Saving the Best for Last
LEE DANESCO
You did it! Despite the variety of challenges to your energy, your creativity, and your patience throughout the year, you successfully answered the...
You Have One Job
How to lead students to an encounter with Christ in class
JARED DEES
“You had one job” — a popular phrase and Internet meme that points...
Time for God – a reflection on the Third Commandment for middleschoolers
“Remember the sabbath day—keep it holy.” (EXODUS 20:8)
BY TERENCE HEGARTY
I always remember the Sabbath—mainly because my parents would never let me forget it. We...
“Study this Catechism with Passion and Perseverance.” – Benedict XVI
BY PAT GOHN
The Youcat, or Youth Catechism, released in 2010 under Benedict XVI's pontificate, contained an emphatic message from the pope in the foreword: "Study this Catechism!...
The Four Life-Giving Gifts of YOUCAT
A catechist reflects on the value of the youth catechism
BY KIMBERLY BRUCE
The youth catechism of the Catholic Church, commonly known as YOUCAT, is...
The Catechism at 25
BY PAT GOHN
Twenty-five years after being promulgated by St. John Paul ll, the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) continues to shape the future...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Thy Will be done…”
"Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Lead us not into temptation…”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
And when he came to the place he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." – Luke 22:40
People, by...
A Compass: Implementing the Catechism
Two anniversaries of importance to the Catholic Church were marked on October 11, 2012. On that date, the Church celebrated both the fiftieth anniversary of the opening session of the Second Vatican Council and the twentieth anniversary of the publication, in French, of the original, provisional edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. To celebrate this anniversary, this article will provide a brief introduction to the Catechism (henceforth CCC), including its history, an overview of the CCC, and finally, suggestions on how it can be used most effectively within ministry.
Ambrose and the King’s Treasure
A Story by Therese L. Salazar
Illustrated by Bernadette M. Baca
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Esdraelon there lived a young man...