The Letter and Spirit of the Law
The importance of the what and the why
BECKY GROTH
A guest on a radio program made a point that I’ve never forgotten: If all we...
Embracing Digital Media
BY ERIC GROTH
Catechesis is the act of passing on the faith. While Wikipedia defines digital as “usually referring to something using digits, particularly binary...
Dear Jesus…
“Honor your father and your mother.” (EXODUS 20:12)
TERENCE HEGARTY
Dear Jesus,
I have now been grounded for a week! My parents are so unfair! Growing up...
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...
The Spiritual Questions of Gen Z
A framework for youth ministry for the first post-Christian generation
DOUG TOOKE
For the last 15 years, Catholic faith-formation experts have been struggling over the best...
How to Approach Mass – a 4min. video with Chris Stefanik
Suggested for middle school, high school, and young adults. This short talk was given at World Youth Day in Krakow, 2016.
Image credit: Screenshot from...
Teaching the Art and Value of Prayer
The Greatest Thing We Can Do
ERIC GROTH
We exist and were created for three reasons: to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. The Creator made...
The Covenant of a Sacramental Marriage
Exploring this truth with teens
BECKY GROTH
Marriage in the Catholic Church is a covenant. However, a case can be made that many people,...
Teens Using Social Media to Reach and Teach Teens
MARY LOU ROSIEN
It often feels as if technology has left some of us adults behind — with Snapchat, Instagram (Finsta- a ‘fake’ Instagram),...
Inspiring Teens: Praying with the Saints
LISA MLADINICH
In 1992, just before I returned to the Catholic faith, I met a woman who loved St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a friend...
