Live in the Kingdom of God
by Joe Paprocki
In Chicago, where I live, you don't go to someone's home; you go "by" their home. In Hawaii, elderly women are referred...
Pope Francis releases new document on the Call to Holiness
This week Pope Francis has issued a new apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness. It's Latin name is Gaudete Et Exsultate, which means "rejoice...
Forgiveness: Asked and Offered — Excerpt from Finding Your Spiritual Direction as a Catechist
An excerpt from Finding Your Spiritual Direction as a Catechist
By William B. Miller
Chapter 7: Forgiveness
If you were to ask a dozen people to give...
5 Things Youth Ministers Would Like Parents to Know
BY MARY LOU ROSIEN
Parents are the first educators of their children.
We recognize your ability and desire to form your children in the...
The Heartbreak of Suicide: Suggestions for Parishes, and Resources to Bookmark
PAT GOHN
For many of us in catechetical settings in churches or schools, it is normal to encounter the daily hurts and struggles of the...
Information and Catholic Links about Migration
PAT GOHN
When we, or the people in our parishes and schools, experience deep concern about the news headlines about the world-wide refugee crisis, as...
Liturgy Is Catechetical: On why your lessons ought to be liturgical
By Marc Cardaronella
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that liturgy is a “privileged place” for catechesis. There’s an old maxim regarding Catholic worship: Lex...
How We Speak in the Kingdom of God
JOE PAPROCKI
Any time we visit or relocate to a foreign country where another language is spoken, it behooves us to learn that language. Catechesis...
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...
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...
