Out of the Desert: Through Crises of Faith
by Sr. Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH, DMin See the Expanded Study Guide at the end of this article for additional Reflection Questions and Exercises. Entering my office, the student broke down in tears...
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by Page McKean Zyromski Teaching Catholics to pray should be a snap because we use so many prayer postures week after week. We genuflect, cross ourselves, kneel, bow, and strike our breasts. But...
View ArticleThe Year of Faith in a New Year
by Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS See the end of this article to learn about the history of the Catholic Church in the United States. The start of a new year is often compared to the beginning of a...
View ArticleTeaching Service in the Year of Faith
by Page McKean Zyromski Many people live “cafeteria style” lives, self-service only. Catholics try to live life like Jesus, who “did not come to be served but to serve” (Matthew 20:28). The Year of...
View ArticleIgniting the Fire of Faith
by Leland Nagel I remember the occurrence as if it were yesterday. For the first time during Mass, we would be able to recite the Our Father in English. I was on fire with excitement! My exuberance...
View ArticleMary: Disciple and Woman of Faith
by Bertrand Buby, SM See the Expanded Study Guide at the end of this article for additional Reflection Questions and Exercises. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is esteemed in the Gospel of Luke as “most...
View ArticlePractical Strategies for Working with Life in Abundance: Celebrating the...
by Kate Ristow (2012-2013 Catechist Formation Series) See the end of this article for an idea to help students discover what Scripture says about faith. The University of Dayton Catechist...
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