First Reconciliation Prayer Bracelet
DIANE QUINTAL
Children preparing for First Reconciliation at St. Stephen the First Martyr parish make Prayer Bracelets to encourage them to learn their prayers and...
Free Miracle Bread
Do we accept that God can do anything?
SUSIE LLOYD
Jesus once fed 5,000 men with just five loaves of bread. That got their attention. The...
Teaching Children How to P.R.A.Y.
Praise, Repent, Ask, and You
CLAIRE MCGARRY
What should I pray for?” my six-year-old daughter, Jocelyn, leaned over and asked as we knelt down in...
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...
Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue
By Susie Lloyd
Catholics are big on Mary. We place her statue in our front yards, hang her rosary from our rearview mirrors, and wear...
Guiding Youth Toward Digital Discipleship
Tips and resources for parents
SR. CAROLINE CERVENY, SSJ-TOSF
The use of technology is an integral part of today’s youth culture. Digital citizenship is often talked...
Effective Teaching: Encouraging the Three Pillars of Lent at Home
With inspiration from St. Augustine
JARED DEES
St. Augustine once described Lent in a sermon as “the epitome of our whole life.” It allows Christians to make...
For Parents: Talking to Children about the Church Scandal
Editor's note: This content originally appeared in a July/August 2010 special issue of Catholic Digest on the topic of clergy sexual abuse. Find more on this...
Meet the Gaze of Jesus
An unlikely apostle
SUSIE LLOYD
Picture this. Five rich men are seated in a dark room around a table. We can see all of...
What Catholics Should Know About the Liturgical Calendar – Lent and Easter
By Donna Frasier
The Liturgical calendar, especially during Lent and Easter, invites individuals and families to form stronger bonds between themselves and God. We should...
