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While the Office of Faith Formation is curating these resources for you, we are not endorsing one resource over another.  We have done initial research into the resources, but encourage all parishes/individuals to look at the information and make their own determination which, if any, to utilize. 

The Office of Faith Formation does not maintain the content of these external sites and cannot control any advertisements or messages contained therein. 

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

If you have a question on a particular resource, either on this list or that you identify on your own, please contact the Office of Faith Formation.
 

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Online Learning Management Systems are designed to offer catechists a way to deliver content to students in a remote or distance learning setting.
 

If you are looking for ideas on how to complete Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Registration online this year, check out the following options:

 

The following publishers and basal series offer an online learning management system option:

• Alive in Christ from Our Sunday Visitor
• Christ in Us from Sadlier
• DIscover! from St. Mary's Press
• Faith and Life from Ignatius Press
• Spirit and Truth from Sophia Institute Press

The following publishers and basal series offer  eBooks:
 

• Alive in Christ from Our Sunday Visitor
• Be My Disciples from RCL Benziger
• Blest are We:  Faith and Action from RCL Benziger
• Christ in Us from Sadlier
• Christ Our LIfe from Loyola Press
• Faith and Life from Ignatius Press
• Finding God from Loyola Press
• Gospel Weeklies from Pflaum

Check Out these Home Activities and Resources from our Publishers
 

• Catechetical Resources from Sadlier
• Catholic Resources from RCL Benziger
• Faith at Home from Our Sunday Visitor
• Family Resources from Loyola Press
• Resource Center from St. Mary's Press
• Resources for Families from Pflaum

• A Vision for Evangelizing Catechesis from the USCCB
• Creating Sacred Space:  A Gathering with Terry Hershey from TeamRCIA
• Engaging Parents when Engaging Parents is Hard from the Pastoral Center
• Five Critical Changes Needed in Your Ministry as you plan for the "New Normal" from St. Mary's Press and Parish Success Group.
• Fruitful Discipleship from the USCCB
• Navigating Digital Catechesis from RCL Benziger
• Parish Ministries and Proclaiming the Kerygma from the USCCB
• The Spirituality of Stewardship from the USCCB

Purchase the Directory for Catechesis (en Español)

Resources on the Directory for Catechesis

• Catechist's Guide to the Directory for Catechesis from The Pastoral Center
• Companion to the Directory for Catechesis from The Pastoral Center
• Leader's Guide to the Directory for Catechesis from the USCCB (en Español)
• Participant Manual on the Directory for Catechesis from the USCCB
• Refresh Your Faith:  Celebrating the New Directory for Catechesis from The Pastoral Center
  • The Gift of Being a Catechist
  • The Holiness of the Catechist
  • The Scope and Tasks of Catechesis
• Sesiones de formación:  Directorio para la Catequesis desde el USCCB
• The New Directory for Catechesis:  Highlights and Summaries for Catechists and Pastoral Leaders from The Pastoral Center

Webinars on the Directory for Catechesis

• Catechesis, Accompaniment, and Communion with the Person of Christ from the Catholic Apostolate Center 
• Catechesis and Evangelization as Laboratory of Dialogue from the Catholic Apostolate Center
• Catechesis as a Missionary Going Forth from the Catholic Apostolate Center
• Catechesis in Dialogue with the Wider World from the USCCB
• Catechesis in the Process of Evangelization from the Catholic Apostolate Center.  
• Evangelization and Catechesis:  Beyond the "Usual" from the USCCB
• Evangelizing the Culture and the Inculturation of the Faith from the USCCB (En español)
• Formation for Catechists and Catechetical Leaders from the Catholic Apostolate Center
• Fostering a Culture of Inclusion in Evangelization and Catechesis from the Catholic Apostolate Center  
• From Programs to People:  Reimagining Adult Faith Formation from the Catholic Apostolate Center
• Mapping the Way Forward:  The Directory for Catechesis as Essential for Ministry with Youth and Young Adults from the USCCB
• Renewed Emphasis on the Catechumenate Process for all Catechesis from the USCCB
• Renewed Emphasis on the Family from the USCCB (En español)
• The Evangelizing Mission of Catechesis from the USCCB
• The Importance of the Initial and Ongoing Formation of Catechists from the USCCB (En español)
• The New Directory for Catechesis from the USCCB
• The Way of Beauty from the USCCB