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Celebrating 60 years of Vatican II

October 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of Vatican II. The second Vatican council has had a long-standing impact on the Church and the world. Learn more about the history and...

Getting Started with a New Year of Catholic Religious Education

Preparation for a new year of religious education classes is an opportunity to reflect and build on the successes of previous years, integrate new initiatives, and provide...

Resources for Celebrating Catechetical Sunday

This year Catechetical Sunday will fall on September 8, 2022. The 2022 Catechetical Sunday theme is “This is my body given for you” (Luke 22:19). Catholics hear these...

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Beginning the School Year Prayer Service

Set the tone with students and teachers for a new year of Religious Education. Use this printable Beginning the School Year Prayer Service with one class, or an entire...

Catechist Stream: Essential Tools for Digital Catechesis (Episode 11)

Don’t be stressed out by tech! In Episode 11 of Sadlier’s weekly live Catechist Stream hosts Steve Botsford, Sadlier’s Senior Director of Digital Catechesis, and Deacon Matt...

Catechist Stream: National Eucharist Revival (Episode 20)

The National Eucharistic Revival, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, kicked off on June 19, 2022. The revival is a grassroots movement of...

Ideas for Making Catholic Ordinary Time Extraordinary

Though the word ordinary can connote something commonplace or dull, Ordinary Time is far from mundane! In this article, you'll discover how to make Ordinary Time an ...

Helping Catholic Children Cope During Challenging Times

Often, educators, parents, and caregivers struggle with what they should say or share with young children when trauma or tragedy transpires. This can be especially difficult...

Catechist Stream: Essential Catechetical Curriculum Features (Episode 10)

Are you tuning in to Sadlier’s weekly live stream, Catechist Stream? Devoted to catechists and addressing current catechetical issues, events, and strategies, Catechist Stream

Rediscovering the Eucharist

The U.S. Bishops have called for a three-year grassroots revival of devotion and belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist beginning in June 2022 and culminating...

Catechist Stream: 3 Tips to Kick-Start Your New Year (Episode 2)

Sadlier’s new weekly live stream, Catechist Stream, is devoted to catechists and addresses current catechetical issues, events, and strategies in an exciting interactive...

Catechist Stream: Change the Way You Think About Catechesis (Episode 1)

Are you tuning into Sadlier’s weekly new live stream? Catechist Stream is devoted to catechists and addresses current catechetical issues, events, and strategies in an...

Catholic Schools Week Ideas and Activities

These Catholic Schools Week ideas will be a valuable resource as you prepare to celebrate the rich traditions and the incredible value of Catholic education. We've also...

Join Your Community at Catechist Stream

Sadlier is kicking off a new live stream for catechists in 2022 called Catechist Stream. We caught up with hosts Steve Bostford and Deacon Matt Halbach to ask them about...

Supporting Family Catechesis at Home

A disruptive past year showed us the power of partnering with families for at home catechesis and providing meaningful resources to support family catechesis at home. This...

Accompanying Catholic Kids in a Digital World: The Driver’s Ed Model

During the third week in October, attention will turn to Digital Citizenship Week. Catholic schools and parishes can help students go beyond digital citizenship to digital...

Now STREAM-ing: A Catholic Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning

STREAM is an acronym for a uniquely Catholic interdisciplinary approach. In this acronym, each letter stands for a discipline: S – science; T – technology; R – religion; E –...

Catholic New Year Resources for Religious Education

A new calendar year has begun. Each year, its arrival presents an opportunity for self-examination. Resolutions reflect those areas in our lives we want to improve. We can...

Teaching About the Liturgical Year

Help the children in your home or religious education program learn about the liturgical year and the colors that are used for each season. In each liturgical year, we...

The New General Directory for Catechesis: Missionary Discipleship

The new General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) was released June 25, 2020. In this article, we’ll explore how the new GDC emphasizes missionary discipleship and what it all...

The New General Directory for Catechesis: The Art of Accompaniment

This is the second blog post in a four-part series dedicated to evangelizing catechesis: a key theme of the revised General Directory for Catechesis. See the first post on ...

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