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Engaging the “Parking Lot Parent”

Engaging the “Parking Lot Parent”

This informative book offers insights into the reasons many parents have become disengaged from the faith community, and offers supportive ways to meet families right where they are.

 

Evangelizing the Parking Lot Parent

Evangelizing the Parking Lot Parent
Today’s catechetical ministers are called to serve as agents of evangelization to parents as well as children.
 

Finding Your Spiritual Direction as a Catechist

Finding Your Spiritual Direction as a Catechist

Filled with excellent tips and wonderful reflections, this book will help the catechist of any and every level re-engage and re-energize their spirituality so that sharing the Good News will be fulfilling and life-changing for catechist and student alike.

 

Fun Faith Activities for Summer

Fun Faith Activities for Summer

Puzzles, games, and activities for ages 6-11 teach about general prayers of praise, thanksgiving , and sorrow for sins, plus specific devotions like pilgrimages and novenas.

 

Gifted by God - A Confirmation Retreat Kit DVD

Gifted by God - A Confirmation Retreat Kit DVD

This DVD contains all the materials you need to run an optional full- or half-day retreat at the end of your program. It is an ideal companion to any sacramental preparation program, whether in the parish or school.

 

Good Virtues Sticker Sheets

Good Virtues Sticker Sheets
Help make the message “stick” in a cute, bright way! Highlight the good virtues of the children in your church or school with these “Good Virtue” sticker sheets.
 

How to Talk to Children About Death

How to Talk to Children About Death

Carole Eipers offers a compassionate and honest guide to talking with children about death, loss, and grief.

 

How to Talk to Children About Divorce

How to Talk to Children About Divorce
Andrea K. Spoor offers a compassionate and honest guide to talking with children about divorce
 

How to Talk to Children about God

How to Talk to Children about God

Allie Johnston offers great suggestions for talking to children about God—God’s goodness, God as Creator, how we understand the Blessed Trinity, God the storyteller, God the listener, the God who forgives, and the Good Shepherd.

 

How to Talk to Children about Making Good Choices

How to Talk to Children about Making Good Choices
Connie Clark offers great suggestions for talking to your children about telling the truth, accepting responsibility, fairness and sharing, understanding rules, keeping promises, asking forgiveness, respecting differences, caring for creation, and why right thinking is important.
 

How to Talk to Children About the Holy Spirit

How to Talk to Children About the Holy Spirit
In this booklet Anne Krane offers great suggestions for talking to children about the role and gifts of the Holy Spirit and the many ways we can see the Spirit working in the world.
 

How to Talk to Children about the Mass

How to Talk to Children about the Mass

Tom Quinlan gives solid advice for how to make the Mass more accessible and relevant to even the youngest child.

 

Lessons About God That Kids Can See

Lessons About God That Kids Can See

A great resource for catechists, parents, priests, and deacons!

 

Lessons, Prayers and Activities on Mary

Lessons, Prayers and Activities on Mary

Enriching Faith Series

Whether you’re a teacher, catechist, Sunday school teacher, parent, or grandparent, you’ll find months of material to help you nurture a deep and abiding love for Mary, and help children strive to imitate her holy and blessed life.

*Reproducible/activity books are not returnable.

 

Lessons, Prayers and Activities on the Teachings of Jesus

Lessons, Prayers and Activities on the Teachings of Jesus

Enriching Faith Series

An engaging activity book helps teach young children about Jesus’ teachings on loving God and neighbor.  The activities, reproducibles and prayers cover everything from the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes to the Golden Rule and the Our Father.

*Reproducible/activity books are not returnable.

 

Love My Neighbor Calendar

Love My Neighbor Calendar

God loves us! And God's love is something we can share! This 30-day calendar can help us become more aware of others' needs and grow in loving service to other people.

 

Love Thy Neighbor - Adult Prayer Card

Love Thy Neighbor - Adult Prayer Card

This pocket-sized prayer card features an image of the Good Samaritan and encouraging words from Luke 10:27 on the front. A "Prayer for My Neighbor" is printed on the back, a handy reminder that we are all family, children of our heavenly Father, who asks us to love and care for one another.

 

Refresh Your Faith: The Gift of Being a Catechist

Refresh Your Faith: The Gift of Being a Catechist

Celebrating the New Directory for Catechesis