Saints & Sacraments: John the Baptist, a patron for Baptism
BARBARA YOFFIE
Exemplifying the sacrament of Baptism is the great preacher and prophet John the Baptist, an obvious choice. Through his preaching and teaching,...
Advice from Master Catechists—January 2014
Master catechists answer questions from readers.
“Year of St. Joseph” — Free Activities for Children—now in Spanish, too!
Get ready for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19!
The teams of Children Celebrate! and the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies have created these fun...
An Act of Spiritual Communion
When Catholics who may be impeded from attending Mass and receiving Communion, due to illness, or other reasons, the Catholic tradition of praying a...
Using Digital Media in Ministry
ERIC GROTH
Nothing in history has so rapidly revolutionized the way we communicate as social media. Today's online world is a quite sobering social reality,...
Five Ideas for Local Youth Service Missions
Connecting faith with good works
BECKY GROTH
Just in case we didn’t get the picture when Jesus told the parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew...
Celebrating Saints: Guido Conforti (Feast Day: November 5)
PATRICIA MATHSON
Guido lived in Italy with his mom and dad and nine brothers and sisters. As a child he read a book about...
Seeing, Hearing, Experiencing: Sharing the Mysteries of the Triduum
Although the Triduum takes place over three days—counting from sundown to sundown, according to Jewish tradition, from Holy Thursday night to Easter Sunday evening—help your students begin to grasp that the Triduum is one three-day, continuous celebration. Unless we see these days as an organic whole, we miss their interconnectedness.
The Word of God—A Living Force
Practical Strategies for Working with the 2009-2010 Catechist Formation Program
Nicholas Black Elk, Catechist: cause for canonization opened
At their annual meeting, the USCCB voted to open the cause for canonization for Nicholas Black Elk, a Lakotan medicine-man whose conversion led him...
