Our call to care for creation is unceasing, and we as disciples should look for opportunities that will help us recommit our efforts to taking better care of our earth and...
To mark the fifth anniversary of the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia on love in the family, Pope Francis announced a year dedicated to families. This year will...
The new General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) was released June 25, 2020. In this article, we’ll explore how the new GDC emphasizes missionary discipleship and what it all...
Download saint activities and prayers appropriate for discussing diversity, discrimination, and social injustices with children in your faith formation or school program!
The more we pray, the closer we are to God who loves us. We should be able to find time every day to pray in some way to our loving God. Download a FREE kit of various summer...
Summertime can be a wonderful season for families. Yet, when it comes to connecting with our Catholic faith, summertime can also be a challenge. Download a free Family Faith...
In this article, catechists and teachers will discover how to use lectio and visio divina in catechesis and during sacramental preparation. This simple lectio divina guide...
During the seasons of Lent and Easter, after many weeks of preparation, it is common to see excited children and young people celebrating two momentous sacramental moments...
Some of us are old enough to remember a song about the Boston subway system called the “M.T.A.” It bemoaned the fate of Charlie, who didn’t have the correct fare in order to...
Setting up the crèche is a beloved tradition in both homes and parishes. I have seen a number of beautiful Nativity sets over the years. Many of them reflect cultural...
Natural disasters are events that are outside of human control, caused by forces of nature. Natural disasters strike all over the world, and result in harm to people and to...
“All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” -Leo Tolstoy As I entered the church that day, I knew the funeral would be sad. I...
“I dream of a ‘missionary option,’ that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything so that the Church's customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules,...
We don’t make much of Arbor Day any more. It has been overshadowed, perhaps, by the flashier Earth Day which precedes it. Nevertheless, I am going to mark the day by...
“Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. The Bible speaks again and again of the beauty of...
It’s taken a long time to straighten out my understanding of humility. As a child I was taught that to say anything positive about yourself was vanity and a display of pride,...
My fascination with Abraham Lincoln started at a young age. I pulled a hefty tome about his assassination off my parent’s bookshelf while in fourth grade and immediately...
I wish I knew how to contact Mrs. Andrews. I would love to send her a much-belated thank-you the Civics class she taught when I was a junior in high school. In addition to...
“I know how to say prayers but I’m not sure I know how to pray.” I have heard this from catechists, teachers, and parents over the years. Distinguishing between prayers and...