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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Easter Without the Exsultet (Or what I’m going to miss this year)

COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN “Stay Home. Stay Safe. Save Lives. This order takes effect on March 24, 2020 at 12:01 am, and continues through April 13,...

Family Meditations for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil

By Deanna Bartalini Editor's Note: A free downloadable printable of these meditations are available by clicking this link: Triduum Meditations for Families. Catechist 2020 The three days of...

Letter to Parents: February

by The staff of Catechist CLICK HERE to download a pdf of this letter (English and Spanish versions). Copyright 2016, Bayard, Inc. All rights reserved....

Works of Mercy for Families to Perform Safely During the Pandemic

DEANNA BARTALINI Parents are being reminded in a very real way of the Baptismal promise they made to be the first people to pass on...

Go To Joseph

Devotion to St. Joseph in Times of Crisis JAMES BLANKENSHIP When all the land of Egypt became hungry and the people cried to Pharaoh for food,...

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...

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...

Simple Ways to Inspire Grandchildren to be Caring Christians

Editor's note: These suggestions are helpful for grandparents to share with their grandchildren! But others may use them with children, too! Rosie Soto Seaman As Christians...

Prayer and Mass Resources for Families with Young Children

Catechist recommends that families use stay-at-home time for spiritual enrichment. This Lent, consider increasing prayer and spiritual reading with your young family members.   We offer...

Creating and Leading a Family Liturgy

As we continue to adjust to life under stay-at-home orders and limited access to celebrations of the sacraments, we as parents have an opportunity...