PARISH LEADERS

Take-Home Resources

When parents form their own children, it almost all happens at home. We provide some great resources below to send coaching support home with families and remind them that faith belongs there.

Growing Up Catholic Mass Transit Cards

​Conversation Starters for Families Based on the Lectionary
  • Help your families reflect on their way to and from mass.
  • Hold weekly prize drawings in class to encourage their use. We've tried: it works!
  • Downloadable, reproducible, and affordable.

Help My Child to Know the Saints

  • 16 small booklets for parents and children to learn about the saints together. They're a wonderful addition to bedtime stories!
  • Each booklet includes a short telling of the saint's life, talking points for families to discuss, and a closing prayer.
  • The stories are told in an engaging way, often from the perspective of the saint or someone in the saint's life, to capture children's imagination.
Details
  • Fully-reproducible PDF eResources.
  • Price includes license to print or email within your parish community.

"On the Run" Handouts

Simple One-Fold Flyers for Busy Parents
  • Full of clever and practical hints and suggestions - from the heart of a busy mom. 
  • Including suggestions for daily life in busy households, all leading to greater attention to matters of faith – while on the run!
  • Distribute to every busy parent in your parish. 
  • Handouts include: 8 on Jesus' miracles, 16 on parables, 5 on the Mass and liturgical seasons, and 11 helping parents lead their children to holiness
Details
  • Fully-reproducible PDF eResources.
  • Price includes license to print or email within your parish community.

Parental Love Is... (eResource)

Handouts Based on ​The Joy of Love
  • Draws on Pope Francis' insights on love from his apostolic exhortation The Joy of Love.
  • Connects these insights to day-to-day parenting issues, offering points to ponder and reflection questions.
  • Full-reproducible, downloadable PDF  eResource with parish or school license included.

Books Coaching Parents
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Family Bibles
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Online Resources

Growing Up Catholic Parent Pages

Resources Supporting Parents
  • Addresses teaching your child to pray, how to have supper, using the Bible at home, household faith sharing, and more.
  • Includes many free resources and some recommendations for purchase.
  • Designed for both standard browsers and mobile devices.