Tag: cgs
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20 Resources to Plan Group Prayer for Catholic Retreats
This year, illness cancelled group meetings, interrupting my 13-year-old son’s confirmation preparation. So I designed a personal retreat to supplement the group meetings and deepen his experience of the sacrament of confirmation. Then I asked for feedback from parent and catechist reviewers in a variety of settings. We hope this retreat can be adapted for […]
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Painting Jesus: A Reflection for Artists and Catechists
In an increasingly diverse American church, how should we use images of Jesus for teaching children? One artisan reflects on her own experience & methods.
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Celebrating Easter Vigil at Home?
Guest post by Marcia Mattern. Check out her blog “I wonder why.” Enjoy the Liturgy of Light as a Family Please enjoy this page of directions. Each year in the first session after Easter, we make the Atrium a place extra special for the children. They arrive with the room dark and quiet. This is […]
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Welcome Mustard Seed Sewing!
Mustard Seed Sewing offers a new service for catechists and parents. Homeschooler Ann Marie Darby helped develop a Catechesis of the Good Shepherd level 1 atrium in her home parish in rural Northeast Ohio. She has carved out a sewing room in the Darby family farm where she creates beautiful items to enhance worship […]
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Review: Monks’ Bread Fundraiser for Our Church
In a church, your fundraisers should do more than bring in money! They should teach your values. We used a Monks Bread fundraiser to buy kid-sized furniture.
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