Why You Should Consider Making Confession Your New Year’s Resolution
MARC CARDARONELLA
I have a confession to make. I have a checkered past when it comes to the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.
I’ve gone from...
3 Quizzes on the Sacraments — from the “Catholic I.Q.” archives
THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS
Here’s a 20-question quiz on the sacraments. It contains sample questions such as:
Who baptizes people in the Catholic Church?
The___ were the...
Light Comes into a Dark World: The Day Star Lesson and Craft
There is a joke that goes like this: "Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." This shows how much we interpret light in more than material forms.
Advent Prep for Digital Disciples
Resources to enhance the Advent journey
SR. CAROLINE CERVENY
Prepare for the Nativity of Jesus using resources from the digital world that surrounds us. Enhance the...
Bears Can Eat Red Apples or Marshmallows
CONNIE STEWART
Connie Stewart's students learn the names of the seven Sacraments with the help of this simple sentence: Bears Can Eat Red Apples or...
What Is God Calling You To Do?
A Three-step Formula for Discovery
ERIC GROTH
Advent is about waiting. But the followers of Christ are not called to “wait” in a typical, passive sense,...
St. Martin of Tours – November 11
BY PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: NOVEMBER 11
Martin was a caring and compassionate person. One day he was riding his horse when he saw a beggar...
10 Techniques for Teaching the Bible
The fifth graders were called forth from the pews after the homily.
A Woman Clothed in the Sun
What is so darn fascinating about royalty?
Can You Relate? Helping teens and tweens to love prayer
Helping teens and tweens to love prayer
BY LISA MLADINICH
“For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the Lord—plans for...
