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...
Living the Liturgical Year: Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7
A Victory —Thanks to Mary
CONNIE CLARK
You know that on feast days we celebrate saints’ birthdays and other events such as Jesus’ baptism. But have...
Celebrating Saints: Padre Pio—Sept. 23
Feast Day: September 23
Living the Liturgical Year: Holy Thursday
We remember the Last Supper
CONNIE CLARK
Would you wash your best friend’s feet? Hmmm. But Jesus did that for his friends. And once a year,...
Fasting and Feasting – a prayer service for Lent
Marc Cardaronella
Lent is a time of fasting. But it can also be more: Lent can be a time of feasting — on positive spiritual...
Catholic I.Q. — Lent and Easter
Review facts about the liturgical calendar and more
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz on Lent and Easter. It contains sample questions such as:
“The Spirit...
Teaching the Two Sides of Lent
As religious educators, we appreciate the value of projects that effectively address more than one classroom need at a time.
Effective Teaching: Encouraging the Three Pillars of Lent at Home
With inspiration from St. Augustine
JARED DEES
St. Augustine once described Lent in a sermon as “the epitome of our whole life.” It allows Christians to make...
Living the Liturgical Year: Our Lady of Lourdes, February 11
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!
CONNIE CLARK
Do you know someone who is sick? God sent Our Lady of Lourdes to show how...
Celebrating Sunday of the Word of God
A roundup of resources for studying and teaching about Scripture.
by Barb Szyszkiewicz
New on the liturgical calendar: Sunday of the Word of God, which takes...
