Loyola Learning Tools were designed for children with special needs, but these puzzles, books and more are easily welcomed by children of all ages with or without disabilities. They have an Order of the Mass Puzzle, a plush Jesus doll, flip books for Mass and prayer and many, many more items.
How To Take Young Children to Mass is an article written online including some practical tips for taking children to Mass. Once you're on this website, you can search for more articles on marriage and family life.
Shining Light Dolls sells saint dolls, books, stickers and more (even some free downloadables) to aid parents in the introduction of saints and Mary into the lives of thier children.
Emily Wilson gives young women, high-school age through young adult, a real perspective on being a Catholic woman. She covers topics such as dating, body image and friendship.
Ascension Presents gives us a series of short videos on a variety of Catholic topics, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz and others! Topics include Lectio Divina (praying with scripture), Advent, healing, avoiding gossip and more!
Victory is a book for high school boys and girls who struggle to overcome the addiction and use of pornography. There is an app that can be used along with this book.
I Choose the Sky is a scripture devotion for young women that dives into the lives of some of the women in the Bible. Our Beloved group used this study during 2017 and the girls involved really loved it!
Emily Wilson gives young women, high-school age through young adult, a real perspective on being a Catholic woman. She covers topics such as dating, body image and friendship.
Ascension Presents gives us a series of short videos on a variety of Catholic topics, hosted by Fr. Mike Schmitz and others! Topics include Lectio Divina (praying with scripture), Advent, healing, gossip and more!
Catholic Stuff You Should Know podcast is hosted by four diocesan priests out of Denver, Colorado. Their podcast topics range from Batman to relationships, Baptism and chastity. If you want to learn something Catholic, this is a great place to start.
Every Knee Shall Bow is a podcast sponsored by Ascension Press designed to provide Catholics with tools to share their personal faith with their family, friends, coworkers and more.
Walking with Purpose is a Catholic Bible study for women, covering topics such as prayer, balance, motherhood, dignity and more. This study can be used on your own or with a group.
Rediscover Catholicism is a great book for those who are ready for a refresher or jumpstart into the Catholic faith. It provides an overview of many basics of Catholic teaching.
Gaudete et Exsultate is the most recent apostolic exhortation written by Pope Francis. He urges us to respond to our call to holiness through ordinary yet bold decisions in our daily lives. It can be read online here.
FORMED
Here at Nativity we are encouraging all our parishioners to check out FORMED! This Catholic streaming service "provides the very best Catholic content from more than 60 organizations to help parishes, families and individuals explore their faith anywhere. Supporting thousands of movies, children’s programs, ebooks, audio, parish programs and studies direct to your browser, mobile or connected device”. To sign up with your email address visit https://formed.org/signup and search “Nativity Catholic Church”.