The Word of God: Pastoral Applications
Our series, "The Word of God: A Living Force," has been a journey of accessing, experiencing, understanding, celebrating, studying, and listening to the Word of God.
Forgiving the Debtor Releases Both of You – (2-min. video)
Franciscan Media offers this short 2-minute testimony of an adult woman sharing about the profound benefits of forgiveness. Suitable for teens and adults.
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Saint Costume Ideas (All Saints Day, Halloween)
Great ideas here. Some simple, some more complex.
Celebrating Saints: Luke—October 18
PATRICIA MATHSON
The Gospel of Luke is sometimes called the Gospel of mercy because it includes many teachings of Jesus about God’s forgiveness and mercy....
Living the Liturgical Year: The Holy Guardian Angels, October 2
Heaven Is Always at Your Side!
CONNIE CLARK
Firefighters and police keep you safe, right? When you see their uniforms and equipment
or hear their sirens, you...
Celebrating Saints: Francis of Assisi—October 4
Patricia Mathson
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and liked to party with...
Five-Finger Glove Prayer Craft
Get to the heart of prayer with this prayer prompt.
SARA JONCKHEERE
Pope Francis gave us a simple way to pray for five different categories of...
The Prodigal Son revisited
LEE DANESCO
It's no surprise that we all have our own favorite teaching tools. There are those who like to keep the instructional spotlight on...
The Feast of St. Matthew, Sept. 21: The Calling of St. Matthew
Encountering Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel
EDWARD SRI
In a small church near the Piazza Navona in Rome stands a famous painting by the Baroque artist Caravaggio....
Five Ideas for Local Youth Service Missions
Connecting faith with good works
BECKY GROTH
Just in case we didn’t get the picture when Jesus told the parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew...
