Prepare Your Hearts — An Advent Prayer Service
SISTER JENADA FANETTI, SDS
In this prayer service, Jeremiah, Ruth, and John the Baptist come to life and share their stories to urge children to...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Deliver us from evil.”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one” – 2 Thessalonians 3:3
The final petition that...
Encounters with Jesus: 50 ways to help facilitate that with children, youth, and adults
MARY LOU ROSIEN
In the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), three weeks are devoted to the scrutinies — dedicated to self-examination, rooting out...
Effective Teaching: Encouraging the Three Pillars of Lent at Home
With inspiration from St. Augustine
JARED DEES
St. Augustine once described Lent in a sermon as “the epitome of our whole life.” It allows Christians to make...
Praying the Scriptures: A Guide for Teens to Engage with God
BY BECKY GROTH
"Mom, we read a Bible verse, go around and say what word or sentence jumped out at us, read the verse again,...
Have You Seen a Burning Bush Lately?
by Mary McEntee McGill
Today’s prayer will focus on Moses’ discovery of a bush that is burning—a bush that burns but is not consumed...
A Family Together: World Mission Day
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Inspiring Teens: Praying with the Saints
LISA MLADINICH
In 1992, just before I returned to the Catholic faith, I met a woman who loved St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a friend...
Teaching How to Pray with Christ
Rediscover the Fourth Task of Catechesis
Marc Cardaronella
The fourth task of catechesis is teaching the Christian how to pray with Christ. In the Gospel accounts...
Fasting and Feasting – a prayer service for Lent
Marc Cardaronella
Lent is a time of fasting. But it can also be more: Lent can be a time of feasting — on positive spiritual...
