A Social Media Session for Parents
Be media mindful at home
SR. NANCY USSELMANN, FSP
What are parents to do? Smartphones and social media sites seemingly came into existence in the flash...
Engage First Communion Parents
LEISA ASLINGER
My first year as a catechetical leader was one of the most difficult of my life. For months, I dreaded answering the phone,...
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...
Teaching Students with Special Needs
BY PAM SCHIFFBAUER
Pope Francis has called the Catholic Church to be a welcoming Church. As we welcome our students into our religious education classes,...
We Are All in this Together — on supporting the locals
SUSIE LLOYD
My son Joe and I went out to buy meat at a local farm. It’s a little off the beaten path for me,...
Don’t Go!
The Spirit comes to stay
SUSIE LLOYD
A while back, I knew a group of ladies at church who couldn’t let go of their priest, despite...
Advice from a Master Catechist: Beginning Family-Based Catechesis in a Parish
Question: “I’m trying to help our parish move to family-based catechesis, yet I have no experience with this kind of model. What are the...
Peace in Hard Times: A lesson for families
BY SUSIE LLOYD
A beautiful woman travels the world giving talks about God. She talks to an average of 2,000 people per week. Why do so...
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...
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),...
