation of God is good and the Church uses material things to bring us closer to God. This is why many Catholic customs have grown up around the changing of the seasons, the association of saints with material things, symbolic foods and items, sacramentals, ceremonies etc.  By incorporating many of these customs into our celebration of the liturgical year, our bodies as well as our souls can partake of the joy of awareness that God is never far from us in everything we do. This is one of the unofficial marks of the Church which distinguishes Catholics from those who think religion is a gloomy affair. Here we have a collection of books detailing many traditions from around the world all witnessing to our joy in the Catholic Faith.  Saints and Feast Days - Lives of the Saints with a Calendar and Ways to Celebrate is one our most popular titles. Advent, Christmas and Epiphany in the Domestic Church and Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church are companion books filled with activities, songs, crafts, and pages to color to celebrate the liturgical seasons. Halloween Alternatives: All Saints' Parties for Home and Classroom and A Jesse Tree Kit are perennial favorites.