Merry Christmas… Again!
CONNIE CLARK
Wouldn’t it be great if Christmas lasted longer than one day? Actually, the Christmas season lasts from December 25 all the way until...
A Jesse Tree That’s Not Just For Christmas
Plan Ahead to Recycle your Tree for use all Year
SR. LOU ELLA HICKMAN
When you take down your Jesse tree after Christmas, have you ever...
Light Comes into a Dark World: The Day Star Lesson and Craft
There is a joke that goes like this: "Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." This shows how much we interpret light in more than material forms.
Classroom of Compassion
Three ingredients that foster warmth and support
CARRIE SOUKUP
A sweet boy in my fourth-grade class turned to his classmates for prayer. “My mom has cancer.”...
Five-Finger Glove Prayer Craft
Get to the heart of prayer with this prayer prompt.
SARA JONCKHEERE
Pope Francis gave us a simple way to pray for five different categories of...
Prayer Rocks
Let these decorated rocks prompt students to prayer
SARA JONCKHEERE
Sometimes in our prayer life (both personal and in the classroom), we can fall into routines,...
Celebrate Baptism as Children of God Craft
SARA JONCKHEERE
Through Baptism we become children of God and are claimed for Christ. While many of our students do not remember their own Baptism,...
Lend a Hand, Lift a Heart!
MARY ANN DOBBS
'Lend a Hand, Lift a Heart!' was the theme for the religious education program at St. Roch Parish in Flat Rock, MI....
Prayer Journal Craft
Creating opportunities for students’ personal prayer
SARA JONCKHEERE
A prayer journal is a great way to expose students to different types of prayer, while gathering and...
Celebrating Saints–Katherine Drexel–March 3rd
Katharine Drexel
PATRICIA MATHSON
Katharine Drexel was a wealthy heiress from Philadelphia who used all her money to help victims of discrimination in the southern...
