Tips for Talking to Tweens and Teens about the Faith
(2 minute read) “If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”– Yogi Berra The above quote from Yogi Berra is pretty profound. If we don’t know we were made for heaven, how are we going to live our lives as disciples? Tweens and teens...
Tips for Making Sunday a Sabbath Day
(1 minute read) “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do without Holy Mass.” – St. Padre Pio “The institution of Sunday helps all "to be allowed sufficient rest and leisure to cultivate their familial, cultural, social, and religious lives" (CCC 2194). Unfortunately,...
Tips for Preparing for Mass
(1 minute read) “The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.” – St. Augustine There is so much going on in a Mass that can’t be seen except through the eyes of faith. As children grow, they need to hear about what’s going on in Mass...
Tips for Talking to Your Children about Going to Mass
(1 minute read) “If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.” – St. Jean Vianney Sometimes taking children to Mass is decidedly not joyful! The struggles to get dressed, in the car, and through the Mass with minimal whining, screaming, complaining, or foot dragging can seem like...
Tips for Shared Family Experiences (Part 3)
(1 minute read) Shared family faith experiences can foster strong connections among family members, build trust, and invigorate our faith. Here are 3 tips to explore different ways of praying as a family. Check out our guide to find many different forms of prayer and choose a way of praying that your...
Tips for Shared Family Experiences (Part 2)
(1 minute read) Participating in activities together creates and strengthens family bonds. Learning together as a family, where the parents are also learning rather than teaching, can be life-giving and enjoyable for everyone, and allows kids to take ownership of the experience just as much as the parents. Here are...
3 Tips for Shared Family Experiences (Part 1)
(1 minute read) Shared family experiences are shoulder-to-shoulder experiences where members of the family come together to have fun, learn something, or grow in faith together. The idea is that everyone is joining in the sharing—no one is the ‘leader’ or ‘expert.’ Parents are experiencing along with their children. Even...
Tips for Letting Our Senses Lead Us to Prayer (Part 3)
(1 minute read) William McGill, an American psychologist, said, “The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him.” God is always paying attention to us. But our hearts and lives change when we pay attention to Him consistently and prayerfully. This...
Tips for Letting Our Senses Lead Us to Prayer (Part 2)
(1 minute read) St. Paul said, “Pray at every opportunity in the Spirit.” (Eph 6:18). We can use our senses to pray at every opportunity at home, by getting into the habit of turning to God. We can ask the Holy Spirit to help remind us to pray using our...
Tips for Letting Our Senses Lead Us to Prayer (Part 1)
(1 minute read) St. Paul tells us: “Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thes 5: 17). This week I have 3 tips for using your senses when you and your family are in the car to remind you to bring God and prayer into your everyday life! While Driving: If you hear...