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...
Making a Lenten Calendar 2020
KATE RISTOW
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox (the time of year when the number...
Holy Spirit, Strengthen Us Prayer Service
An adaptable prayer service for your community
DEANNA BARTALINI
While the Holy Trinity is prominent in all the Sacraments of Initiation, we tend to associate the...
Advent Activity for Dec. 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catechists: Use this activity to explore the themes of today’s Gospel with teens. A downloadable PDF of this page is available at the bottom of...
Advice from Master Catechists—January 2012
What are good reasons to combine our parish RE program and Catholic school First Communion celebrations?
How can I help students select meaningful, memorable saint names for Confirmation?
Celebrating Saints: St. Patrick
PATRICIA MATHSON
FEAST DAY: MARCH 17
As a teen Patrick was kidnapped and taken to Ireland by slave traders. He was put to work as a...
Teaching Baptism
Lesson ideas and tips
WILLIAM O'LEARY
Experience isn’t the best teacher when it comes to teaching Baptism to children and young people (and most adults). How can...
Celebrating Saint André Bessette
Servant of Others
Feast Day: January 6
His Invitation, Our Response
"Let's get away, just the two of us."
"Great! Where are we going?"
"We are going to get away from it all. No TV. No computer. It will be just the two of us."
"I can hardly wait to spend the time together! But where are we going?"
"It's very remote. No internet. No cell phone."
"It sounds wonderful! But where are we going?"
"We are going to the desert."
"Are you crazy?"
A Family Together: During Lent, During Easter
Each season of the Church Year has its own meaning, mood,
and message. In this activity, you will discover how or why we
celebrate the seasons of Lent and Easter.
