Preparing for First Reconciliation
KATHY KLEINLEIN
It's 1957 and you are seven years old. You stumble into a tiny dark closet, fumbling around for the kneeler so you don't...
How to Teach the Ten Commandments to Children
PEGGY WEBER
When people think of the Ten Commandments, the words "covet" and "neighbor's wife" comes to mind—or the image of Charlton Heston holding two...
Peeps from Sheep: Animated video on Confession
Peeps from Sheep #4 - White as Wool from Catholics Come Home on Vimeo.
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...
Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Woman Woman movie and a Christian’s call to heroism
Suitable for high school age and older.
Free download: Praying with the Pope, October 2018, for the mission of religious
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for October 2018
The Mission of Religious
Pray for men and women in religious life to be excited about spending time with people...
Respect Life Like Saint Francis
LISA A. COVINGTON
Here is an activity to use to teach your students how to treat all of God's creation with respect.
Scripture Reading
Genesis 1:20-28
Prayer
Through the...
CATECHIST INDEPTH Catechesis and the Domestic Church
Forgiveness in the Domestic Church
A Family Together: Overcoming Temptation
Temptations can make our straight paths hard to navigate. But we can avoid temptations and stand firm for what we know is right by being alert from step to step.
Becoming a Beatitude Parish, School, and Neighborhood
The cultural norms that we see constantly glorified on TV, in movies, in popular music, and on YouTube and the internet are not making our jobs for creating a Beatitude community (culture) any easier.
