Plan a Mini Retreat
Connie Clark
When my teenager returned from his confirmation retreat, I wondered if I could create a similar experience for my younger students on a...
Encouraging Young People to Discern God’s Call
Get ready for National Vocation Awareness Week
LISANNE V. JENSEN
As National Vocation Awareness Week approaches, how can catechists, educators, youth ministers, and faith formation coordinators...
The Relevancy of Saints
CARRIE SALLWASSER
“Saints preserve us!”
I suppose I’m showing my age when I admit that I’m familiar with the use of that acclamation. I know it...
PAUL VI—Saint for the New Evangelization
CHRISTOPER KLOFFT
On Oct. 14, 2018, Pope Paul VI was canonized by Pope Francis. St. Paul VI entered the ranks not only of the thousands...
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,...
Create a Portable Prayer Corner
I first taught religion on Saturday mornings at St. Lucy's, a mission church. My "classroom" was the kitchen. The room was equipped with folding...
Help Your Students Listen
CONNIE CLARK
The buzz was getting louder. I was showing a video clip in a parish hall full of middle schoolers, and as I searched...
Recapture the Energy of the Faith
JOE PAPROCKI
As a catechist, I've always been jealous of Peter and the Apostles. Why? Because, as a result of the very first catechetical "lesson"...
4 tips for communicating with catechists
Reflecting on Jesus' examples of communicating with his disciples, here are four tips for communicating with catechists from parish catechetical leaders' experiences from around...
