Advent is an opportunity to prepare your children for the celebration of Christ’s birth. To help keep your children engaged, consider purchasing an Advent calendar or make your own using the works of mercy as a guide.
Your Best Ideas for Celebrating Advent
We asked readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate Advent. Colorful, meaningful, creative, and fun, here are more than 45 of your best ideas…plus reader-submitted photos to go with them!
Pray for the Holy Souls in purgatory with your family
Praying for the holy souls in purgatory during the month of November is an important and beautiful part of the Catholic faith. Here’s how and why to pray with your family for those whom have died.
Visiting with relics: Strengthening the bond within the Community of Saints
Did you ever wonder why the Church has a thing for relics? Why do we get excited over pieces of a saint’s body? Why do we even have pieces of saints’ bodies? A visit of the relics of St. Anthony of Padua to my parish helped me better understand.
The Clerical Sex Abuse Scandal: What Parents Can Do, and How to Talk with Kids
The latest flare-up of the clerical sex abuse scandal has left many Catholic parents wondering what they can do—and how to talk to kids. Here are some practical suggestions for taking action, and links to helpful resources.