Ministry with Families

Programs

Keep Connected

Healthy, strong family relationships are foundational to young people's growth, learning, and well-being. These relationships build strong social and emotional strengths that kids use throughout their lives. But great family relationships don't just happen. This program is designed for families with young people aged 10 - 14 years old, to learn the keys to positive family relationships during the transition into the teen years. Keep Connected offers families - and the organizations that support them - ideas, activities, and experiences to help build strong family relationships. The goal is to strengthen family relationships to help kids be and become their best selves. If you have questions, please contact: Claire Bondy at cbondy@dol.ca 

Resources    

Prayer

Click here read the Diocese of London's Prayer in Time of Pandemic 
MyCatholicKids.com – A free library of Mass videos and activities for children 
Dynamic Catholic – Daily inspirations, and free resources for families, and young people.
Hallow – Catholic meditation app for personal prayer
Living Faith – Daily devotions and spiritual resources 
Worship@Home – In this challenging time when many of us are unable to attend Mass in person, here's a great way that you can pray together as a family
Praying Together, Praying Apart – Concrete ways to pray, heal, and grieve together

We are a House of Prayer and Service

Please join us in this initiative

1. Print off this double-sided page (Click here for a PDF)
2. After you've printed it, add the name of the group or individual you are praying for 
3. Display the sheet on your window (with the prayer facing inwards)
4. Pray the prayer!
5. Use images of the pages on social media (Page 1 jpeg) (Page 2 jpeg)

Nous sommes une maison de prière et de service :

1. Imprimez cette page recto verso (Cliquez ici pour obtenir le format PDF)
2. Une fois la page imprimée, ajoutez-y le nom du groupe ou de la personne pour qui vous priez
3. Affichez la feuille à votre fenêtre (avec la prière regardant vers l’intérieur)
4. Récitez la prière! 5. Utilisez sur les médias sociaux des images provenant des pages suivantes (Page 1 jpeg) (Page 2 jpeg) 

Documents / Articles

Pope Francis - Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love) Parenting (PDF)
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Section Two of the Ten Commandments (Chapter Two - Article Four: The Family)

YouTube Channels

Ascension Presents:

Jackie and Bobby Angel (Navigate through relationships, love, and family life):

• How to Raise Good, Catholic Men
• Staying Catholic While at Home
• How to Get Kids to Pray
• Bringing Your Kids to Mass

Matt Fradd (Catholic speaker, writer and podcast producer):

• Raising Your Kids Right

Catholic Minute (Ken Yasinski - Catholic speaker):

• Raising Virtuous Children
• Raising Children (Catholic Marriage Advice)
• Date Your Spouse
• Chaos in the Home

Steubenville Conferences:
Kimberly Hahn - Catholic speaker

•      8 Steps to be a Successful Parent
•      How to Grow in Godliness through Marriage

Chris Stefanick (Catholic speaker and writer):

• Waste Time on Your Kids
• When Your Kid Rejects their Faith
• Is Someone Driving You Crazy?
• Count Your Blessings

Jason Evert (Catholic speaker on faith and chastity, writer):

• Talking to Children About Their Bodies
• Parenting for Purity

Catholic Answers:
Sarah Swafford - Catholic speaker

• How to Guard Your Children from Inappropriate Content in Today’s Culture

Dr. Peter Kreeft (Catholic educator and speaker):

• Raising Catholic Kids

Michael D'Esterre (speaker and educator):

• Catholic Parenting in the 21st Century

Activities

•     Faith and Fabric Design - Activities for families 
•     Faith@Home eResource Bundle - Lectionary-based e-resources for home 
•     Saints Workbooks – Free printable resource about the Saints for family, home, parish

Movies

Formed.org – It’s like Catholic Netflix

Apps

Hallow
Hallow is a prayer app that offers guided meditation sessions to help us grow in our faith & spiritual lives and find peace in God. Explore contemplative prayer & meditation sessions with techniques like:

• Christian Meditation: finding peace through imaginative prayer & recollection. This can seem similar to mindfulness meditation in learning to be comfortable in silence, but the difference is the goal of our sessions is never to remain in ourselves, but always to lift our hearts & minds to God, to talk with Him, listen to Him, & recognize His presence with us
• Ignatian Examen: reflecting on your day & discovering an awareness of God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit in the present moment* Lectio Divina: entering into a conversation with God through passages from the Bible / Scripture* Spiritual Writing: journaling with God
• Taizé & Chant: meditative chant & singing
• Rosary: meditating with Mary through the mysteries of the Rosary