Why I started Pew Pages

I'm David — Catholic homeschool dad of four. This is why I email out a gospel coloring page every Saturday instead of hunting for one the night before.

I grew up with coloring pages in my Sunday school and sometimes during mass when I was too young to receive communion. I wanted kids to have the same thing but I wanted a link to the gospel being read during mass.

It takes about 20 minutes to find the right coloring page that I wanted on Pinterest, and I always wanted something changed anyway. AI prompting has gotten so good these days, and I can prompt the coloring page I have in my mind with about 5 iterations.

Background that actually matters here

We've homeschooled since 2018. Before Pew Pages, I spent years publishing saint books on Amazon — work that taught me how much detail kids notice when an image is meant for them, not copied from a classroom worksheet.

If this saves parents some time and helps children focus more on the gospel that week then its a success.

Pew Pages is the weekly version of what I was already trying to do for our own kitchen table: one page, tied to that Sunday's readings, ready to print before we leave for Mass.

What goes in the email

Each Saturday you get one PNG illustration from the Roman Rite lectionary — the same Sunday cycle (Years A, B, and C) used at Mass. I prompt, iterate, and review every page before it goes out; nothing is auto-generated and sent without a human pass. Nothing you couldn't do but hopefully it saves you time.

  • High-resolution file sized for letter paper at home
  • Every past page stays linked in your inbox
  • No app — just email and print

Choices I made on purpose

I tie each page to the actual gospel for that Sunday because parish handouts and random printables often don't. When the illustration doesn't match what you'll hear, it's just busywork in the pew.

I draw for families sitting together, not a catechist running a classroom. That means one page you print as many times as you need, not a lesson plan with discussion questions bolted on.

I send it Saturday morning because that's when I needed it.