Teaching the Lord’s Prayer – a series
An Introduction to the Our Father and its First Petition
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
Editor's note: This is the first in a series on the Lord's prayer. Look...
Praying in difficult times
CONNIE CLARK
My students sat perfectly still. Every one of them was attentive, reverent, and engaged. And I wish with all my heart that they...
What Is God Calling You To Do?
A Three-step Formula for Discovery
ERIC GROTH
Advent is about waiting. But the followers of Christ are not called to “wait” in a typical, passive sense,...
HOLY SPIRIT, CONFIRM IN ME… A Prayer for Confirmation candidates
JANE CASSERLY MYERS
Whether one is seven years old preparing for First Communion, or an adolescent in formation toward Confirmation, this prayer describes the constant...
Prayer Puzzles
Help children memorize common prayers
SARA JONCKHEERE
Memorized prayer has an important place in our Catholic faith, but memorization can be a challenge for students, especially...
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...
We Gather To Pray: Prayers for Times of Trouble or Sadness
When tragedy strikes, Catholicism shines
MARC CARDARONELLA
There’s no avoiding it. No matter who you are or where you live, at some point you will have...
Prayer Journal Craft
Creating opportunities for students’ personal prayer
SARA JONCKHEERE
A prayer journal is a great way to expose students to different types of prayer, while gathering and...
We Gather To Pray: An Advent Prayer Service
Pray with the four themes of the season
MARC CARDARONELLA
The catechetical challenge for Advent is that it’s not Christmas, but everyone around us acts like...
Music and Eucharistic Adoration
Four Areas of Preparation
KATE DANELUK
Years ago, I sat on a vacation Bible school curriculum development team. How could we convict our students in their...
