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,...
Using Annual Themes and Class Names
Grow Catholic identity
THERESE L. SALAZAR
Most of our students come to us after they have been in class all day learning academics. The...
Sr. Josephine Garrett on “Daily Bread Discernment” (8-min. video)
Sr. Josephine Garrett discusses “Daily Bread Discernment” and offers a beautiful talk based on developing a healthy discernment for our vocation.
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Helping Teens Understand Catholic Social Teaching
Why is it so difficult to interest teens in Catholic social teaching?
Advent Activity for Dec. 8, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Catechists: Use this activity to explore the themes of today's Gospel with teens. A downloadable PDF of this page is available at the bottom...
3 Ways Grandparents and Youth Ministry Go Together
BY ERIC GROTH
My paternal grandmother — God rest her soul — was really Catholic, the matriarch of faith in our family. Maybe you can...
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...
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.
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Diving Deep: The Legacy Behind Your Parish
BY DANIEL THOMAS
The idea of helping your students learn about their parish is an outstanding one. It involves something that they have...