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...
Q&A about Priests, A 9-minute video with Fr. Mike Schmitz
From Ascension Presents: Fr. Mike Schmitz answers a variety of questions about the priesthood. Suitable for viewers who are middle-school-aged youth and older.
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Pope Francis adds Sunday of the Word of God to the Church calendar
On 1600th anniversary of St. Jerome's feast day, Pope Francis issued a new moto proprio titled Aperuit Illis, and invited the world's Catholics to contemplate...
The Sunday Gospel for April and May
Catechist readers looking for our downloadable PDF for The Sunday Gospel for April and May 2019 have come to the right place.
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Prayer of St. John Paul II at Notre Dame, Paris (1980)
Our hearts and prayers here at Bayard, Inc. are with the people of France and with the global Church that weeps at the losses...
Forty Days: A lesson about Jonah and repentance
The Ninevites Heeded Jonah’s Warning and Turned Back to God
LYNN WEHNER
The Ninevites were living in opposition to God’s plan for them. But God, in...
A Lot To Offer: a recap of the recent Synod
A look at the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment
KATIE PREJEAN McGRADY
I was in the midst of changing my four-month-old daughter’s...
5 Rules for Life: Chris Stefanik from SEEK 2019 on finding and knowing joy
Chris Stefanik on joy and how you know Christian joy. Chris discusses how to kick self-loathing and begin to think with the mind of...
8 Ways to Help Youth Experience World Youth Day 2019 from Home
JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN
This January 22-27, 2019, youth from around the world will converge on Panama City, Panama, to celebrate World Youth Day. Pilgrims will...
Catholic IQ — ‘Tis the Season
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz to test your knowledge about Advent and Christmas. It contains sample questions such as:
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel, and...
