A Jesse Tree Craft Swap
REBECCA RYSKIND TETI
One of the nicest traditions to emerge from the quest for appropriate family devotions during Advent is the practice of putting up...
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...
Advent Activity for Dec. 8, Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
Catechists: Use this activity to explore the themes of today's Gospel with teens. A downloadable PDF of this page is available at the bottom...
Celebrating Saints: Padre Pio—Sept. 23
Feast Day: September 23
Living the Liturgical Year — Good Friday (free downloadable activity)
What’s So Good About Good Friday?
CONNIE CLARK
When you think of Jesus on the cross, you might feel sad. You might even feel a little...
Celebrating Saint Maria Josefa of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Maria Josefa was a person of compassion; she dedicated her life to caring for people who were sick. She wanted to help them deal with the challenges of being ill at home and in the hospital.
Prepare Your Hearts — An Advent Prayer Service
SISTER JENADA FANETTI, SDS
In this prayer service, Jeremiah, Ruth, and John the Baptist come to life and share their stories to urge children to...
Catholic I.Q.—Quiz Mash-Up: A little on Lent, a little on Youth Ministry
Fun facts about Lent and Youth Ministry
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question mash-up quiz combining Lent and Youth Ministry. It contains sample questions such as:
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The Sunday Gospel – May 2018
We're happy to supply The Sunday Gospel in PDF form for the months of April and May, 2018.
Download the PDF containing both month's reflections...
Meeting at the Well
As catechists, we come up short if all we transmit to our students is the content of the Catechism. We need also to convey gospel attitudes.