Ten Family Ways for Quarantine Days
PATRICIA M. MCCORMACK, IHM, EDD
Quarantine and stay-at-home days have made it possible for some of us, who are not battling illness, to devote time...
Sharing Faith with Kids Home from College
CONNIE CLARK
Picking up my son from college a few weeks ago, I joined other parents hurriedly jamming comforters, laundry baskets, and tote bags full...
Involving FAMILIES in Sacramental Preparation
Examining an integrated approach
Bob Alexander
Parent formation is an important component of a good religious education program, yet sometimes it is missing. Since “parents...
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...
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...
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,...
Got the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies? A Parent’s “How To” Lesson from the Publisher
Pflaum's Publisher David Dziena helps respond to the church-related cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a simple lesson for parents whose children learn...
Three Keys to Offering Catechesis for the Families (without overhauling your programming)
JARED DEES
An increasing number of parishes are experimenting with new ways to engage entire families in children’s catechesis. We have long focused almost exclusively...
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.
4 Principles to Navigate the Digital Deluge – A parents’ guide
Our screen time hours are racking up.
CARRIE SOUKUP
For years, I’ve been vigilantly keeping technology at bay in order to keep my kids safe, natural,...
