Holy Spirit Institute

• Vatican City Newsletter
• Important Church Documents
• Vocation & Mission of the Lay Faithful
• Evangelization in the Modern World
• On Catechesis in Our Time
• On the Apostolate of the Laity

Living and Leading by Faith

• Introduction to Catechesis   English   Spanish

For Your Information

• Liturgical Press Praying Together Apart   English   Spanish   
• Pope Francis’ “Strong in the Face of Tribulation   English     Spanish     Italian     French
• Ascension Press
• V Encuentro Resources
• Walking With Purpose  Bible Study
• Liturgy Training Publications Free resources  Virtual Training Offerings
• Magnificat English    Spanish
• Paulist Evangelization Ministries Free resources
• Bishop Barron’s Daily Gospel Reflections  (link temporarily unavailable)  Word On Fire
• Catholic Current Engaging Catholics in their faith. Click Here

USCCB Resources

• New Directory for Catechesis  (link temporarily unavailable)

Publishing Company Materials

Loyola Press

•  Recursos en Español
• Resources from Loyola Press that can be utilized during this time: Click here
• Free Activities in English for Families

Our Sunday Visitor

• Teaching Catholic Kids
• Free digital resources in English and Spanish for faith formation: Alive In Christ/Vivos en Cristo
• Teaching Catholic Kids OSV Flier
• The Allelu Show by Dr. Joseph White is a series for early childhood and lower elementary students.  Click Here

Pflaum

• Pflaum Gospel Weeklies available in English and Spanish   Weeklies  (link temporarily unavailable)

RCL-Benziger

• Order of the Mass and the Act of Spiritual Communion English and bilingual English/Spanish: Click Here
• Free Resources (Each topic has downloads in English and Spanish)  (link temporarily unavailable)
• Webinars and Training: scroll 1/3 down the page to find videos, many in Spanish  
• Saints Resource: alphabetically sorted with ties to RCL basal curriculum; also searchable
• Sacraments: The top navigation ribbon has a drop-down menu with several free and helpful resources

Sadlier

• Summertime Family Activities
• Sadlier Training #1
• Sadlier Training #2
• Virtual Events, This Week’s Liturgy, Games & Flash Cards,
• Study Guides, Activities, Prayers, Saints,  (link temporarily unavailable)
• Home Lesson Plans – Sacraments Sadlier Religion Blog, Catechetical Resources for Families, (link temporarily unavailable)
• Navigating Sadlier Connect’s Free Resources
• E-books (English and Spanish) Username: SadlierStudent Password: Readytolearn! (Username and Password are case sensitive)

Online Childhood Formation

CTN: CTN is the educational media service of DeSales Media Group. It provides streaming Catholic videos for all Faith Formation classes through a Discovery Education login as well as support on using technology for instruction.

My Catholic Faith Delivered Online Faith and Life Series by Ignatius Press. Click here for more information.

• Ignatius Press Online Solutions for Elementary Catechesis 
• Let’s talk Religious Education
• DRE’s Share Online Success
• Flip Your Classroom
• Parent Walkthrough  (link temporarily unavailable)

General Information

• Helping Your Child Grow up Catholic   Read Me First     Catholic Prayer   PowerPoint   PDF

Video Conference Platforms

• Microsoft Teams
• GoToMeeting

Email Platform

• Outlook

Video Recording Platforms

• Screencastify
• Hippo Video
• Discord

Text Messaging Platforms

• Flocknote

Videos for Parents

SEE VIDEO RESOURCES AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE

Resources for Parents

• Blended Learning 2020   English     Spanish
• Tips for Living Your Faith at Home
• St. Mary’s Press offers parents free resources to be used at home.  Free Parent Resources
• Family Faith Suggestions #1    Sugerencias Para Compartir Su Fe En Familia #1 
• Family Faith Suggestions #2   Sugerencias Para Compartir Su Fe En Familia #2
• How to Pray the TV Mass from Home 
• Teach your Children to Pray for the Sick (includes talking points)
• Consider reading the daily gospel with your family – Visit the USCCB site for the daily readings or load the Laudate app on your phone, which provides reflections and saint of the day. Click Here
• Family, Faith, and Fun (Loyola Press) – A variety of resources/activity ideas for families.  Click Here
• Messy Family Podcast – Catholic conversations on marriage and family, by Mike and Alicia Hernon.  Click Here
• Saints Stories for Kids- A weekly podcast of stories for kids about the Saints. There is a new short story each week!  Click Here
• Strong Catholic Families
• Bayard Faith Resource at home Click Here (link temporarily unavailable)

These materials are provided for Parish Leaders such as Pastors and Leaders of Faith Formation.

Sacraments

• Baptism
  • New Baptism Initiative   Baptism Matters
• Reconciliation and Communion and Confirmation
  • Proximate Preparation (Full Document)
  • Confirmation Prep Project PowerPoint | PDF
  • Quitando las Cadenas de la Confirmación PowerPoint | PDF
• Marriage
  • Marriage Moments and Parenting Pointers in July
  • Diocesan Pre-Cana in English and Spanish online
  • Marriage Enrichment Fact Sheet

CTN: CTN is the educational media service of DeSales Media Group. It provides streaming Catholic videos for all Faith Formation classes through a Discovery Education login as well as support on using technology for instruction.

Catechists

• The Changing Face of Catechesis
• A Process for Identifying and Forming New Parish Catechists

Parish Programs

• Safe Environment Protocols for Religious EducationDistance Learning 
• Religious Education Through Blended Learning PDF
• Religious Education Through Blended Learning Video
• The Seed Curriculum Guide- You can download curriculum guides for kindergarten through high school here. (this link is unavailable)
• Revised Norms Governing the First Sacraments for Children and Youth
• Ignatius Press and Mid-West Theological Forum Faith and Life Online Program. Click Here   For more information please go to http://faithformation.zohosites.com/
• Conformity List 2022

Curriculum Guides

• Kindergarten through Grade 12
• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• High School

General Information

• Administrative Manual for Parish Religious Education Programs for Children
• The Catechetical Leader in the Third Millennium
• Comprehensive Plan for the Formation of Catechetical Leaders in the Third Millennium
• Catechetical Leader’s Handbook

Catholic Distance University (CDU)

• Home page
• CDU On Demand

Catechetical Institute Franciscan University

• Online learning at your convenience click here for more information
• Franciscan Home Resources, free video resources, click here.

My Catholic Faith Delivered for Youth and Adult Formation powered by Catholic Faith Technology

• Home page

Rite of Election- Rite of Calling to Continuing Conversion

SEC Memo Rite of Election

Diocesan Directives the Rite of Calling to Continuing Conversion

Rite of Calling the Candidates Parish Celebration English     Spanish

• For resources regarding Purification and Enlightenment click here
• Catechism of the Catholic Church   English   Spanish
• United States Catholic Catechism for Adults   English   Spanish
• Symbolon: English   Spanish
• Understanding Christian Initiation Series Pack available in English and Spanish
• Order of Christian Initiation of Adults: Study Edition   English   Spanish
  • What Is the OCIA Supposed to Be?
  • Liturgical Elements of the Catechumenate
  • Catechesis in the Precatechumenate
  • Catechesis in the Catechumenate
  • Catechesis in Purification and Enlightenment
  • Catechesis in Mystagogy
• Credo: An OCIA Program click here
• YouCat  English   Spanish
• The Association for Catechumenal Ministry fostering the full implementation of the Order of Christian Initiation click here
• TEAM OCIA: an article on Mystagogy When There Have Been No Baptisms
• TEAM OCIA: (Previously recorded) RCIA, Christian Initiation, and the Triduum during the Coronavirus Crisis: click here.

English Resources for RCIA

• OCIA Outline Process Overview
• OCIA Adult Inquirer Information Form
• OCIA Child/Teen Inquirer Information Form
• Ideas for OCIA Bulletin Announcements
• OCIC Parents’ Active Participation Form
• Youcat
• Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained

Recursos en Español para OICA

• Esquema Para la Iniciación Cristiana de adultos
• OICA Formato para Adultos en Búsqueda
• OICA Formato de Participación Activa para Padres de Familia
• OICA Formato para Niño/Joven Buscador
• Catecismo de la Iglesia Catolica
• Catecismo Catolico de los Estados Unidos para los Adultos
• The Association for Catechumenal Ministry EN ESPANOL
• Youcat EN ESPANOL
• Para comprender la iniciación cristiana
• Symbolon: La Fe Católica Explicada
• Rito de la Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos Edición de Estudio

• National Catholic Partnership on Disability NCPD-Resources for persons with disabilities during COVID-19 Click Here
• Online Webinars by National Catholic Partnership on Disability NCPD – Click Here
• Online Resources and Materials for Inclusive Special Religious Education in all Parishes provided by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Click Here
• Boston Deaf Apostolate YouTube Channel – Live stream of Daily and Sunday Masses in American Sign Language (ASL) with Fr. Shawn Carey from the Archdiocese of Boston Click Here
• Deaf Catholic Philly YouTube Channel – Prayers and Reflections in ASL by Fr. Sean Loomis and Sr. Kathleen Schipani from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Click Here
• The Series of Saints videos in ASL – 20 videos of Jesus and saint stories performed by Deaf Actors in ASL with captions and voiced in English. Click Here
• St. John Deaf Center Facebook page – Live stream Mass in ASL, Adoration, Stations of the Cross & Rosary in ASL. Click Here
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued these revised guidelines relating to the Celebration of Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities. These guidelines should be followed carefully.