Fr. Mike Schmitz on the Woman Woman movie and a Christian’s call to heroism
Suitable for high school age and older.
Learning Faith, Hope, and Love
Teaching your students about the theological virtues
Forward Pass for Values
Helping your students think critically about Super Bowl advertising and the halftime show can lead to a fruitful discussion about Christian values.
Promoting Life: Teaching the Fifth Commandment
Although it is important that our students learn the acts that violate the Fifth Commandment, it also is essential that they develop a reverence for life from its beginning until its natural end. We must help them find ways to affirm life as sacred at every stage and every age.
CATECHIST INDEPTH Catechesis and the Domestic Church
Forgiveness in the Domestic Church
Giving Back: Our Catholic Faith in Action
Young and old, we are called to be saints. And since we realize our true selves through acts of love, it is critical for us, as catechists, to present the path of sanctity in ways that are attractive, relevant, and concrete to children.
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.
Teaching Service in the Year of Faith
Many people live “cafeteria style” lives, self-service only. Catholics try to live life like Jesus, who “did not come to be served but to serve” (Matthew 20:28). The Year of Faith is a perfect time to explore this calling.
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.
Character Formation: The Foundation for Living the Beatitudes
Did you know that in order for a GPS to tell you where you are, it needs no fewer than three satellites to get a "fix" on your location? Christian morality isn't too different.
