Our Story

Hi, we’re Mike and Judy Finkler, owners of Full of Grace Gifts.  We are proud parents and grandparents who have been blessed to raise our family in South Bend.  We've been parishioners of St. Jude Catholic Church for over 30 years and our children are alums of St. Jude Grade School and Marian High School.  Judy is also an alum of St. Jude and Mike is an alum of the former St. Mary of the Assumption.  We love our Catholic faith and tradition!  

Judy dreamt of Full of Grace Gifts for close to 15 years!  Learning, listening to the Spirit, praying, gathering the courage to trust, and being pushed by Mike to act has filled those 15 years. God has been patient. We dedicate our venture to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to St. Joseph, her chaste spouse, and pray for their protection.


Life is messy and we're not perfect by a long shot!  But, like you, we hope we're on our way to perfection!  Our faith touches every facet of life and we hope that Full of Grace Gifts will provide a way to help bring the Good News to others.  We all do this primarily by our own actions and words but also by what we read, wear, and display in our homes.  We all need holy reminders!  We pray that you will visit us and find traditional and new ways of expressing your faith to others.  

St. John Paul II, pray for us!

Mother Angelica, pray for us!

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!