WINE – Women in the New Evangelization
A Catholic women’s ministry calling women to greater holiness
KELLY WAHLQUIST
In his apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World),...
Keeping Our Kids and Ourselves Safe
Tips for those in catechetical ministries
MARY LOU ROSIEN
Those of us in catechetical ministry are all aware of the pressures that exist in working for...
For Parents: Talking to Children about the Church Scandal
Editor's note: This content originally appeared in a July/August 2010 special issue of Catholic Digest on the topic of clergy sexual abuse. Find more on this...
Learn to Love by Loving
A lesson for us all
SUSIE LLOYD
Overheard at a grocery store bakery … a mom is talking to her kids. “What kind of...
Spirituality and Religion: Challenges and Opportunities
Recent media coverage about the Catholic Church does not inspire confidence.
From Boredom to Wonder: Learning the art of prayer at Mass
By Timothy P. O’Malley
Catechists have often heard the complaint that the Mass is boring. Children and teens express their boredom directly through yawns or...
Essential Mission: To Foster Your Students’ Life of Prayer
"How much can we really do with an hour a week?" laments the parish program catechist. "There's so much to teach. Where do I start?"
ICE: Making Every Minute Count
In 1785, the poet Robert Burns wrote "To a Mouse," a poem that inadvertently tells us something about the reality of being a catechist. Burns said, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry." In other words, no matter how well thought-out your lesson plan is, be prepared. Expect the unexpected. Have a Plan B. Make every minute count.
Casting seeds — ideas to draw your students’ parents toward deeper faith
by Daria Sockey
It’s the great joy of being a catechist, the thing that makes you want to come back each week: proclaiming the...
What’s a Godparent to Do?
It’s more than an honor — it’s a commitment
SUSIE LLOYD
It is such an honor to be a godparent. It feels as though you’ve won...
