Jesus' Death & Resurrection

Prepare parishioners for a fruitful celebration of the Easter mysteries.

Incarnation: God Among Us

The mystery of the Incarnation describes the awesome reality that God became one of us in order to show us how to live, to re-unite us with Him, and to share in our humanity!

Jesus Teaches Us about Ourselves

We are created in the image of God, a Trinitarian God who is a communion of three persons who are enveloped in love. Created in this image of harmonious love, we discover the core of who we are when we create harmony in our relationships. Love is where we come from, and it is to love we will all return. When we are giving and receiving love, we are in touch with our roots and we are on the right path to our ultimate destiny.

Ascension of the Lord

We celebrate Jesus' bodily ascension into heaven with a feast on the 40th day after Easter Sunday (or the closest Sunday) each year.

Building the Reign of God • Parent Learning Centers

Helping Our Family Live Our Faith

This session will help parents understand more fully what it means to live in the Reign/Kingdom of God. They will explore the teachings of Christ as they relate to our modern world and everyday life and how to allow our lives to more fully reflect the teachings of Christ. They will learn how to talk with their children about how we live in and build the Reign of God so they will grow into a lifetime of faith. • By Bill Huebsch

Meeting Jesus • Parent Learning Centers

Helping Our Family Live Our Faith

This session will help parents to recognize that the whole of Christ’s life was a continual teaching: his silence, his miracles, his gestures, his prayer, his love for people, his special affection for the little and the poor, his way of the cross, and his resurrection. They will better understand that in his teaching Jesus announced the reign of God and by his example called us to live out the paschal mystery. They will learn how to talk with their children about Jesus in ways that will help them grow into a lifetime of faith. • By Bill Huebsch

Building the Reign of God • Whole Community Catechesis

(English & Spanish)

This session will help participants understand more fully what it means to live in the Reign/Kingdom of God. They will explore the teachings of Christ as they relate to our modern world and everyday life and how to allow our lives to more fully reflect the teachings of Christ.

Meeting Jesus • Whole Community Catechesis

(English & Spanish)

This session will help participants to recognize that the whole of Christ’s life was a continual teaching: his silence, his miracles, his gestures, his prayer, his love for people, his special affection for the little and the poor, his way of the cross, and his resurrection. They will better understand that in his teaching Jesus announced the reign of God and by his example called us to live out the paschal mystery.

In the Footsteps of Jesus

Use this activity to view an interactive satellite photo map that will take you to the places Jesus went.

The Luminous Mysteries: One-Day Retreat

Participants will be introduced to the luminous mysteries of the rosary by exploring each of these events in the life of Jesus. • By Cheryl Tholcke

Jesus Through the Church Year • Generations of Faith

Experiencing Christ in the Advent & Christmas Seasons

In this all-ages session, participants will explore the "who" of Jesus through the Advent readings.

Jesus Through the Church Year • Generations of Faith

Experiencing Christ in the Easter Season

In this all-ages session, participants will explore the "who" of Jesus through the ritual actions of the Easter season.

Jesus Through the Church Year • Generations of Faith

Experiencing Christ through the Symbols of Lent

In this all-ages session, participants will explore the "who" of Jesus through the central symbols of the season of Lent - Year C.

Popular Gospel Stories: Jesus Begins His Ministry • Generations of Faith

A family reflection based on Matthew 4:12-23.

Popular Gospel Stories: Jesus of Nazareth • Generations of Faith

A family reflection based on Luke 4:21-30.

Popular Gospel Stories: The Leper's Secret • Generations of Faith

A family reflection based on Mark 10:40-45.

Popular Gospel Stories: The Paralyzed Man • Generations of Faith

A family reflection based on Mark 2:1-12.

Popular Gospel Stories: The Whole Town Gathered • Generations of Faith

A family reflection based on Mark 1:29-39.

Home Activities: Jesus • FamilyFaith@Home

Activities to do at home to develop a greater understanding of Jesus.

Popular Gospel Stories: Jesus Calms the Storm • Generations of Faith

A family reflection on Jesus calming the storm at sea from Mark 4:35-41.

Becoming Community • FIRE

Jesus the Affirmer

In this session participants will experience the manner in which Jesus loved the people he met and the way he called them to greatness. Participants will do the same for one another. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

Celebrating Community • FIRE

Jesus as Healer

In this session participants will explore the stories of the New Testament in which Jesus healed the sick and deepened faith in the healing power of God. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

The Believing Community • FIRE

In Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord

In this session participants will look at some of the values God proclaimed, not just by choosing to send the Son, but by the family God chose to bestow humanity on the Son. We will also consider the gifts bestowed upon Jesus by his family and upon each of us by our families. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

The Believing Community • FIRE

Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary

Most scholars agree that Jesus did not come into this life knowing that he was the Son of God. This knowledge grew within him and must have been the cause of much questioning and concern. This lesson examines what that search must have meant for him and his family, and is designed to help participants realize that life in a “holy family,” in some ways, is like life in any family. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

The Believing Community • FIRE

Call to Minister

In this session participants will understand the special place the baptism of Jesus appears to have had in his awareness of his own call. Participants will look at similar moments in their own lives where God calls them to a deeper understanding of who they are meant to be. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto