How we spend our money can have a bigger impact on society than we realize. So next time you’re looking for something new or a gift for a loved one, try to find out where the product is made.
CatholicVote has compiled a list of new Catholic small businesses founded by young entrepreneurs. This allows you to glorify God with every dollar you spend.
Eve Vanden Heuvel started The Everyday Saint in January 2023 at the age of 19. It began as a dynamic podcast and resource for young Catholics across the country and now serves as a podcast, street speaking ministry, and lifestyle brand.
The inspiration for The Everyday Saint began when Eve was a senior in high school. Despite attending a Catholic school, she did not see her classmates taking her faith seriously. She then realized that she was not alone in having this feeling, as she attended a Catholic university. She then created a podcast, “The Everyday Saint,” in which she interviews her classmates and friends about their faith in order to inspire young Catholics.
When you buy from The Everyday Saint, you’re not just buying another t-shirt or magazine, you’re getting a conversion starter. Each item comes with an apology brochure that explains the beliefs behind the product.
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Agape Apparel was founded in December 2022 to spread the message of sacrificial love. Twin brothers, Nate Jones and Gabe Jones founded the company when he was 19 years old and have been working on it ever since. They realized that today’s culture is pushing a message of unfulfilling love and wanted to counter that message by sharing the good news that there is more to life than taking advantage of others. Ta.
The key to living a life of joy and fulfillment is dying to yourself and your desires. The paradox is that you have to lose yourself in order to gain yourself. Agape Apparel’s goal is to share its message with the world through our shirts, hoodies, and conversations about our products.
Shop Agape gear here!
Consecrate Chains is a permanent jewelry company dedicated to bringing people closer to the heart of the Holy Family. These “consecration chains” are welded closed around the wrist or ankle and are encouraged by St. Louis Demontfort to wear as a reminder of consecration.
Jane Dixon founded Consecrate Chains after realizing her desire for a more beautiful and feminine consecration chain option that would remind her daily of her devotion to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph.
Consecrate Chains offers permanent (claspless) jewelry that fits snugly around your wrist. Consecrate allows you to book parish-wide events, small group parties, or just one of her clients from a chain. They are based in Denver but love to travel. Find us on Instagram @consecrate.chains or on our website where you can purchase chainrings, consecration books, and more.
After seven or eight years of doing photography on the side, Sarah Kay took the “full-time leap” in 2021, but it wasn’t in the way she expected. “I have always prayed that I would be able to serve the church and the kingdom of God through my gifts and business, so in my foresight to start a new business, God has given me such confidence. You gave me a calling to my heart,” Kaye wrote in a statement. she emailed to CatholicVote.
Not only would her business focus on wedding photography, but she would only photograph Catholic weddings. Sara Kay highly values and adores the sacrament of her marriage, so much so that she doesn’t think it’s right to photograph any other type of marriage. Sarah Kay travels the world photographing Catholic weddings of beautiful and faithful couples. As a fellow Catholic, she also provides unique and prayerful support to couples on the path from engagement to marriage.
Sara Kay is based in Arizona and in addition to wedding photography, she also occasionally offers couples, maternity, and family photography. Please contact us here to book your session.
Alexis Grace Strafer, 26, launched All Holy Homies, a necklace company inspired by the saints, in October 2023, the feast day of St. John Paul II. Each necklace design is unique to a different saint, and new designs are released on the feast day of the featured saint. They also make custom-made necklaces. Every time Alexis makes a necklace, she prays over her customer’s prayer intentions. Buy Saint Jewelry here!
Sofia Levano is a website designer and marketing strategist at Catholic Creative. She graduated from Franciscan University in 2023 and started her company Sophia Lebano Creatives at the age of 18, which has now grown into a full-time job. She has spoken about entrepreneurship on many platforms and she loves encouraging other young people and teens to start new businesses.
In addition to this company, Sophia co-hosts the Hear and Now podcast and runs a Catholic goods and jewelry shop, House of Love and Laughter. For more information about her business, please visit her website.
Julia Grealy is a 26-year-old mother, wife, and virtual assistant. She founded the Julia Grealy Virtual Assistant company to work with other Catholic business owners on marketing and project management. Julia values her family time very much and tries to help others so that they can be freed from work and spend more time with her family. She works with clients to effectively complete tasks and promote work-life balance and positive family relationships.
Check her out at Juliagrealy.com.
From an early age, Colette knew she wanted a purposeful and creative career rather than a traditional 9-to-5 job. Photography was a part of her life in middle school and high school, but it wasn’t until her senior year in college that she officially started her wedding photography business. After learning that many of her couples appreciated her wedding photographer who respected the Mass and understood the weight of the sacrament of marriage, she decided this was her own art. I am convinced that this is the purpose of
Colette and her husband provide wedding photography to Catholic couples throughout the Midwest and across the United States. Their passion for documenting marriages stems from the heavenly joy they experienced on their own wedding day.
You can see their work here or on Instagram @colettemphotography.
In the fall of 2021, Jessica Beyer began editing videos for the weekly podcast “Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World” and was invited to participate in a video project in Rome. This work seemed like confirmation for her to embark on her dream that she shared with her family: to own a business and provide beautiful content to Catholic creators.
She trained in computer animation, studied video editing at a marketing company, and worked as a freelance artist for several years. Her passion is to consistently serve the Catholic Church, and the purpose of her new business, her Oasis Studio 7, is to do just that. They still produce Jimmy Akin’s weekly YouTube videos and podcasts for him, as well as animations and videos for multiple other Catholic groups and individuals. Click here to learn more about Oasis Studio 7.
Riley Provost is the owner and designer of Ivy Doe & Co. Catholic Gift Shoppe. She is a wife, mother, educator, theologian, and artist. Through her Ivy Doe & Co., she strives to put a faith-based spin on common items, reminding people of prayer and God’s omnipresence daily, and inspiring those in their walk with Christ.
Need an apron? Let’s make something themed around Mother Teresa’s famous quote, “Wash the dishes.” Looking for a shopping list notebook or a coveted diary? Choose from over a dozen designs featuring Saints, Eucharists, Marians, or Sacred Heart designs. Ivy Doe & Co. products make great gifts for loved ones while supporting a great cause. They source their production services primarily from other Catholic-owned small businesses, and each purchase supports an adoption. Find unique and practical Catholic-inspired products at ivydoeandco.com.
Marie is a Catholic wife, mother, and business owner. At age 22, she founded White Lily Weddings, a Catholic wedding planning and coordination company. The company now has a team of Catholic planners across the country serving Catholic couples across the country.. White Lily Weddings strives to address the small but stressful details of wedding planning so that couples can focus on preparing for the sacrament of marriage. Simplify the wedding planning process and make engagement more intentional for couples. Contact Marie on the White Lily Weddings website or via email at hello@whitelilyweddings.com.
