Catholic Parent Know-How: How to Be a Godparent explains everything a Godparent needs to know.

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As parents guide their children on the journey to complete the sacraments of initiation, they may have many questions: “Isn’t it unusual for children to receive Confirmation before the Eucharist? Why are people using the words “restored order” or “original order”? “I thought or was taught that you needed to be more of an adult to receive Confirmation — why is the Church changing what it has always done?” This resource is meant to help parents reflect on those very questions. It invites them to move to a deeper understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in the Sacraments of Initiation and explore the celebration of the sacraments from a historical perspective. Most importantly this resource will offer parents the opportunity to hear the call of the Holy Spirit to live a more conscious life of faith.

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Once your parish children have completed their celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation -- baptism, confirmation, and eucharist -- it is important to remind families that this is not the end. Each of us is called to continuing conversion and a lifelong journey of growing closer to God. This booklet was written to help families live the promise they celebrate in the Sacraments, and to dive even deeper into the Paschal Mystery. Topics include: helping children respond to the gifts of the Spirit and bear the fruit of the Spirit, six important habits for families to continue the journey, and helping children to live and share the faith.

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Be inspired every day by the simple words of now St. Teresa of Calcutta with this new magnet. Put it on your refrigerator, locker, filing cabinet, or anywhere you will see it each day, as a reminder to simply pray. Her secret, prayer, is one we can make our own, and realize the joy, peace, and love we can both experience and share as she did.

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Being a confirmation sponsor is not just a one-time thing: it is not just a ceremonial role. It is a significant, critical relationship in the life of this young person--for the rest of his or her life. This revised and redesigned resource will provide direction for your spiritual commitment.

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This time of Confirmation, completing Baptism, now gives your whole family a chance to reflect with your son or daughter on the all-pervading importance of our Catholic life. Confirmation is a celebration of the ongoing power of the already-present Holy Spirit in our lives, the Spirit first received in Baptism. Confirmation deepens and intensifies the gifts of the Spirit. Parents of confirmands will appreciate knowing what to expect and how to help prepare their child for confirmation with aid of this revised and redesigned resource.

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Empower parents with the faith-building activities and ideas in Catholic Parent Know-How: First Communion. This is an amazingly affordable 8-page tool has been completely redesigned, making it fun and easy for every family to prepare for the Sacrament. Parents can gain involvement in their children's growth and even give them some spiritual nourishment of their own.

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When parents had their child baptized, they promised to raise him or her to learn and experience Our Catholic Faith. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is one of those steps in fulfilling that promise.

Reconciliation is a reminder to all of us that "God loves us no matter what." A child's first experience of the sacrament will set the stage for what should become a lifetime of experiencing God's unconditional love in this great tradition of our Faith. For this reason, it is important for parents to inform themselves concerning what the Church teaches about reconciliation and how best to communicate those teachings ot our children.

Now completely redesigned with a fresh new look and feel, 8-page Catholic Parent Know-How: First Reconciliation gives parents the confidence to communicate Church teachings on Reconciliation to their child.

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Reinforce any sacramental preparation program with these family-focused resources to boost engagement, understanding, and love of Christ.

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A handy resource for all parish children that helps them through every step of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Sized to make it convenient to bring along to Confession, it is also handy to have inside the confessional.

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A new way to approach discipline in the home! Watch as families grow in the virtues together, and uses them as a framework for aligning behavior to demonstrate faith, hope, and love.

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This series of 7 post-Baptism mailings makes it easy to engage new families and keep them inspired in the Faith! Starting right after Baptism and every 6 months thereafter, Parent Letters delivers the Catholic wisdom, support, and encouragement parents need to nurture their child's spiritual growth as well as a FREE gift for every mailing!

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As children watch their parents living out the Christian life, they, too, grow in Faith. This booklet has an overview of the development of the preschool age child. It has a summary of the six basic tasks of faith formation and how to help your child in each of these areas. In addition, it has a summary of the key themes your child will explore this year in Allelu!, and a prayer.

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In recent years, the topic of bullying has been at the forefront of our national conversation, due in part to several high-profile cases in which children and teens took their own lives after being bullied.

In this new Catholic Parent Know-How from Our Sunday Visitor, and by Catholic child psychologist Dr. Joseph White, you'll find solidly Catholic, practical advice for helping you keep your child physically and emotionally safe.

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Be An Amazing Catechist: Sacramental Preparation is a guide for teaching the Sacraments, with a special emphasis on Reconciliation, Eucharist, and Confirmation, accurately and vibrantly, so that both the catechist and the children will come to a more complete appreciation for their purpose, beauty, and power to transform lives.

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Be an Amazing Catechist is a highly effective training program for the Catholic catechist. It is simple, engaging, and useful to catechists at every level of experience using any curriculum. You might not need every idea in this book, but you will find within it valuable tools for making your catechetical ministry more vibrant, more exciting, and more effective.

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