The new Parent Connection resource has been developed to help parents discover more about the Catholic faith and connect deeper as a family. Parents will be inspired by teachings of the Catholic Church, and learn some practical techniques to use within their families.

Five Featured Articles per grade level help parents strengthen their relationships with children according to God’s gift of family, self, life, love, and community.

Five Lifestyle Posts per level inform parents about maintaining a Catholic lifestyle for busy families. Each Parent Connection honors the family as the “center and heart of the civilization of love” and seeks to help parents discover more about the Catholic faith, connect better as a family, and find more opportunities to love one another as God loves us.

When catechetical leaders asked for faith formation models that better engage families and support parents as the primary catechists of their children. We recognized the need for flexible and customizable resources that are simple, affordable, and effective.
Our Family Faith: Resource Guide for Family Catechesis: Provides catechetical leaders with the tools needed to engage entire families and is packed with practical suggestions!

This book celebrates the many ways people of different cultures express the Catholic faith in their churches, neighborhoods, and homes. As the Good News of Jesus spread around the world, people in every culture found special ways to express their faith in God. Through the ritual words and gestures of popular devotions, Catholics show their love for God and devotion to Mary and the saints.

Family Life Second Edition: The Family Life program offers a catechesis of hope for families who face the challenges of complex issues in contemporary life. Incorporating child safety within the context of family living, Family Life provides children and families with a wholesome formation in Catholic moral virtues. Parent Connection booklets for each grade level support the parents’ role as the first and primary educators of their children in faith and family life by providing moral catechesis related to age-appropriate lesson themes, background on children’s psycho-social and faith development, and practical strategies for communicating as a family.

Catholic Prayers and Practices is a handy, portable guide for learning, celebrating, or referencing prayers and practices of the Catholic faith. (Available in English, Spanish, French, and bilingually in Spanish and Polish.)

Our Family Gathers helps people of all ages grow in their awareness of the Church’s liturgical year and the Gospel for each year of the three-year Lectionary cycle through seasonal celebrations for the home or parish. Available for Years A (the Gospel of Matthew), B (the Gospel of Mark), and C (the Gospel of Luke). (Available in English only.)

Recommended for children ages 6-9, this colorfully illustrated book helps children pray with the whole family of God at Mass and with their families at home. It includes The Order of Mass, Catholic Prayers and Practices, a visit to church, symbols of the Church, the liturgical year, other traditional Catholic prayers, and an overview of the Sacraments. The Included downloadable Parent Guide provides additional formation for adults and practical suggestions for families.

The Bible for Little Ones assists parents in introducing the Bible to their little ones. Featuring forty-one Scripture stories specifically adapted for children ages 3-7, the beautiful illustrations and simple, step-by-step teaching process help children to understand and remember the Scripture stories so they may grow in their love of God and know that God loves them. Streaming access to twenty-one songs that correspond to the Scripture stories is included with purchase. Available in English and Spanish.

Our Family Prays is a collection of rituals, blessings, prayers, and traditions to encourage and inspire Catholic families to keep prayer at the heart of their homes. (Available in English and Spanish.)

At Home Family Guide: Be My Disciples is an innovative Catholic catechetical program that leads children and families to grow in their conversion to Jesus Christ, develop habits of discipleship, decide each day to choose life in Christ, and live as active, committed members of the Catholic Church. The At Home Family Guide enables parents and families to teach or reinforce lessons. Each session provides a central scriptural focus, allowing families to reflect together even with children in multiple grade levels.

Family Resource: Each unit of Blest Are We Faith in Action focuses on a particular Catholic belief and practice. The unit focus is studied over four individual chapters that correspond to the four pillars of the Catechism: What Catholics Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics Pray. Children grow in the Catholic faith and are equipped to put that faith in action. The Family Resource booklets for each grade level provide a step-by-step process that guides parents in teaching the lessons at home.

Families: The Heart of the Matter magazine invites families to practice virtues at home. Every lesson has a corresponding virtue with practical suggestions for practicing that virtue in the home. Families can use the magazine alone or in conjunction with the Stories of God’s Love Kindergarten program. (Available in English only.)