This page is for the use of our parents and families.  Here you will find information useful in helping you make Faith come alive in your home for your child(ren).  This is information for use in your daily family life as well as with their Formation sessions; both their weekly lessons and their Sacramental Preparation.  Our hope is that these items will help you be the first, and the best, teachers of your child in the ways of the Faith, and allow you to be one of the Catholic Christian role models that your child(ren) look to.

The books that are used in our formation sessions also have websites with an amazing amount of information available to you!

Grades 4K through 7 use the Blest Are We: Faith In Action Edition from RCL Benziger.  Grade 8 uses Be My Disciples for Junior High, Christ in the Liturgy, and Life in Christ Jesus, also from RCL Benziger.  RCL Benziger has a number of sites that provide additional and useful information.

Blest Are We: Faith in Action texts have additional information for each grade level for students, parents, and catechists.

Be My Disciples texts also have a number of resources to go along with the books.

Reconciliation: Pardon and Peace has a number of resources that go along with the children's book.

  ~ There is an online family guide.  Click here for younger grades (Primary) in English, or here GUÍA FAMILIAR en línea.

  ~ There is also an online family guide for those in older grades (Intermediate).  Click here for older grades (Intermediate) in English, or here GUÍA FAMILIAR en línea.

  ~ There are also additional worksheets for the younger grades.  Click here.

  ~ Additional activities for families, click here.

  ~ Chapter-by-chapter guide for the younger grades (Primary), click here.

  ~ Chapter-by-chapter guide for the older grades (Intermediate), click here.

Eucharist: We Give Thanks and Praise has a number of resources that go along with the children's book.

  ~ There is an online family guide.  Click here for younger grades (Primary) in English, or here GUÍA FAMILIAR en línea. 

  ~ There is also an online family guide for those in older grades (Intermediate).  Click here, unfortunately, it is in English only.

  ~ There are also additional work sheets available for both the younger and older grades.  Click here.

Confirmation: Filled with the Holy Spirit, they proclaimed the Lord Jesus has a number of resources that go along with the Candidate book.

  ~ Faith-sharing ideas for Candidates and Sponsors.  Click here.

  ~ Activities and reflection for Confirmation: Filled with the Holy Spirit.  Click here.

  ~ Candidate/Sponsor Conversations.  Click here.

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The Importance of Going to Mass — St. Coleman Parish, Pompano Beach, FL

How to Get Kids Excited about the Mass — Ascension Press   

Why young children belong at Mass — Catholic News Agency

How To Take Young Children to Mass — Josh and Stacey Noem

9 tips for a successful family prayer time — teachingcatholickids.com — Jerry Windley-Daoust

Three Things the Holy Family Can Teach Us About Saying Yes to God - Becky Eldredge, Ignatianspirituality.com

30+ ideas for celebrating the feasts of All Saints and All Souls - Meagan Daoust

Inside the Vatican Museums - EWTN Vaticano Special

The Library of the Popes - Discover Ancient Sacred Texts preserved in the Vatican - EWTN Vaticano

A rare look at the Vatican Library's treasures - CBS News

St. Peter's Basilica - EWTN Vaticano

The Chair of St. Peter - National Catholic Register article

St. John Lateran Basilica - EWTN Vaticano