Lent offers a meaningful opportunity to help young people reflect on God’s mercy and consider how they can grow closer to Jesus through their everyday choices.   This hands-on Lent activity blends Scripture with creativity and conversation...

Through this hands-on lent activity, young people help spread the Lenten message of conversion to justice. They also become familiar with the message of the prophet Micah and the traditional spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting,...

Lent is a season set apart for growing closer to Jesus, and it offers an opportunity to help children deepen their faith by encountering God in their own lives. This free Lenten activity invites kids to explore the Temptation of Jesus...

Early February offers a natural moment to invite Catholics to reflect on what genuine love means, drawing on Scripture for Valentine’s Day. This activity helps make that reflection concrete by exploring how the Bible describes love. It’s easy...

These eight Ash Wednesday prayers pair easily with Ash Wednesday Scripture readings, giving teachers a way to introduce the meaning of the day to youth.

As routines return after the holidays, Epiphany invites a quiet moment of refocus. This Epiphany prayer reflection explores Scripture and encourages every age to imagine what it means to “follow a star” in their own lives. In the reflection,...

In this season of joyful anticipation, we invite you to use and share this interactive Advent calendar of activities to prepare for Jesus’ birth. With prayers, projects, and reflections for every day through Epiphany, these resources...

During the month of October, Pope Leo warmly invites everyone to pray the rosary each day. “I invite everyone to pray the rosary every day during the coming month—for peace—personally, with your families and in your communities,” he...

Introducing a dynamic new way to enhance faith formation in your parish: Gathered Family Sessions! Rooted in the liturgical and natural seasons, our Gathered Family Sessions offer ten 90-minute sessions from September through June. A...

Invite children, tweens and teens to deepen their Lenten journey. Lent is a time for renewal and reflection through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. We offer free Lent activities to guide young people to live their faith more meaningfully.  Such...

When the pictures of turkeys appear in school windows across the land (sometimes each feather a different color!), we know that Thanksgiving is near. After a full weekend of food, family, and friends, it can be a jolt to arrive in church...

All Saints’ Day, which falls on November 1, is a time to honor all the saints of the Church, known and unknown. These people of great faith lived lives of holiness and can help us through their example and through their prayers...

Just as our calendar year has special times and seasons, so does the Church. In liturgical seasons, we remember important parts of our faith and we celebrate and reflect on key moments in the life of Jesus. The liturgical year has six...

Consider the ways you interact with nature. Have you ever thought about how all our lives depend on nature? How often have you felt in awe of the beauty and power of the natural world? Unfortunately, our planet is in distress. Pope Francis...

The Paschal Mystery is a core doctrine of the Church, one of the essential beliefs of all Christians. Though all doctrines are important, some define the very heart of the Christian faith. The Paschal Mystery is one of those doctrines,...

If you were to ask most people about the story of Christmas, they could likely recall it in some detail. Religious or not, people would likely name the shepherds, the Wise Men, the star, or any number of other details. Even if they were...

During the season of Advent, the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation often becomes a sacrament of focus in faith communities. Children celebrate First Reconciliation during Advent, and parishes often offer communal reconciliation...

This is such a special time of year. The excitement of the holidays is mounting, and Advent is about to begin, our preparation for the Incarnation and Nativity of Jesus, ushering in a time of hope, joy, and light for the whole world. We...