21st Century Evangelization: Igniting the Catholic Imagination of the School Community

Capture the sacramental imagination of students through authentic religious instruction, cross-curricular learning, and virtue development with ...

3,2,1 Liftoff! Interactive Ideas for Supercharged Catechesis

Steve Botsford explores ways teachers and catechists of all levels of digital ability can effectively use technology to boost student engagement in ...

The History of Catechesis: Seeking the Timeless

Carole Eipers shares key developments of catechesis’ history and reveals how to integrate these essentials into new efforts in ministry work today.

Hearts of Justice: Forming Children Who Reach Out in Love to the World

Kristin Witte presents developmentally appropriate ways to help children respond to the Church’s call to protect life and serve vulnerable people ...

Include Us! It's Easier than You Think!

Discover tips, tools, and best practices from Charlene Katra that will make inclusion in your ministry more effective so that the Body of Christ is ...

Let the Children Come: The What, Why, and How of Children's Catechesis

Kathy Hendricks examines essential elements of catechesis. Create artful, empowering, inspiring environments that gather children to learn, practice, ...

6 Tasks Series: CHOOSE: The Call to Moral Living

Moral formation includes Jesus’ message, faith content, implications for Christian life, and the process of transformation and witness, explored by ...

6 Tasks Series: LEARN: Finding a Language That Gives Life

Accept an invitation to know God, answer the call to promote the knowledge of faith, and understand this as our conversion and commitment with the ...

6 Tasks Series: PRAY: The Background to All Our Days

Catechists can help youth form a life of vibrant prayer and an ever-developing relationship with God. Embrace this awesome responsibility with Sister ...

Be an Evangelizing Catechist/Teacher

Become evangelizing difference-makers by answering the call to be a catechist and proclaim the Good news of Jesus. Tom Quinlan shares practical ...

Beginning Catechists Bootcamp!

John Collins shares basic training for catechists including instructional ideas, strategies, and tips for successful first experiences in religious ...

Catechesis and the Art of Accompaniment

Watch Deacon Doctor Matthew Halbach to better understand the relationship between catechesis and the art of accompaniment, or how we are to ...

Catechesis in the Digital Age: Bridging the Gap with the Theology of Communication

Daniella Zsupan-Jerome explores theological foundations for the ministry of catechesis in the digital age, considering our digital culture beyond the ...

Catechizing with Symbols, Rituals, and Stories

Enhance catechetical programs and get families participating regularly in worship! Connect liturgical catechesis and family celebrations with tips ...

Catholic Education—Ever the Same, Yet Ever New

Catechesis is ever the same in message, yet ever changing in delivery. Paul Sanfrancesco, MEd, and Lou DeAngelo, EdD, explore how technology shares ...

Creative Curriculum Development

Discover exciting and innovative strategies to help your students find God in all things through creative play with presenter Shannon Chisholm.

Engaging Parents as Learners and Teachers

Sue Muldoon explores options for structuring family religious education that help parents to partner with their child’s catechist and empower them to ...

Five Ways to Teach As Jesus Taught

Learn how a simple country carpenter became one of the greatest teachers in the world, and how we can use Jesus’ powerful teaching method faith ...

Pray All Ways

Kathy Hendricks examines different ways to pray, offers strategies to fit prayer practices into daily life, and presents ideas for teaching others ...

Teaching for Discipleship: The Call, The Challenge, The Difference

Now is the time to emphasize the call of discipleship. Mike Carotta distinguishes teaching for discipleship from past approaches and practices that ...

Think Diversity, Not Disability!

Successfully include diverse learners in faith formation. Charlene Katra shares best practices to fully include people with disabilities and their ...

Visio Divina: Seeing with the Eyes of Faith

Ignite the imagination of your young disciples. Barbara Sutton shares how to facilitate the process of sacred listening, seeing, contemplating, and ...

Catholic Social Teaching and Your Parish Catechetical Program

Explore and learn how to incorporate the major themes of Catholic Social Teaching into your catechetical program with presenter Christopher Anderson.

Making the Family Connection in Catechesis

Kathy Hendricks explains how the family plays a vital role in passing along the faith and how the tasks of catechesis are most often carried out ...

Partnering with Parents in Faith Formation: The Best Investment a Parish Can Make

Let Tom Quinlan help you overcome the daunting challenge of providing foundational faith formation to two generations: children and parents.

To Teach as Jesus Would Today

Discover tools for catechesis in the digital age. Lori Dahlhoff, Ed.D., explores educational practices, backward design and micro-learning, that ...

6 Tasks Series: SHARE: Participating in the Life of the Church

John Collins suggests ways that catechists and teachers help students know and appreciate their Catholic Identity so they can participate actively in ...

Catholic Identity Links: A Program to Strengthen and Nurture Catholic Identity in Your School and Parish

Kathy Hendricks explains Sadlier’s Catholic Identity Links, a program focused on 52 virtues and values to actively strengthen and foster Catholic ...

6 Tasks Series: CELEBRATE: Celebrating Our Journey of Faith

Sister Janet Schaeffler considers ways learners can experience the prayers, gestures, rituals, signs, and symbols that celebrate God's love and ...

How Sadlier's Spiral Curriculum Can Strengthen Your Catechetical Program

John Collins explains a spiral curriculum. Lean how a spiral approach introduces and revisits key concepts at each grade with increasing complexity ...

Teaching Faith at Home

John Collins shares Sadlier’s Creemos resources to support catechists and parents in teaching and supporting Catholic identity, including the FREE ...

We Believe and We Live Our Faith Summer Model

John Collins addresses planning concerns and scheduling options for summer programs. Discover ways to enhance Sadlier’s catechetical programs in ...

So Little Time, So Much to Teach

Time is our most valuable gift. What’s the best way to use time in your catechetical setting? Susan Kay explores this question and offers suggestions ...

6 Tasks Series: LIVE: Sharing in the Mission of the Church

Rethink roles as catechists in light of the missionary spirit and evangelization and how we actively participate in the mission of the Church with ...

We Believe Catholic Identity: An Overview and Highlights of the New Features

Kathy Hendricks shares helpful information and creative ideas for implementing We Believe Catholic Identity in your parish or school.

So Little Time, So Much to Teach

Time is our most valuable gift. What’s the best way to use time in your catechetical setting? Susan Kay explores this question and offers suggestions ...