Ideas for Increasing Effectiveness in Multicultural Adolescent Catechesis
BY MARY LOU ROSIEN
The teens we minister to come from every conceivable background and situation. No two are exactly alike and none have the...
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...
Teaching the Art and Value of Prayer
The Greatest Thing We Can Do
ERIC GROTH
We exist and were created for three reasons: to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ. The Creator made...
Enlisting Youth Gives Life to Our Parish
Believing that they belong benefits all
BECKY GROTH
If all the youth ministers, past and present, sat down together to make a short list of the...
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...
Out of the Desert: Through Crises of Faith
Those of us who serve as catechists, parish spiritual leaders, mentors, and guides need to pursue our own spiritual, catechetical, biblical, and theological formation to be able to address the questions, struggles, and ambiguities that our young people bring to us. This is not a time to waffle with weak responses that have not been tested within our own desert experiences. We are called to be salt and light for all those who seek to come out of the desert.
God’s Chisel (9-min. video on being God’s masterpiece)
This video from the Skit Guys would be great to use before confession. It shows the challenge and gift in allowing God to...
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....
You’re Significance to God – an inspiring 2 minutes with Chris Stefanick
Bookmark this for your next retreat, or to share with your students in class, or youth ministry.
Using Annual Themes and Class Names
Grow Catholic identity
THERESE L. SALAZAR
Most of our students come to us after they have been in class all day learning academics. The...