Most parishes offer Stations of the Cross during Lent. Over the next two weeks, incorporate this prayerful practice into your lesson plans. You can join a scheduled event or create […]
This week, we mark the halfway point of the 40-day journey from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday. Ask the children: How is your Lent going? Then take some time to […]
In every set of free seasonal resources available for use with the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies, the editors compile a Catholic word quiz. Building Your Family’s Faith Vocabulary can be a […]
Born into a wealthy family, Katharine Drexel and her sisters learned at an early age that wealth was a gift to be shared. Several days each week, the sisters helped […]
After the mass shooting in a high school in Florida last week, we are left asking again: How do we, particularly as Catholics, respond to tragedy? And how do we […]
Even the youngest children can understand that Lent invites us to share, care, and prepare. Each of us is called to share what we have, care for others, and prepare […]
For Catholics, our Lenten practices are not just things we “give up.” Our intentions are different from our well-meaning resolutions—those things that many of us resolved to do just seven […]
You’ve no doubt discovered that children learn in different ways. Some children light up when you say, “It’s time for a story.” Others want to act things out, discuss, sing, […]
Many second graders are preparing to receive the Eucharist for the first time. As part of this process, catechists and parents will help the children learn the prayers of the […]
Most Catholic parishes pray the Nicene Creed (some pray the Apostles’ Creed) at each Sunday Mass. This statement of faith, written in the 4th century, affirms the central mystery of […]
