The word Magnificat means “magnifies.” It comes from the first line of Mary’s song after she heard Elizabeth’s greeting to her: “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should [...]

Christians understand the Old Testament as preparing us for the coming of Jesus Christ. The authors of the New Testament incorporated Old Testament texts in their writings to demonstrate how this [...]

Twenty years ago, Saint Mary’s Press discovered a sad reality. Our research indicated that Catholic young people didn’t know how to find things in the Bible, they weren’t familiar with its [...]

About this article This prayer service offers families a way to come together to pray and reflect on recovering from traumatic events. Gathering Come together as a family. Set aside time for [...]

About this article This prayer service is intended to bring hope during the difficult days that follow a tragedy. The service can be used with any size group, and with various ages of young [...]

About this article This prayer service provides an opportunity for prayer and communal support in light of the aftermath of any disaster. The service can be used with any size group, and with [...]

Adapted from Breakthrough! The Bible for Young Catholics. In Genesis 1–11, the Bible begins with imaginative stories about how God created everything. These are sometimes called primeval stories, [...]

At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus speaks his last words of encouragement and commissioning to his disciples: “Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples; . . . and teach [...]

Reading the Word of God is key to building a personal relationship with Jesus and the Church while learning to live our faith!  Did you know there are 73 books in the Bible? It’s true! The Old [...]

When I first began teaching, I would invite the class to take several minutes for silent prayer before we began. Shortly after I started this, individual students would approach me privately and [...]