Est. 1948 | South Bend, Indiana
Let Your Own Light Shine: Resources for living out and passing on the faith
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This is a place where we'll share fun things that we come across to help you nurture your faith at home. In the Catholic world, we call it building the Domestic Church, since parents are the first teachers of their children and show them how to live out Jesus's message of love everyday.
Mass Resources for familes
Kid's Liturgy Vidoes
Join Miss Heidi in these wonderful videos for children that take kids through the Sunday readings with songs, activities, and explanations. Miss Heidi is from Christ the King Parish, here in South Bend!
Kids' Bulletin Weekly Printable
Download this free printable for kids so they can follow along with the readings while enjoying activities like puzzles, word searches, and coloring scenes.
Act of Spiritual Communion Coloring Project
This is the prayer for Spiritual Communion when you cannot receive Holy Communion. If you are unable to attend Mass, consider creating a beautiful piece for your family to use during Mass at home by printing this and having your kids color it. Display it when you participate in Mass from home.
How to Setup your Home for Mass
An article about how to participate in Mass prayerfully at home, by Carolyn Pirtle, McGrath Institute for Church Life.
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Super fun activities for kids & families
- Monthly craft ideas to help children grow in faith, Loyola Press
- Catholic Sprouts: A Daily Podcast for Kids
- What saint is like you? Take the quiz! A fun activity for kids from Tiny Saints
- A Story for Kids: Watch and listen to Bishop Rhoades read God the Father and the Best Day Ever
- Free 3D printables for kids from St. A alum & artist, Stephen Barany
- Angelus Cut and Color Prayer Cards: Print full sheet or 2 to a page
- How Germs Spread: Cool video for kids to help them understand how viruses spread
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems (who is stuck at home, too)
- Read-Aloud Revival: Awesome resource for families with kids of all ages at home
- Free Coloring Pages from Catholic Family Crate
- Remote Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for Kids, video slideshow with music
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Prayer and devotional resources for families
Catholic Sprouts: A Daily Podcast for Kids
The Catholic Sprouts Podcast has one goal: to plant one little seed of faith each and every day. The daily five minute episodes are perfect for young listeners. Each episode discusses an important aspect of our Catholic Faith in a way that appeals directly to children and ends with a daily challenge to help them apply what they learned.
Hallow App
Praylists, Rosary, Sleep Stories, Lectio Divina, Night Prayer, Meditations, and much more. The Hallow app makes it easy to carve out time to get to know God and yourself better through prayer!
Magnificat & MagnifiKid!
Presented in a day-by-day format, the Magnificat App puts at your fingertips a treasury of beautiful prayers.
3-Minute Retreats
Three minutes can bring peace to your entire day. Daily digital retreats from Loyola Press sent to your email or download the app.
Daily Inspiration from Dynamic Catholic
Start each day with an inspiring quote sent directly to your inbox. These simple yet powerful messages will help you to live each day with passion and purpose. -
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Articles, videos, and podcasts for parents
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September 24In a world gripped by uncertainty, we need beauty, truth, and goodness more than ever! Access the online retreats that empowered thousands across the world to reclaim hope amidst crisis and cultivate the art of being human. What began as a 3-night mission during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus is now a retreat series you can access anytime — by yourself or with family and friends!Read More
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September 11This question is one of the hardest to answer, especially when our kids ask. How can God–who we teach them to love and who loves them beyond measure–allow bad things to happen? Fr. Mike Schmitz offers three quick reflections that can help you answer these questions for your kids. Being able to offer them an answer is especially important on days like today, when we remember the tragedy of September 11.Read More
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Ways to serve those in need during COVID
Catholic Charities, South Bend
Catholic Charities is the social service arm of the Church in our diocese. They are experiencing an unprecedented crisis with this Coronavirus pandemic. Because of widespread layoffs and related health issues, we are anticipating a great surge in requests for food, clothing, housing, transportation and other basics. To meet this urgent need here in our diocese, we are asking for your help.
St. Vincent de Paul, St. Anthony Chapter
Donations are needed during this time of heightened need. And if you know someone in need, please be sure to let the St. Vincent de Paul Society know by following the link on the homepage.
Make cards or write letters to residents in nursing homes
Nursing home residents cannot receive visitors at this time. Invite your kids to send some words or pictures of love and encouragement! We have parishioners at Creekside Village: 1420 Douglas Rd, Granger, IN 46530 among others.
For more ideas, checkout our service ministries at St. Anthony.
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We'd love to hear from you!
Do you have special traditions at home or a seasonal activity you do every year? Have an idea you'd like to share with the community? We'd love to hear from you!
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