What Catholics Should Know About the Liturgical Calendar: Advent and Christmas
The Liturgical calendar speak to all our senses. We are drawn in by the fulfillment of tradition that include feast days, celebrations of saints,...
Prayer Rocks
Let these decorated rocks prompt children to prayer.
SARA JONCKHEERE
Sometimes in our prayer life (both personal and in the classroom), we can fall into routines,...
Catholic IQ — ‘Tis the Season
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz to test your knowledge about Advent and Christmas. It contains sample questions such as:
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel, and...
16 Ideas for Using Extra Time — Advice from a Master Catechist
Question: What suggestions do you have for those extra moments that occur at the beginning or end — or even in the middle —...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day, our daily bread.”
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” – John 10:10
In the fourth...
Grow Closer to God
An adaptable prayer service to prepare for Penance or other occasions
DEANNA BARTALINI
A new calendar year begins, and it presents a wonderful opportunity to...
The Sunday Gospel (Nov. and Dec 2018)
Editors Note: This article offers commentary and reflection questions for each Sunday
Gospel for November (the final weeks of Ordinary Time) and December (the beginning...
Complete-A-Project Bible Search: What Do You Say When Jesus Calls?
This Complete-A-Project Bible Search activity is for teacher and students (grades 4-6) working together.
Ordinary Time Quandary
QUESTION: I need discussion subjects for Ordinary Time. Many classes are geared to discuss the liturgical cycles of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Ordinary...
Enlisting Youth Gives Life to Our Parish
Believing that they belong benefits all
BECKY GROTH
If all the youth ministers, past and present, sat down together to make a short list of the...
