Tips for Adding Music to Prayer
I can’t carry a Tune — How can I use music to pray with students?
KATE DANELUK
Years ago, music was considered such an important part...
Education in Community Life
By Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND
A community is a group of people who are united because they share common values. A priest once told...
The Community-Building Power of VBS
Vacation Bible School and the Fifth Task of Catechesis
LISANNE JENSEN
Ask a child the question, “How was Vacation Bible School today?” and you’re likely to...
Reluctant Catechist Seeks Advice
Question: I’m a reluctant catechist. I keep thinking there are folks more qualified for this than I. Yet here I am, saying yes but...
Living as Missionary Disciples — by Bishop Robert J. McManus
Being Urged on By the Love of Christ
Bishop Robert J. McManus
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the...
Inspiring Mission with Saints and Service
Question: How can I describe to my fourth grade class what it means to be a missionary disciple? How can they practice being on...
Symbols of the Saints
KATHY HENDRICKS
Somewhere among my childhood mementos are a series of booklets entitled Little Lives of the Saints. I inherited them from my older sisters, Jo...
Five Ways to Use Manuals to the Max
Simply providing information does not necessarily assure faith formation. Similarly, simply providing a catechist with a manual does not necessarily assure that he or...
Celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony
JOHN BOSIO
When I think of the sacrament of matrimony, the first image that comes to mind is that of a wedding. Weddings are joyous...
Cultivating Artistic Expression
JANET SCHAEFFLER, OP
Artistic expression is at the core of who we have been as Church for our entire history: icons, stained-glass windows, poetry, journals,...
