What Are Indulgences?
Question: How can I explain indulgences to my grade-school children? — Newbie Catechist
THERESE L. SALAZAR RESPONDS...
Dear Newbie: Indulgences can be understood and taught by...
Advice from a Master Catechist: Help from a Wise Patron—St. John Bosco’s example
Question: I need a patron saint for my new role as a youth leader and catechist. Please help! — Nervous but willing
Sr. Brittany Harrison,...
Bible Rookie: “I don’t know where to start!”
Beginning Bible tips for youth.
BECKY GROTH
If I have heard one comment more than any other from teens (and adults) about the Bible, it’s definitely...
Engage First Communion Parents
LEISA ASLINGER
My first year as a catechetical leader was one of the most difficult of my life. For months, I dreaded answering the phone,...
WINE – Women in the New Evangelization
A Catholic women’s ministry calling women to greater holiness
KELLY WAHLQUIST
In his apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World),...
Bible 101
A helpful overview for reading the Bible
CATHRYN TORGERSON
Reading the Bible is a wonderful adventure! But sometimes it can leave us feeling a little lost,...
All Things New – a new year
BY PAT GOHN
For the Christian, everything’s new
Newness is a hallmark of our lives—and a source of joy. As most of the world awakens to...
8 Ways to let Advent, Christmas Memories Heal us and Others
By John J. Boucher
The Advent-Christmas season is a time of joy, peace, and celebration, but it can also be a time of sadness, loneliness,...
Pep Talks for Catholic Parents: An Introduction
When my husband heard the title of book he thought it was a great idea, until I mentioned who the author was. He...
Teacher: “I don’t know how to handle student conflicts or fights.”
Sometimes we are at odds with others-and so are our students. As Catholic educators, we might not want to call it "fighting"; that goes...
