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...
Mother Angelica, Catechist to the World
SUSIE LLOYD
Stop me if you’ve heard this: the Church is out of touch, a relic of the past, and could not possibly understand the...
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...
End-of-Year Inventory
Piles of Bibles. Workbooks. Boxes of pens. Stacks of papers.
Family-Centered Religious Education
Parish leaders share what’s working
DARIA SOCKEY
Family-centered catechetics programs — a model that has existed for some time — seems to be trending from a...
The Search for Silence
"Keep quiet." "Be still." "No talking."
A Family “Rule of Life” Reduces Anxiety, Brings Peace
WILLIAM O'LEARY
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, our kids are now home all day and sometimes claim they “cannot do anything!”
As much as we enjoy our...
Scandals got you down? Not ready to teach this season?
If you are not ready to going back to being a catechist... what then?
PAT GOHN
Many men and women who serve the Church as volunteers...
Collaborate with Faith Formation Leaders
6 ways youth ministers and DREs (and others) can form mutually enriching bonds
BECKY GROTH
Being the youth minister at a parish, whether paid or volunteer,...
Advice from Master Catechists—April/May 2012
Master Catechists answer questions from readers
