Stained-Glass Cross, a Lenten craft
BY JESSICA GORDON
The penitential period of Lent and its fulfillment on Easter Sunday serve as an effective reminders to the faithful of the price...
Graces for the Sick Craft
A Craft to Support a Lesson on the Anointing of the Sick
SARA JONCKHEERE
The gesture of the laying on of hands was an important part...
Crafts for Catechists: Our Lady’s Bug
by Jessica Gordon
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Wonderful Words, Healing Words for the School Year
An old hymn opens with these words: "Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life" ("Wonderful Words of Life" or "Sing Them Over Again to Me," words and music, Philip P. Bliss, 1874). This song praises the healing, life-giving words of Jesus calling us to faith.
Prayer Puzzles
Help children memorize common prayers
SARA JONCKHEERE
Memorized prayer has an important place in our Catholic faith, but memorization can be a challenge for students, especially...
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...
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....
Patron of Students Back-to-School Treat
By Jessica Gordon
“Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically, working heroically, and suffering heroically.”
— St. Anthony Mary Claret
A patron is a saint who...
The Eucharist Unites Heaven and Earth
A Craft to Support a Lesson on the Eucharist
Sara Jonckheere
Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. We hear it over and over, and we...
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...
