‘Live Every Day as if It Were Your Last’
What my mom taught me holds true
SUSIE LLOYD
When I was a kid, Anointing of the Sick was called Extreme Unction. I pronounced it “Ex-tree...
Having a Plan to Encounter JESUS
Creating the right conditions
JOHN P. LOZANO
While there are a multitude of ways to encounter Jesus, it is important to have a focus, a
plan, or...
5 Tips for Engaging Young Adults
A professor at Loyola Institute of Ministry offers advice
BETH DONZE
It’s a refrain heard repeatedly in Catholic Church parishes across the country: “We would like...
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),...
YOUR HOLY FAMILY
BY DOBIE MOSER
The Holy Family inspires trust, courage, and obedience on the path to holiness
Married couples often look back at their wedding day and...
Adult Catechesis Can Fill Waiting Time Before Events or Meetings
QUESTION: Our parish traditionally hosts a Nativity play featuring first or second graders playing the parts of the Holy Family, angels, innkeepers, and animals...
Prayer Before You Begin
Jesus, help us to awaken in others the memory of God.
Help us to have a living relationship with You and with our neighbor....
Helping Students and Families Learn About Purgatory
BY SUSAN TASSONE
Purgatory — a masterpiece of God’s mercy
It’s no small wonder that coming up with a lesson plan on purgatory can be challenging....
RCIA Revisited
BY IRENE MARIA DISANTO
When we think of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), we think of it as the road taken by...
Faith Formation for a New Era
BY JOHN ROBERTO
“We are not living an era of change
but a change of era.”
(Pope Francis, November 10, 2015)
Every parish community wants vibrant,...
