ARTICLE
Practices for Forming Faith with Families and Parents
Part of NCCL's Insights & Practices from Research & Theory Series
This report explores what research tell us about the most important contributors to effective faith transmission in the family, and the activities, tasks, and behaviors that bolster faith transmission. Flowing from the research, the report presents practical strategies your church can use to form the faith of parents and the whole family.
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REPORT
Family and Intergenerational
Faith Formation Survey
Prepared by the NCCL Research Team
Compiling feedback from a total of 303 Catholic parishes, almost 500 individual contributors, this report's key findings identify how Catholic parishes are implementing family faith formation and intergenerational (all ages together) faith formation.
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REPORT
Catholic Parish
Family Faith Formation Profiles
Prepared by Paulette Chapman and Joan Weber
Phase Two of the Family and Intergenerational Faith Formation Survey above, this document offers in-depth reporting on the curriculum, resources, and timing implemented by individual parishes running faith formation programs across the nation.
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CONFERENCE RECORDING
Catechesis with Families
Presented by: The NCCL Family Research Team
This series includes the sessions "Practices and Models of Family Catechesis" and "Implementing Family Catechesis" which are informed by research conducted for NCCL's Parish Family Profiles and Insights & Practices Report (links below).
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CONFERENCE RECORDING
What's Working in
Parent & Family Faith Formation
With NCCL Leaders: Dr. Kathie Amidei, Patrice Spirou, Catherine LaVecchia, & Denise Utter
In this 3-session series, you'll hear insights on the challenges and new opportunities related to: Family Faith Formation at Church, Family Faith Formation at Home, and Parent Faith Formation. Family program files and handouts are available for download.
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CONFERENCE RECORDING
Caring for our Common Home
Presenter: Joe Meyer, Laudato Si' Project + Catholic Ecology Center
Learn all about the new Laudato Si 2.0 released by Pope Francis on October 4, 2023, and how the themes further his 2015 call in the encyclical Laudato Si; On Care for Our Common Home. Explore an ever deepening understanding of our universal call to care for creation. See how to apply these messages to your everyday life and engage your parish/schools.
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