Prayer Journal Craft
Creating opportunities for students’ personal prayer
SARA JONCKHEERE
A prayer journal is a great way to expose students to different types of prayer, while gathering and...
Nine Reasons to Love Novenas
Lent is a great time to take up a novena
MARY LOU ROSIEN
Novenas aren’t for controlling God, but for opening ourselves to God in order...
Effective Teaching: Encouraging the Three Pillars of Lent at Home
With inspiration from St. Augustine
JARED DEES
St. Augustine once described Lent in a sermon as “the epitome of our whole life.” It allows Christians to make...
Effective Teaching: Practicing the Works of Mercy Right in the Classroom
Reflecting, acting, and praying with mercy
JARED DEES
Jesus said, “Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’” (Matthew 9:13). Many...
We Gather To Pray: Prayers for Times of Trouble or Sadness
When tragedy strikes, Catholicism shines
MARC CARDARONELLA
There’s no avoiding it. No matter who you are or where you live, at some point you will have...
Prayer Puzzles
Help children memorize common prayers
SARA JONCKHEERE
Memorized prayer has an important place in our Catholic faith, but memorization can be a challenge for students, especially...
We Gather To Pray: An Advent Prayer Service
Pray with the four themes of the season
MARC CARDARONELLA
The catechetical challenge for Advent is that it’s not Christmas, but everyone around us acts like...
Join with Pope Francis’ Consecration of Ukraine and Russia, March 25
Join with us in prayer as we join Pope Francis who invites us to pray as he consecrates Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate...
Five-Finger Glove Prayer Craft
Get to the heart of prayer with this prayer prompt.
SARA JONCKHEERE
Pope Francis gave us a simple way to pray for five different categories of...
HOLY SPIRIT, CONFIRM IN ME… A Prayer for Confirmation candidates
JANE CASSERLY MYERS
Whether one is seven years old preparing for First Communion, or an adolescent in formation toward Confirmation, this prayer describes the constant...
