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Friday, January 16, 2026

Children’s Liturgy of the WORD for PALM SUNDAY

Thanks to Debbie Frey from Mary Mother of God Parish, Oakville, Ontario, for sharing Children’s Liturgy of the Word with us this week. Feel...

We Are Not Alone in This Work

Professional development and collaboration promote growth VICTORIA RADLEIGH SMITH This is an exciting and challenging time in our Church’s history. It may seem that everything...

Parent: “I’m anxious and worried. What if I do a terrible job?”

The shaking had started in the delivery room. My baby's heart rate had slowed, and by the time the nurses wheeled me into surgery...

Heart of Christ, Heart of the Catechist

KEVIN M. DOWD, PH.D. One of the final gifts that Pope Francis left the Church was a beautiful encyclical letter of October 2024 called Dilexit...

Catechist Web Activity: Letter to Parents

by Catechist CLICK HERE to download a pdf of this letter (English and Spanish versions). Copyright 2015, Bayard, Inc. All rights reserved. This article...

It’s Okay Not to Know Everything

Top apologetics resources online SR. BRITTANY HARRISON, FMA My first day on the job as a novice catechist, I looked over my classroom of wiggly fifth-graders...

Updates on the USCCB General Assembly meeting in Baltimore

Given the deep concern over the Church sexual abuse crises facing the Church in the United States, the eyes of many Catholics throughout our...

Preparing for an Atypical Holy Week

By Fr. Roger Landry This Lent has been one few of us will ever forget. On Ash Wednesday, we were marked with ashes and reminded that...

Parishes Implementing a Children’s Liturgy of the Word

By Lisanne V. Jensen Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLW) programs are a growing trend at many parishes across the country. During CLW, young children...

A Time to Be Still

Using summer as a time to practice silence DEANNA BARTALINI To most people, summertime is about free time — especially to those who follow...