Liturgical Seasons

• Catholic Apostolate Center---
• Catholic Apptitude--Top Lent apps in 2020 to enhance your spiritual practices this Lent
• Catholic Icing---home-school mom's blog with lots of hands on crafts and activities for young children--include new Catholic Mom Bundle for 2021
• Catholic Sprouts--Jesus Tree Lenten Devotional and  mom's blog supporting families in promoting the faith
• Catechist's Journey--Joe Paprocki's blog with Lenten downloads, articles and activities
• Creighton University--its online ministry offers resources to assist our entry into this wonderful season, from our preparing to begin Lent to our preparing to celebrate the holy three days following Lent
• Dynamic Catholic--sign up to receive daily e-mails 
• Family Lenten Resources--from the Pastoral Center
• Good Friday Apps--enrich your experience of Christ's passion with these two apps
• Global Catholic Climate Movement--Lenten Fast for Climate Justice: during Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference
• Helping Parents Celebrate Lent--various resources to help deepen Lenten practices for families by Sadlier

• Ignatian Spirituality---prayer resources to support your Lenten journey
• Inclusive Lenten Activities--National Catholic Partnership on Disability
• Lenten Adventures from Holy Heroes---videos and Sunday liturgy supplements for elementary and middle school
• Loyola Press--resources for the Lenten Journey--blogs, tools for prayer, classroom activities
• Pflaum--Lenten booklets
• RCLBenziger--– downloads for Lent and Holy Week
• Real Life at Home--Family based activities including Stations of the Cross Booklet for kids, baking ideas, tons of free printables to support religious formation
• Rice Bowl--Get Inspired for Lent! Through prayer, learning, fasting and giving, parishioners learn solidarity with families and individuals

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  Sadlier--15 free resources for your Lent--
• Saint Mary's Press--Lenten resources for teens
• Simply Catholic by Our Sunday Visitor--celebrate Lent and Easter as a Family
• Stations of the Cross Printable Booklet for Children--From Catechist Journey
• Teaching Catholic Kids--OSV--various ideas for talking about Lent with children
• The Religion Teacher--curate list of activities for classrooms and families--many sites referenced
• USCCB Videos for Lent--Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving, Solidarity

Mary, Model of Hope – An Advent Retreat webinar presented by Sr. Gabby held Thursday December 10th and Sponsored by RCL Benzinger. 

Here is a link to the recording of the retreat, you will need the access password to open the recording. 

Meeting Recording

Access Passcode: V8*tf.a!

Here is Sr. Gabby’s PowerPoint. 

Please feel free to share this link with other leaders, teachers, and catechist in your school or parish.

• Advent Reflections on Art for each Sunday in Advent--Loyola Press

• Advent A to Z--sign up for a daily e-mail from Loyola Press
• General Advent Resources--Loyola Press

• General Advent Resources--downloadable prayers and activities by Sadlier

• Advent: the Little Lent—lecture and other curated videos/resources from Catholic Apostolate Center

• Catholic Volunteer Network--Advent Reflection Guide --Volunteer reflectiosn on teh Advent Gospels
• Celebrating Advent--free downloadable handouts in English and Spanish from RCL Benzinger 

• Fidelius, the Advent Angel--Catechist Journey

• Franciscan University Advent Resources --spiritual reading suggestions, gift ideas and inspirational music

• The Good Catholic--Great Advent--A devotional journey that guides you through Advent and prepares your heart for Christmas.

• Jesse Tree--Four week slideshow presentation from Loyola Press

• Top Advent Apps--List of Advent Apps to enhance your Christmas Preparation

• Missions Office Resources
• Office of Divine Worship Links
• ​​​​​​​For Parishes and Schools--curated list of links by Strong Catholic Families

• Resources on the O Antiphons

  • Prayer Service--Baylor University

  • General Reflections -- Fr. Bosco Peters
  • Blog Posting--Ascension Press
  • Ebook--Notre Dame Unversity
  • Grade level lessons--RCL Benzinger

• Art and Faith: Christmas --Loyola Press
• Grade Specific Lesson Plans--Loyola Press
• Christmas Prayers and Activity--Sadlier
• Christmas Around the World: Grade Level Lesson--Sophia Institute for Teachers
• Epiphany Resources--Pop Up Catechesis--Loyola Press

• Catholic Mom--family crafts, devotions and activities for Easter
• Catholic Teacher Resouces--lesson plans, worksheets and faculty resources
• Handout for Busy Parents--free download in English and Spanish to guide parents
• Loyola Press--lesson plans for various grades
• The Religion Teacher--curated list of activities and lessons on Easter
• Sadlier--12 free resources for catechists and teachers