Creative Activity Centers for Your VBS
As your team begins to gather registrations for your VBS, it is time to consider how best to structure each day's activities.
Nurturing Family Faith at Home
Important strategies to build up Catholic families
JOHN ROBERTO
We know how important parents and the whole family are in forming the faith of young people....
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Activities to help learn about these gifts
JARED DEES
Whether you are preparing your students for Confirmation or just wish to introduce them to the seven...
Celebrating Saints: Catherine Kasper (Feast Day: February 1)
PATRICIA MATHSON
Catherine Kasper lived in a village in Germany. She was often sick as a child and missed school. But even as a...
Living the Liturgical Year: The Presentation of the Lord
Light up the world today!
CONNIE CLARK
Have you ever spent a night without electricity? It can be scary when the power goes out and...
How can I help children cope with a classmate’s sudden death?
Susan J. Kay
Q: If youngsters in your class had a schoolmate who died suddenly, how would you help them?
A: Cathechists teach the gift of consolation and...
St. Francis de Sales — January 24
BY PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: JANUARY 24
Francis de Sales lived in France and came from a large family. He had 12 brothers and sisters....
Prayers for Peace
A Prayer Attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury,...
Catholic I.Q. — Catechesis and Catechists
Fun facts about our mission
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz on catechesis and catechists. It contains sample questions such as:
The word catechesis literally means...
Penance and Reconciliation
Grace-filled moments of encounter and union with God
MARC CARDARONELLA
Penance and Reconciliation: It’s also known as confession, as well as the sacrament of conversion and...
