Author: Nicholle Check

  This week across North America, proud citizens celebrate Canada Day (July 1) and Independence Day (July 4). Canada Day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act (originally the British […]

This week, Catholics honor the faithfulness of early Christians. On Sunday, June 24, we celebrate the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, who ultimately lost his life because of his […]

Catechists and teachers often have just a few precious minutes to share the week’s lesson. We need strategies to “get down to business” quickly. To that end, catechists must set […]

Sunday, June 17, is Father’s Day in the United States. It was founded in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd. She wanted to honor dedicated dads like her own, a Civil […]

Every minute of every day, nearly 20 people are forced from their homes, displaced by conflict or persecution. That’s more than 28,000 people every day. In total, more than 65 […]

Ordinary Time is the Church season in which Catholics immerse themselves in the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ. It falls in two parts on the Liturgical calendar. The first […]

Many parishes will soon dive into their Vacation Bible School and summer-intensive faith formation programs. Pflaum offers a summer-intensive pacing plan to adapt the Gospel Weeklies for use during the […]

Paging through a Sunday Missal, you will see references to the “the Feast of,” “the Solemnity of,” and the “Memorial of.” But what are the differences? How do they rank […]

Summer is a great time to take a breath and assess the good work you’ve accomplished over the last catechetical year. It’s also time to look ahead and address some […]