Ministry with Families

Family Resources    

Prayer

Hallow – Catholic meditation app for personal prayer
Dynamic Catholic – Daily inspirations, and free resources for families, and young people.
Family Love: Vocation and Path to Holiness (X World Meeting of Families Prayer) pdf
Living Faith – Daily devotions and spiritual resources 
MyCatholicKids.com – A free library of Mass videos and activities for children 
Praying Together, Praying Apart – Concrete ways to pray, heal, and grieve together
Prayer to the Holy Family (Amoris Laetitia Family Year) pdf
 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

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)
• The Source for Parents (articles, resources, and a Facebook page where parents can interact)

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
EWTN - View on cable or free livestream online by clicking here

Apps

Amen Catholic Meditation - Daily Mass readings; 50-day dramatized journey through the Gospels; audio version of "Bible in a Year;" evening psalms; sleep stories; and more!

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