Celebrate St. Nicholas by Serving Others
CONNIE CLARK
At the start of Advent, tell your students the story of St. Nicholas. Organize simple service projects as a memorable tradition for every...
Celebrating the Season of Hope
KATE RISTOW
Waiting, especially at this time of the year, is a concept children understand. From our youngest students to even the most blasé junior...
The Sunday Gospel (Nov. and Dec 2018)
Editors Note: This article offers commentary and reflection questions for each Sunday
Gospel for November (the final weeks of Ordinary Time) and December (the beginning...
Free download: Praying with the Pope, October 2018, for the mission of religious
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for October 2018
The Mission of Religious
Pray for men and women in religious life to be excited about spending time with people...
Missionary Childhood Association and Catechist featured on Catholic TV
Thank you to Maureen Crowley Heil, who recently penned an article for Catechist on "Children on Mission." Maureen shared Catechist magazine in her recent interview about...
The Sunday Gospel – May 2018
We're happy to supply The Sunday Gospel in PDF form for the months of April and May, 2018.
Download the PDF containing both month's reflections...
The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis”
Reimagining Ministry to Youth
Denise Utter
The Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (NFCYM, NCEA, NCCL), in collaboration with pastoral and catechetical leaders from around the country, wrote...
Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day: It’s All About Love
BY CONNIE CLARK
Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day are on the same day this year, and you can blame the moon for that. But we’re...
Keeping Advent in a Digital Age: Apps, websites, and activities
JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN
Keeping an Advent season of attentive and joyful anticipation — amidst the secular celebration of Christmas all around us — is an...
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...