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.
From...
Singing the Psalms — Introducing Chant as Prayer
Kate Daneluk
When in need, there will always be an answer in the psalms. Some of the richest encouragement, praise, thanksgiving, history, lament, and petition...
A New Catechetical Year — A prayer service to begin
MARC CARDARONELLA
Beginnings are always exciting. This is especially true as the school year or the new catechetical year begins. There are new possibilities, new...
