Teaching and learning the faith together
October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary which makes it a great time to focus on this powerful devotion. We will also enter into the holy period of Hallowtide (All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day,[Read More…]
October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. Why not challenge yourself to memorize the Rosary in Latin this month? Brendan Weston’s new workbook will guide you! Memorize the Rosary in Latin by Brendan Weston Published[Read More…]
The Old Testament, Psalm, and second reading are all worth looking at with your class this week along with the Gospel. The theme of a vineyard bearing good or bad fruit is woven through all[Read More…]
The saints are our friends in heaven, and it is edifying and inspirational to learn about them. While it is fun to acquire facts about these holy people, as we learn and read about them[Read More…]
Alex Resch thinks that this picture book from Patrick O’Hearn would be perfect to have for the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels on October 2. Angel of God: Devotion to the Guardian Angels for[Read More…]
We love celebrating feast days with our parish and within our home. As a wife and mother, I strive to make our home a Domestic Church that reflects the Church’s seasons and celebrations in look,[Read More…]
The theme that stood out to me in this Sunday’s readings is doing the Father’s will – especially when it is hard! The first reading encourages us to be virtuous, the psalsm asks God to[Read More…]
October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary! This month, we have rounded up our favorite posts on October feast days and the October dedication to the Holy Rosary. We also have free catechist resources and[Read More…]
OSV Kids Discover: Mary By Colleen Pressprich Published by OSV Kids Where did Mary live? What are some Marian symbols? What are some Marian plants? This book, OSV Kids Discover: Mary, by Colleen Pressprich will answer[Read More…]
We have all been there. We, the Catechist, ask a question in the classroom. Several eager students raise their hands in a manner that sounds like a miniature version of the clamoring shoppers on Black[Read More…]
This Sunday we here about the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Jesus says that “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.”[Read More…]
This is based on an unplanned part of last week’s class, a digression that I decided to post separately. Some of the saints and all the pictures are from prior years’ classes, e.g. I had no[Read More…]
The feast of St. Padre Pio is on September 23rd. He is a great saint to learn from and to intercede for us. He was a Capuchin friar, bore the stigmata, and could even bilocate[Read More…]
Last year, I gave a lecture at Stony Brook University. I gave it on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in October with brilliant blue skies. More than 100 people showed up too![Read More…]
When are Ember Days? There are 4 sets of Ember Days – one in each season. The fall Ember Days begin on the Wednesday following the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (which always falls on[Read More…]
In today’s Gospel, St. Peter asks Jesus how many times we must forgive someone who wrongs us. Jesus tells him “77 times,” and relays the parable of the king and his servants. Jesus’ mercy is[Read More…]
September is Dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary September is the month in the Catholic Church that is dedicated to the Seven Sorrows of Mary. It is amazing that this devotion, focused on Our[Read More…]
The Spiritual Legacy of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen by Fr. Charles P. Connor, S.T.L, Ph.D. Published by EWTN Publishing The beatification of Ven. Fulton J. Sheen is coming up on September 24th! It is[Read More…]
Let’s commission and thank those who help us teach the faith in our local parish. Deanna Bartalini offers some ideas to help celebrate Catechetical Sunday on Sept 17, 2023,
Whenever I hear this Gospel passage, I think about praying together as a family or with friends. Isn’t prayer so powerful and enjoyable with others? When someone asks me to pray for them, I try[Read More…]
