Seeking Simplicity: Ideas for Lenten Activities
"'Tis a gift to be simple."
LENT: A Time to Grow Closer to God
A prayer service for youth
DEANNA BARTALINI
The season of Lent is upon us. This prayer service is written for middle school- and high school-aged youth....
Advice from Master Catechists—November/December 2013
Master catechists answer questions from readers.
Celebrating Saint Philip Neri
Saint Philip Neri, Joyful Person
His Invitation, Our Response
"Let's get away, just the two of us."
"Great! Where are we going?"
"We are going to get away from it all. No TV. No computer. It will be just the two of us."
"I can hardly wait to spend the time together! But where are we going?"
"It's very remote. No internet. No cell phone."
"It sounds wonderful! But where are we going?"
"We are going to the desert."
"Are you crazy?"
Walking With Jesus in Lent
by Jeanne Heiberg
After a long drive home following a weekend workshop at beautiful Lake George, NY, I dropped friends off at a train...
Living the Liturgical Year: Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14
Lift High the Cross!
CONNIE CLARK
We celebrate Jesus’ cross with a feast? How can anyone be happy about the way our Savior died? It’s true...
Celebrating the Season of Hope
KATE RISTOW
Waiting, especially at this time of the year, is a concept children understand. From our youngest students to even the most blasé junior...
Celebrating Saint…Margaret of Scotland
by Patricia MathsonExample of Loving Others
Feast Day: November 16
for a Saint Page about St. Margaret of Scotland that your learners can take...
Catholic IQ — ‘Tis the Season
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz to test your knowledge about Advent and Christmas. It contains sample questions such as:
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel, and...
