To Seek and Save the Lost: Unpacking the parable of the lost sheep
BY LYNN WEHNER
There is a story about a shepherd who was falsely accused of stealing another man’s sheep. When he is brought before the...
How to Approach Mass – a 4min. video with Chris Stefanik
Suggested for middle school, high school, and young adults. This short talk was given at World Youth Day in Krakow, 2016.
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Celebrate Saints: St. Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
By Patricia Mathson
Feast day: October 4
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy...
Teaching with Parodies — Singing aids learning and memorization of lessons
Sr. Nanette M. Zeimet, SND
I have come to learn the value of music and poetry. Twenty years ago I taught my first religious education class....
16 Ideas for Using Extra Time — Advice from a Master Catechist
Question: What suggestions do you have for those extra moments that occur at the beginning or end — or even in the middle —...
Patron of Students Back-to-School Treat
By Jessica Gordon
“Christian perfection consists in three things: praying heroically, working heroically, and suffering heroically.”
— St. Anthony Mary Claret
A patron is a saint who...
3 Ways Grandparents and Youth Ministry Go Together
BY ERIC GROTH
My paternal grandmother — God rest her soul — was really Catholic, the matriarch of faith in our family. Maybe you can...
A Teamwork Activity: Banana Surgery
A Teamwork Activity: Banana Surgery
This funny activity will help your family or church group work together. Remember that games can be a kind of...
New Blesseds in the Church: The Ulma Family from Poland
An entire family has been beatified, that is, raised to the step before official canonization. The beatification took place on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
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