Coronavirus (Covid-19)

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This is not meant to be an exclusive or exhaustive list of resources. 

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• Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Medical Treatment during the Covid-19 Pandemic from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (en Español)

  • Infographic from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (en Español)

• Ten Guideposts for Christians in the time of the Coronavirus Pandemic from Archbishop Vigneron of Detroit.

• 4 Steps to Stay Porn-Free Through COVID-19 from CleanHeart Online

• A Catholic Approach to Face Masks ... Unmasked! from NCEA

• Care for your Coronavirus Anxiety from Shine

• Catholic During Covid-19 from the LifeTeen Blog

• Celebrating at Home from FaithCatholic

• Faith and Common Sense:  The Catholic Response to an Epidemic from Our Sunday Visitor

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• Faithfully Navigating Coronavirus with your Kids from The Pastoral Center (en Español)

• Helping Kids Cope with the Coronavirus from Teaching Catholic Kids.com

• How to Lead Vacation Bible School * Even in a Year with Covid-19 from The Pastoral Center

• Just for Kids:  A Comic Exploring the Coronavirus from NPR (en Español)

• Life Under Lockdown:  8 Ways to Handle Staying at Home from US Catholic

• Maryknoll Priest Offers Advice on How to Cope with the Trauma of Covid-19 from Maryknoll Magazine

• My 5 Basic Rules for Talking to Young Students about Coronavirus from Education Week

• Pardon This Interruption:  Flexibility for Families During the Covid-19 Pandemic - From the Search Institute

• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with Covid-19 from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Peace during Covid-19 from the LifeTeen Blog

• Processing the Pandemic from the Springtide Research Institute

• Social Distancing Heightens Feelings of Isolation and Loneliness in Young People from the Springtide Research Institute

• Talking to Kids about the Coronavirus from Child Mind

• That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief from the Harvard Business Review

• Would St. Thomas Aquinas Wear a Mask to Mass? from America Magazine

• Catholicism in the Time of Coronavirus from Word on Fire

• CoviBook from MindHeart (en Español)

• Trinka and Sam:  Fighting the Big Virus from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network  (en Español)

  • Fighting the BIg Virus:  Trinka and Sam's Questions (en Español)

• Aging Gracefully During the Pandemic from the Pastoral Center

• Building Developmental Relationships during the Covid-19 Crisis from the Search Institute

• Coronavirus Response Lesson from Loyola Press

• Healing from the Distress of the Covid-19 Crisis from the Trauma Healing Institute (en Español)

• How to Handwash - Catholic Style (Apostle's Creed) from the Diocese of Dallas

• How to Handwash - Catholic Style (Our Father) from the Diocese of Dallas  (en Español) (Vietnamese)

• Love Thy Neighbor Campaign - Sponsored by the Catholic Health Association of the United States

• Peace Be Still:  A Family Guide for Living in Crazy Days from the Trauma Healing Institute (en Español)

• Sew Homemade Masks for Healthcare Providers from the Iowa Department of Public Health

• Unemployed Together during the Covid-19 Shutdown from the Pastoral Center

• A Coronavirus Prayer from America Magazine 

• A Prayer for Peace during Covid19 from Marquette University

• A Prayer When Baptism Must be Delayed in Time of Coronavirus from TeamRCIA

• Solidarity in a Time of Uncertainty from the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

• The Way of the Cross - A Prayer for Hope and Healing Amidst Global Pandemic from Twenty-Third Publications

  • Individual Use (en Español)

  • Parish Use (en Español)

• Worship@Home from the Pastoral Center

• You Do Not Need to Worry from Tiny Saints

• Blind Catholics Keeping the Faith in a Pandemic from Faith Full

• Building Up the Domestic Church During Covid-19 and Beyond from The Church Podcast

• Catholicism Before and After Coronavirus from Word on Fire

• Coping with Crisis from NFCYM

• Coping With The COVID Crisis from the Diocese of Baton Rouge

• Coronavirus & the Domestic Church from Ministry Leaders Anonymous

• Elton the Elephant and the Coronavirus from Our Sunday Visitor's The Allelu Show

• Faith Lessons from the Pandemic - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 9AM.  Sponsored by Pflaum.  More Information and Register Here.

• Faith Lessons from the Pandemic - Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9AM.  Sponsored by Pflaum.  More Information and Register Here.

• Faith Lessons from the Pandemic - Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 9AM.  Sponsored by Pflaum.  More Information and Register Here.

• Love in the Time of COVID from Made for Love Catholic Podcast

• The Coronavirus and Missing Sunday Mass from Ted Sri

• Vaccines 101:  The Catholic Perspective from the St. Thomas Aquinas Guild of the Quad Cities

• Words of Comfort and Prayers for the People from the National Council of Churches

• Coronavirus Resources from the Pastoral Center

• Covid-19 - Racial Equity and Social Justice Resources from Racial Equity Tools 

• Covid-19 Resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Covid-19 Resource Page from NFCYM

• Great Endeavors Mined and Shared (GEMS)  from Sr. Janet Schaeffler

  • #111 - A Best Practice: Resources for our Challenging Time

  • #112 - A Best Practice: Resources for our Challenging Time (Part II)

  • #113 - A Best Practice: Resources for our Challenging Time (Part III)

  • #114 - A Best Practice: Resources for our Challenging Time (Part IV)

  • #116 - A Best Practice: Resources for our Challenging Time (Part V)

  • #118 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part VI)

  • #119 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part VII)

  • #121 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part VIII)

  • #126 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part IX)

  • #129 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part X)

  • #130 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part XI)

  • #132 - A Best Practice:  Resources for our Challenging Time (Part XII)

• Lessons in Coronavirus Response from the Global Sisters Report

• Prayer and Connection in Times of Crisis from Liturgy Training Publications

• Resources for Ministry during Covid-19 Crisis from The V Encuentro

• Social DIstancing Ministry Resource Hub from One Call/Una Vocación

• USCCB Resources