Families & Children

• “How wonderful it is, how pleasant, for God’s people to live together in harmony!”  Psalm 133:1

• Resources for Families

  • Faith at Home
  • Teaching Catholic Kids (Formerly Peanut Butter and Grace)
  • Catholic Kids

• Noisy Children at Mass Are Part of Our Catholic Community

  "I think I speak for a lot of parents when I say that I wish people were more patient and understanding. Our kids have a right to be at Mass. As baptized members of the faith, they are part of the Catholic community, and they’re the future of the Church."

• Children at Mass

  • Children and the Church: Recognizing the Welcome
  • Noisy Children at Mass Are Part of Our Catholic Community
  • The Joy of Having Loud and Messy Kids at Mass

• Life Teen Blog

  • The Do’s and Don’ts of Real Friends
    Friendship is a topic we talk about all the time, but how exactly do we recognize when a friendship is going sour or even the joys and challenges in friendship? How do we identify when friends are...
  • Staying *Fresh* As a Youth Minister
    You're 100 percent who God has designed you to be. Because of the internet, most are used to differences. Sometimes they're not. In the end, we all want to hear, "well done, my good and faithful...
  • Fruitfulness from Loss: Losing Someone in Ministry
    This year has me thinking a lot about my own fruitfulness. Sometimes I get caught up in the attendance numbers or what other youth ministers are doing and get discouraged wondering if I'm producing...