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Looking for resources related to a specific topic or lesson plan? Want to find out more about the Catholic faith? Find videos, websites and other helpful resources to assist your faith formation needs. Whether it is for personal growth in knowledge of the faith or assistance in supplementing a lesson plan, there are plenty of materials that can be found here.
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Catechetical Sunday
September 15, 2019 
Click on the image above to access the USCCB Catechetical Sunday homepage for podcasts, articles, videos and other resources.
The 2019 theme will be "Stay with Us." Those who the Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.
Understanding the Struggles, Lived Realities of the Nones Part 1-3
Roy Petitfils, MS, LPC
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Sunday Reflections
Bishop Daniel H. Mueggenborg Cycle C ~ 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Cycle C ~ 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C ~ 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C ~ 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C ~ 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle C ~ 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 
Check back each week for newly added reflections!
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CHRISTUS VIVIT Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment “The Church of the United States welcomes this teaching from Pope Francis as the fruit of the synodal journey in which we walked with and listened to young people. This exhortation is a wonderful summons to the whole Church to more vigorously invest in youth and young adults, especially those on the peripheries and those who are disconnected from the Church. (Continue reading...)
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Catechism of the Catholic Church (PDF Version) The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. For more information on the Catechism, check out the FAQ page on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's webpage.
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United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (PDF Version) The presence of the Catholic Church in the United States reaches back to the founding days of our country through the leadership of Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States. His story, like other stories at the start of the chapters in the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, gives us a glimpse into the lives of Catholics who lived out their faith throughout our country's history. Each chapter includes stories, doctrine, reflections, quotations, discussion questions, and prayers to lead the reader to a deepening faith.
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Video Bibliography A full listing of helpful and informative videos organized by the Six Tasks. Great to use in faith formation classes and personal formation.
Essential Concepts and Catechism References Includes references for both the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) and the United States Catholic Catechism of Adults (USCCA)
Vocabulary-Student Definitions
These offer definitions suitable for elementary students. They also reference associated article numbers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 
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