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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Our new Catechist Kids Calendar is out — free to use at home!

Have you ever used the Catechist Kids Calendar? It's a great little tool to help children follow the liturgical year. Sign up for your...

Works of Mercy for Families to Perform Safely During the Pandemic

DEANNA BARTALINI Parents are being reminded in a very real way of the Baptismal promise they made to be the first people to pass on...

Catechist Web Activity: The Mercy and Love of Jesus

by The staff of Catechist CLICK HERE to download a pdf of this activity that helps fifth through eighth graders explore Scripture passages that...

Reflections on a Drive-Thru Confession (During #COVID_19)

by María Morera Johnson I went to drive-thru confession. Had I made an effort, I could have made other arrangements, but I admit the creative outside-the-box...

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.   Image credit: Courtesy...

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. Click on this...

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...