Teens Dealing with Difficulties: The Most Important Words We Can Say
BY LAUREN SCHARMER
Reflecting on my five years working in youth ministry, I am convinced that the most important words we can say to our...
One Sister’s Vocation Story: From the Daughters of St. Paul
A beautiful story from the Daughters of St. Paul. Share this with middle-schoolers, teens, and adults. Learn more here.
Image credit: Daughters of St. Paul
Snatched from the Dragon, Caught for Christ
The importance of youth ministry
PAT GOHN
Looking back on my younger years, I’m grateful for the parish-based youth ministry that offered regular retreats and weekly...
Five Ideas for Local Youth Service Missions
Connecting faith with good works
BECKY GROTH
Just in case we didn’t get the picture when Jesus told the parable of the sheep and goats (Matthew...
Discussing the Transcendentals
Discerning desires that point to God
BECKY GROTH
“Thou has made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.” — ST....
Ground Your Youth Ministry Program in Intercessory Prayer
Here is a practical way to develop prayer partners for your ministry
LAUREN SCHARMER
It all started with a simple Facebook post: “Would you be willing...
The Spiritual Questions of Gen Z
A framework for youth ministry for the first post-Christian generation
DOUG TOOKE
For the last 15 years, Catholic faith-formation experts have been struggling over the best...
Pairing Family Catechesis with Youth Ministry
Questions to help you discern actionable goals
BECKY GROTH
As more and more parishes move to a family-centered religious education model, it makes sense to consider...
Youth Ministry as Apprenticeship
Mentoring the skills and dispositions for a vital Christian faith
TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
In youth ministry in the United States, emphasis is often placed on large-scale...
The Letter and Spirit of the Law
The importance of the what and the why
BECKY GROTH
A guest on a radio program made a point that I’ve never forgotten: If all we...
