Product Description: This video orientation for the program coordinator provides a thorough overview of the philosophy and the structure of the Discovering Program. It also includes helpful information on scheduling the curriculum, recruiting and training teachers, and managing the program...read more

Product Description: This manual provides practical guidance for carrying out a short term (3-6 months) process of preparation for the celebration of Confirmation that fits with your existing faith formation program. The manual includes a planning procedure for developing a process uniquely suited to your parish, a discussion of the practical concerns that confront a coordinator, a suggested outlines for orientation sessions for parents or guardians and sponsors, one optional retreat, resources for parish involvement, and more...read more

Product Description: To make the experience of the process of preparation for Confirmation more enjoyable, fruitful, and memorable for young people, this handbook includes summaries and insights, journal-writing exercises, resources for personal and group prayer, Catholic Connections, Heart Links--poems, readings, and short stories--and much more! All theological content presented in Confirmed in a Faithful Community resources is drawn from the Candidate's Handbook (© 2006), which the Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church...read more

Product Description: The Catechist's Guide is the heart and soul of the Confirmed in a Faithful Community Confirmation preparation process. Utilizing solid doctrinal content, active learning strategies, and creative prayer services, lesson plans for 23 sessions include checklists of materials and preparations, background for the catechist, and a complete description of the session...read more

Product Description: The Catechist's Guide is the heart and soul of the Confirmed in a Faithful Community Confirmation preparation process. Utilizing solid doctrinal content, active learning strategies, and creative prayer services, lesson plans for nine sessions include checklists of materials and preparations, background for the catechist, and a complete description of the session...read more

Product Description: This guide is designed to ensure that the sponsor's experience will be a positive one. It includes a discussion about the sponsor's role in the Confirmation process, an overview of the process of preparation, and practical ideas for relating to and understanding the candidate.

Product Description: This book describes many different sources of local history discovered by the authors in the course of extensive research and travel throughout Britain and Ireland. Carefully chosen examples and specially taken photographs show how disparate elements combine to broaden our understanding of local communities in the past...read more

As young teens begin to understand the rich heritage of Catholicism, they need a text that engages them at their stage of life. The one- or two-semester course Understanding Catholic Christianity offers a comprehensive overview of Catholicism for ninth graders that gives these teens a foundation in their religion. Through engaging stories, writings by teens, and inspiring original artwork, the material in this course comes alive for students. This extensively revised edition of Understanding Catholic Christianity was developed using the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and covers topics that include faith, the adolescent, the Jewish roots of Catholic Christianity, Jesus Christ's life, ministry, death, and Resurrection, the sacraments and the liturgical year, and spirituality and prayer. Awards:Understanding Catholic Christianity was awarded second place in the category of Educational Books by the Catholic Press Association in 1997. It also won the 1997 Certificate of Merit for the Premier Print Award from the Printing Industries of America. Chosen from thousands of entries, the Premier Print Award goes to those firms who demonstrate a unique ability to create visual masterpieces.

Catechists will find themselves returning to this handbook, both for their work with the candidates and for personal enrichment

A guide to Catholic life and faith contains information on Catholic religious practices and core theological beliefs, key Scripture verses, Catholic phrases and devotions, and ways to nurture personal reflection.

Product Description: This manual for teachers of Discovering courses is designed as a companion piece for the training video titled A Video Workshop for Teachers. Teachers can consult their program coordinator for further information. This manual is divided into two parts: Part 1, "A Video Workshop for Teachers," is a detailed outline of the training video, with plenty of space provided for teachers to record personal reflections as well as insights generated by discussion with the program coordinator and other teachers...read more

Product Description: Sixty-five field-tested, creative activities complement the Horizons core curriculum and minicourses. Ideas for community-building activities and games, prayer experiences and rituals, liturgical celebrations, and service projects center around six thematic sections...read more

Product Description: This manual for the coordinator of Discovering is designed as a companion piece for the video training resource titled A Video Orientation for the Program Coordinator. The manual is divided into two parts: Part 1, "The Discovering Video Training Resources," includes thorough outlines of both the 35-minute video orientation for program coordinators and the 74-minute video workshop for teachers...read more

Product Description: A Video Orientation for the Program Coordinator provides a thorough overview of the philosophy and structures of the Horizons Program. It also includes helpful information on scheduling options, recruitment and training of teachers, and hints for managing the program...read more