Ways to Help Children Grieve
We can help students grieve in healthy ways by offering them faith-based activities that help them draw strength and healing from their Catholic faith and the faith community.
“Flipped” Catechesis
An app that helps parents and catechists stay in touch
SARA JONCKHEERE
In 2017 the Archbishop of Detroit, Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, issued his pastoral...
The Fruits and Challenges of Restoring the Order
On the age for Confirmation for children and youth
JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN
The sacrament of Confirmation poses something of a challenge for catechetical leaders in the...
5 Tips for recruiting catechists
LILLIAN CRUCES
Catechists, by virtue of their Baptism, have a right and responsibility to catechize. As catechetical leaders, we need to take this call very...
Be an Evangelizing Catechist!
As a catechist, you share the Good News of Christ with others.
Helping Children Discover Joy in the Hail Mary
Question: I love teaching young children their first prayers, especially the Hail Mary. Any advice for teaching them the meaning behind its words?
VIRGINIA M. KIMBALL...
Teach Us to Pray
The question is often asked today, "Are we teaching our children, our young people, and our adults how to pray?"
Keeping Parents Engaged After Their Children’s First Sacraments
Following up after Baptism and First Communion
LISANNE V. JENSEN
Photographs have been snapped. Family and friends have celebrated together. Gifts have been opened. The signed,...
Why Do We Call It “Mass?”
Learn the meaning of the Latin phrase Ite, missa est
SUSIE LLOYD
Did you ever wonder where the word Mass comes from? The answer has been...
My first year as a catechist
COLLEEN DUGGAN
For several weeks last year, my parish announced the need for volunteer catechists and each time I heard the reminder, I felt the...
