GRANDPARENTS: Mentors, Teachers, and Role Models in the Faith
BY SR. JANET SCHAEFFLER, OP
“Grandparents are the living memory of the family. They pass on the faith; they transmitted the faith to us.” —POPE...
Curating and Targeting Adult Faith Formation
On Moving Away From One Size Fits All
John Roberto
Typical parish adult faith formation approaches often utilize a “one-sizefits-all” program — a Lenten speaker series,...
Celebrate the Church Seasons
BY SUSIE LLOYD
Happy New Year! Yup—in November. Advent is upon us, and with it comes the start of a new liturgical year. The liturgical...
Ordinary Time … anything but ordinary (2-minute video)
Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany, New York, reminds us that the liturgical season of Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary...
It’s Really About the Parents
You sign up to teach fifth grade, only to find out that you're having as many conversations and answering as many questions with parents...
Teens Using Social Media to Reach and Teach Teens
MARY LOU ROSIEN
It often feels as if technology has left some of us adults behind — with Snapchat, Instagram (Finsta- a ‘fake’ Instagram),...
Dealing with the Difficult
I stood in the back of church with 120 restless children. These young children, about to receive their First Communion, were waiting for the signal to begin their procession down the center aisle.
Good Faith Questions Parents Can Ask Kids
By Eileen Morgan
I used to have a bumper sticker that said, “If a mother’s place is in the home why am I always in...
“Potato-Draining Wisdom” – a short story from God Plays a Purple Banjo
Note from the Editor: This little vignette illustrates so much ... the domestic church and how it shapes the evangelization and nurturing of children,...
Our Mission Is to Make Parents Disciples
On Reaching Out to your Students’ Parents and Inviting them In
JARED DEES
If there is one source of complaint or repeated question I can expect...
