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Purchasing Objects for Your Prayer Table
Whether you are doing child catechesis or adult catechesis, it is crucial to establish a climate of prayer and one of the most effective ways of doing this is by setting up a prayer table. People ask...
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Setting the Stage: Creating the Space for Prayer
This is the first article in a series about leading prayer. When Catholics pray, we are often surrounded by reminders of who we are. At Mass, we can easily identify the current liturgical season or...
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Heaven Is in the Details
One Sunday, as I was preparing my classroom for the arrival of my second graders, the popular saying “The devil is in the details” came to mind. I seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time...
View ArticleDoes Your Faith Formation Space “Speak Catholic”?
By Joyce Donahue CatechistsJourney.com ® is a service of Loyola Press, publishers of the Christ Our Life faith formation program. When children walk into religious education sessions in your parish,...
View ArticleSmells and Bells: Props for the Catechetical Session
By Joyce Donahue This is the third article in a series about liturgical catechesis. One of the treasures of liturgical prayer is that it is physical and sensory in nature, filled with sights of...
View ArticlePersonal Prayer Symbols
By Joe Paprocki Last evening turned out to be a very lovely evening with my sixth graders. First, we gathered in Church for the Opening Mass with the pastor. I was able to recall many of my students by...
View ArticleClassroom Prayer Corner
By Barb Gilman Every classroom should have a prayer corner. This is a special place used exclusively for prayer and reflection. Since I have 32 students in my third-grade class, I don’t have much...
View ArticleIntroducing Pop-Up Catechesis! Episode 1: Creating a Prayer Space in Your Home
By Joe Paprocki During this ongoing COVID-19 crisis, as families continue to find themselves hunkered down in their homes and unable to gather with others—including for church or faith formation—we at...
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