Using Digital Media in Ministry
ERIC GROTH
Nothing in history has so rapidly revolutionized the way we communicate as social media. Today's online world is a quite sobering social reality,...
Eight Tips to Promote Teens’ Faith
Discovering Catholicism's Greatness
Becky Groth
Sometimes our beautiful Catholic faith can be rather heady or hard to grasp. How do we encourage teens that being Catholic...
I Want to Be a Saint
AMY WELBORN
When my daughter was six years old, I remember deciding with her which saint she'd be for her Catholic school's All Saints' Day...
Wonderful Words, Healing Words for the School Year
An old hymn opens with these words: "Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life" ("Wonderful Words of Life" or "Sing Them Over Again to Me," words and music, Philip P. Bliss, 1874). This song praises the healing, life-giving words of Jesus calling us to faith.
Encounters with Jesus: 50 ways to help facilitate that with children, youth, and adults
MARY LOU ROSIEN
In the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), three weeks are devoted to the scrutinies — dedicated to self-examination, rooting out...
Beginning the Year Prayer Service: Praying with Pope Francis
Introduction: This is a meaningful prayer service to use during your first class or gathering of the year. Welcome children with the inspiring words...
The Eucharist and Sunday Mass
By Father Thiago Ibiapina
associate pastor, Annunciation Parish, Gardner
Special to The Catholic Free Press
This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of...
A Lamp for My Feet — a visual memorization exercise
JUDITH COSTELLO
Have you ever walked down a dark hallway at night? In the darkness, we may stumble and fall. That’s why God offers us...
Motivation to Go to Mass (9 min. video)
At the heart of the Mass is worship. What is worship? Stay with this video.
Great for teens and adults.
Liturgical Catechesis and the Eucharistic Revival – Pflaum Gospel Weeklies
By Joan McKamey
Parishes and dioceses across the U.S. are participating in the National Eucharistic Revival in a wide variety of ways. Apart from special...
