Adult Formation
Ascension Press
Ascension Press develops and creates resources, powerful media, and study series. As a part of this, Ascension offers various Adult Formation Study Series.
ClaritasU
Offers subscription based access to videos, modules, live Q&As, and books by Brandon Vogt, Content Director at Word on Fire, specializing in helping individuals become confident in understanding what Catholicism teaches and why.
Formed
Offers a subscription based digital library of video-series, movies, documentaries, audio books and talks. Various series found on formed.org can be used as the content for a small group series, such as “A Biblical Walkthrough the Mass”.
Next Step
Create by ECatholic, Next Step offers free online modules on crafting and journeying through discipleship and family pathways. It also includes a module on becoming a guide for discipleship.
Symbolon
Made by the Augustine Institute and narrated by Dr Edward Sri, Symbolon is a video-based discussion program that provides an in-depth overview of the Catholic faith. Guides and dvds available for purchase. Video series included in formed.org.
The Wild Goose
A 4PM Media project featuring Fr David Pivonka, TOR, it offers several video series including The Wild Goose on the Holy Spirit, Metanoia on conversion, and The Wealth of Poverty.
Word on Fire Digital
A part of Word on Fire, WOF Digital offers a subscription based digital library of Bishop Barron’s video series, talks, films, and study programs.
Adult Small Group Series
Alpha
Alpha is organized as a series of sessions over 10 weeks, including a day or weekend away. Each session starts with a meal, followed by a talk and then discussion in small groups. The talks aim to cover the basic beliefs of the Christian faith.
Catholic Christian Outreach
CCO works with college campuses and parishes to evangelize their campuses, in part establishing small group discipleship, drawing from five small group study series.
ChristLife
ChristLife equips Catholics for the essential work of evangelization, offering both training and three small group discipleship series: discover, follow, share.
Discipleship Quads
Made by the Steubenville Conferences, it offers materials and resources to launch 4-person small groups geared toward intentional community, prayer, formation, and discussion.
Sycamore
Offers an an informal course about the Catholic faith and its relevance for life today, ideally done in a small group setting. It gives individuals space to meet other people, share ideas, explore beliefs, and think about questions that really matter.
That Man Is You
That Man is You! honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands and fathers. The program harmonizes current social and medical science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive! That Man is You!
The Rescue Project
The Rescue Project focuses on preaching the gospel, with a compelling approach, that integrates several unique elements through a deeper dive into Christianity, utilizing a small group approach.
The Search
Made by the Augustine Institute and featuring speaker Chris Stefanick, the Search is a new, innovative, and engaging video series that is kerygmatic in nature and features post-series topical videos. Available on formed.org for parish use. Participant and leader guides available.
Walking with Purpose
Walking with Purpose is a Catholic women’s ministry that develops Bible studies to reach adult women, young adult women, and girls. WWP supports the use of our Bible studies in a variety of ways in order to lead hearts to Christ where He is found in Scripture.
Catechesis for Individuals with Disabilities
Accepting the Gift
Accepting the Gift was started by a special needs mom as a conference in 2019 with the goal to connect Catholic special needs parents with each other, as well as with great speakers and resources. They also have curated and created resources, including for faith formation with individuals with special needs.
Adaptive Finding God Series
Created by Loyola Press, the Adaptive Finding God Series offers faith formation and Sacramental preparation curriculum and materials specifically made for individuals with special needs.
All Belong Center for Inclusive Education
Using a Biblical foundation and more than 40 years of hands-on experience, All Belong works with Christ-centered schools understand that every child has strengths and challenges. Then they help build a universal support network and resources so that every child can thrive.
ASL YouCat
The National Catholic Office for the Deaf sponsored the Archdiocese of Kansas City’s Deaf Ministry in creating an American Sign Language video version of the YouCat.
Blest Are We – Children with Special Needs Teaching Tips
RCL Benzinger’s Blest Are We series offers a guide for using their materials with children with special needs.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a tactile, Montessori approach to faith formation. While it is a catechetical model that can be used for multiple ages and ability levels, they offer direction on using this model with individuals with special needs.
Community Autism Resources
Located in Taunton, MA, Community Autism Resources assists & educates families & professionals to better meet the needs of persons with ASD by helping to build collaborative relationships with those involved to provide comprehensive and individually tailored supports.Community Autism Resources is funded by the Department of Developmental Services and generous donors to provide services, programs, and supports.
Deacon Larry Sutton, Ph.D.
Deacon Larry Sutton Ph.D. is an ordained permanent deacon for the Diocese of Pittsburgh and a psychologist specializing in autism. He is director of the Western Pennsylvania Office of Autism Services and is nationally recognized for developing his own system for providing religious education to children with developmental disabilities.
Hands of Grace – ASL Series
Created by Ascension Press, Hands of Grace: The Catholic Sacraments in American Sign Language is an innovative program that features video presentations by Father Séan Loomis teaching in ASL, as well as a workbook that is specifically designed with a visual emphasis to provide a better, dynamic learning experience for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Through 7-sessions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the sacraments and the Catholic Faith.
Helpful Forms
Click below to access helpful forms that can be used to help in ministering to individuals with special needs.
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
The National Catholic Partnership on Disability works with dioceses, parishes, ministers, and laity to promote the full and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the life of the Church, offering resources, trainings, adapted faith formation materials, and awareness on best ministering to individuals with disabilities.
National Catholic Office for the Deaf
The National Catholic Office for the Deaf is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to pastoral ministry with deaf and hard of hearing persons. NCOD serves 5.7 million deaf and hard of hearing Catholics through its pastoral ministry and through its special advocacy to bishops, pastors and families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program
A comprehensive religion curriculum designed to help parents and catechists in their task of teaching special needs children and adults about the Catholic faith, this program may be used in a variety of religious education settings: parish religious education, either in an inclusive classroom or in a specialized setting. It may also be used in the home for family catechesis.
University of Dayton – Institute for Pastoral Initiatives
As part of the University of Dayton the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives, serves as a support network and resource to individuals with disabilities and their families by providing DVD’s, and print resources, consultations, and networking opportunities on the national and local level.
USCCB – Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities
Click below to access the USCCB’s Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities. These guidelines are reflected in the Diocese of Fall River’s Sacramental Guidelines.
Xavier Society for the Blind
The Xavier Society for the Blind works to provide the Word of God, and the best of Roman Catholic teaching and literature, spiritual and inspirational material, to blind or visually impaired persons of any faith in whatever format best meets their needs at no charge and to continually explore ways to make that material more accessible and available to the widest possible audience of those in need.
Catholic Formation Publishers
Ascension Press
Ascension Press develops and creates resources, powerful media, and study series.
Ave Maria Press
Under the ownership of the United States Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Ave Maria Press is home to Sorin Books, Forest of Peace, and Christian Classics. It operates the oldest Catholic publishing houses in the country and publishes Catholic high school religion textbooks, ministry resources, and books on prayer and spirituality.
Dynamic Catholic
Dynamic Catholic produces various resources and materials, including publishing books, Sacramental Preparation series, and other study series.
Loyola Press
Loyola Press creates and publishes a variety of religious textbooks, spirituality books for adults and children, and a growing array of multi-media resources.
Ignatius Press
Ignatius Press is an apostolate, a ministry of Guadalupe Associates, a church-based group of people who use their talents for the greater glory of God. Guadalupe Associates/Ignatius Press’s mission is to collaborate in the evangelizing, catechetical, liturgical, and educational work of the Catholic Church, through the publication and distribution of Catholic print, video, and audio materials, especially books and films, as well as through the internet and social media.
Pflaum Publishing Group
Pflaum Publishing Group is a division of Bayard, Inc., a Catholic media company owned by the Augustinians of the Assumption (Assumptionists) and serving the K-12 religious education market.
Sadlier Press
Sadlier Press creates and publishes K-12 textbook series, including for religious education.Sadlier Press Website
Sophia Institute Press
Sophia Institute Press publishes various Catholic books and religious curriculums, serving parishes and schools, also providing support, training, and resources.
St. Mary’s Press
St. Mary’s Press publishes religious curriculums, Bibles, and resources, in the LaSallian mission.
Our Sunday Visitor
OSV is a large Catholic publishing company in the U.S., providing religious education curriculums, books, materials, and other resources.
Faith Formation & Catechist Resources
Amazing Catechists
Amazing Catechists has been in operation since 2008 and is a place to find free content–for catechists, ministry leaders, and parents who love our Catholic faith and desire to pass it on more effectively while they grow in their own personal walk with God.
Catechist.com
Catechist.com serves catechists and catechetical leaders in parish religious education and formation programs, and religion teachers in Catholic schools. Parents who are providing religious instruction at home will also find encouragement for their important work in guiding the domestic church.Catechist.com provides reliable catechetical formation with insightful articles about Scripture, the sacraments, liturgy and prayer, and Church history, dogma, and Tradition. Articles are written by volunteer catechists, parish and diocesan catechetical leaders, and scholars in the field of catechesis.
Catholic Apostolate Center – Catholic Feast Days
The Catholic Apostolate Center’s Catholic Feast Days website features profiles of saints and blesseds, special devotions in the church including Marian devotions, and other important events in the liturgical calendar. For each feast, you will find a short biography or description, the patronage of the saint, a short video, and various tags about the time period, vocation, and country of the saint.
Catholic Brain
Catholic Brain is a subscription based faith formation platform that offers over 1000 videos, faith formation programs, sacramental prep programs, supplemental resources, eBooks, curriculum, assessments, quizzes, games, printable activities, lesson plans and more.
Catholic Icing
Catholic Icing is a resource site, providing various ideas and “fun stuff” for Catholic kids, from how-to-draws, to songs, to craft ideas, inspiration for parents and more.
Catholic Mom – Sunday Resources
Catholic Mom’s mission is to support and encourage every woman in the vocation of Catholic motherhood. Catholic Mom provides free Gospel coloring pages and worksheets for Sunday Mass.
Faith Journals
Faith Journals Classrooms is a collaborative writing software that uses a creative pedagogy that has been proven to inspire students to write about Sacred Scripture and grow closer to God, while simultaneously enhancing their writing proficiency.
Ruah Woods
“Ruah Woods Institute provides Theology of the Body curriculum and resources for our time. They are a group of Catholic scholars and educators here to help people find answers to the hard questions by offering a range of resources.
- Foundational K-12 curriculum that is easy to incorporate and teach to all age groups.
- Training and support for teachers, catechists and homeschooling parents.
- Online courses for adults to ground themselves in the truth about their innate dignity.
- Psychological services in the Cincinnati/Dayton area integrating the best of psychological science and the truths of the Catholic faith.
- Videos and information to explain What is Theology of the Body?
- An online shop with books and publications.”
The Catechist Journey
A ministry of Loyola Press, The Catechist Journey is a resource and idea site for catechists working in faith formation, curated by Joe Paprocki, DMin, a National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press.
The Liturgical Catechist
The Liturgical Catechist offers resources and ideas on liturgical catechesis: faith formation both for and from liturgical celebrations. It is how the Church prepares people to celebrate liturgy, and how people are led to reflect on a liturgical celebration after the experience (mystagogy).
The Magis Center
The Magis Center seeks to restore, reconstruct, and revitalize belief in God, the transcendent dignity of every human person, the significance of virtue, the higher levels of happiness, love, and freedom, and the real presence of Jesus Christ within the following projects: Institute for Teachers and Catechists, Institute for Clergy, and the Purposeful Universe. They also offer online courses and free resources.
The Religion Teacher
Made by author and catechist Jared Dees, the Religion Teacher site offers various ready made lessons, activities, and ideas, as well as a lesson planning template and guide. There is a subscription option to receive full access to all resources.
Sadlier – Catechist Stream
Made by author and catechist Jared Dees, the Religion Teacher site offers various ready made lessons, activities, and ideas, as well as a lesson planning template and guide. There is a subscription option to receive full access to all resources.
Sophia Teachers – Free eLessons
Made by author and catechist Jared Dees, the Religion Teacher site offers various ready made lessons, activities, and ideas, as well as a lesson planning template and guide. There is a subscription option to receive full access to all resources.
Parish Evangelization
Amazing Parish
Amazing Parish offers training and coaching to pastors and their leadership teams to transform their parishes for the Apostolic Age.
Catholic Christian Outreach
CCO forms Missionary Disciples through the art of Intentional Accompaniment. Missionary Disciples can not only share the message of Jesus, but can also raise up new missionary disciples as well. While beginning their work in college campuses, they have expanded to also work with parishes.
Divine Renovation
Divine Renovation is a Catholic ministry dedicated to parish renewal. They accompany priests and lay leaders who desire to see their parish come alive by providing them with the tools and coaching they need to lead their parish from maintenance to mission.Coaching is offered to accepted parishes for free. They also offer free webinars on a variety of topics.
Evangelical Catholic
The Evangelical Catholic (EC) is a Catholic non-profit consulting ministry based in Madison, Wisconsin. The Evangelical Catholic inspires, trains, and supports Catholic leaders to launch and drive movements of evangelization and discipleship in their communities. Lay Catholics have a secular vocation, meaning they are called in a special way to the world. As sharers in the Church’s mission of evangelization, they perform this mission in the world—in their workplaces, homes, classrooms, sports teams, families, neighborhoods, etc.
Light of the World
Light of the World is a Catholic nonprofit organization providing churches with evangelization programs that transform your parish from the inside out. Each of our programs walks participants through a step-by-step, kerygmatic evangelization system designed to help them personally encounter the Lord.
Rebuilt
Rebuilt Parish is a movement aimed at impacting the minds and hearts of parish leaders so they can refocus on reaching the un-churched, creating a clear discipleship path, and rebuilding their parish culture. Rebuilt offers paid coaching and resources, as well as free resources and Wednesday webinars via zoom and their Facebook group.
Revive Parishes
Revive Parishes offers their online training courses for free, after no cost email sign up. Courses cover a variety of topics and are taught by national experts in leadership, parish life, evangelization, small groups and youth ministry.
St. Paul Street Evangelization
St. Paul Street Evangelization (SPSE) is a grassroots, non-profit organization, dedicated to responding to the mandate of Jesus to preach the Gospel to all nations by taking the Catholic Faith to the streets. St. Paul Street Evangelization provides an avenue for people to share the Person of Jesus Christ and the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith with a hungry culture. St. Paul Street Evangelization provides the tools and resources for Catholics to engage the culture in a simple, non-confrontational method of evangelization which involves making themselves available to the public to answer questions about the Faith and to pray with those who request it. The St. Paul School of Evangelization offers virtual trainings on the basics of one-on-one evangelization.
Youth Ministry
Chastity Project
Jason and Crystalina Evert are the founders of Chastity Project, and have spoken on six continents to more than one million people about the benefits of abstinence. They have delivered lectures on the topic at the United States Air Force Academy, Harvard, Princeton, and countless other universities, high schools, and junior highs. Jason and Crystalina are the authors of more than ten books, including Pure Love, Pure Manhood, and Pure Womanhood. Through low-cost resource distribution, media appearances, and seminars, Chastity Project exists to promote the virtue of chastity so that individuals can be free to love.
Download Youth Ministry
DYM is provides various youth ministry games and resources for download and purchase. Youth workers, like you, create a resource for their own ministry…and if it’s a “hit” they submit it to DYM. Games, videos, sermons, curriculum, ministry calendars… you name it.
EQSaints
Equipping the Saints exist to “equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:11-12). Through helpful resources, hands-on training, and inspiring events, they provide you with tools and knowledge for the evangelization of your teens and for walking with them into discipleship.
Fidelis
Fidelis is a parish sponsored multigenerational program inviting girls in grades 6-12 into sisterhood with women, young and old, leading each other to Christ. With our ‘yes’ to God we use intentional, virtuous and feminine means to form girls into women who can proclaim with confidence to God, “Paratum cor meum Deus, my heart is ready , O God, my heart is ready.”
FOCUS
The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is a college campus ministry organization, geared to evangelizing colleges through FOCUS missionaries.The FOCUS Equip website provides resources for small group discipleship that can be helpful even in a youth ministry setting.
Fraternus
Fraternus is a Catholic brotherhood for all ages. Fraternus chapters bring together men of the parish to mentor young men in intentional Catholic discipleship through chapter Frat Nights and Excursions.
LifeTeen
A movement to lead teens closer to Christ, LifeTeen focuses on Middle and High Schoolers, with materials, blog posts, programs and events that families and parishes can use for adolescent Catholics. There main materials are subscription based series and resources for parish implementation.
NFCYM
The mission of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) is to support and strengthen those who accompany young people as they encounter and follow Jesus Christ. An extension of the USCCB’s efforts in Youth Ministry, NFCYM provides membership, trainings, resources, and networking for youth workers and events for youth, such as NCYC.
ProjectYM
ProjectYM is an organization built for youth ministers by youth ministers, providing training, networking, downloadable games and resources for purchase.
The Search Begins
The Search Begins is a new seven-episode video series adapted from the Augustine Institute’s award-winning series The Search, hosted by Chris Stefanick. It is designed to enkindle meaningful discussions with teens searching for answers: What is the meaning of my life? Why am I here? Who am I? Is God real?Modified for teens, The Search Begins invites middle and high school students to consider the deepest questions of the human heart. The series considers death, sorrow, happiness, science, and faith. It features teen commentary and shorter segments to facilitate honest conversations between teens and their youth ministers, parents, teachers, and peers.
YDisciple
YDisciple gives you tools to create small group environments where teens are known, loved, and cared for. They provide a robust library of training content ranging from practical to spiritual skills helps train faithful adults to be more than instructors, but disciple-makers.
Youth Alpha
Youth Alpha is organized as a series of sessions over 9 weeks, including a day or weekend away. Each session starts with a meal, followed by a talk and then discussion in small groups. The talks aim to cover the basic beliefs of the Christian faith.
Vocations
Fall River Vocations
Visit the Diocese of Fall River’s Office of Vocations for information, resources, questions, and to stay informed of Vocation efforts within the diocese.
Vianney Vocations
The mission of Vianney Vocations is to renew the Church by inspiring a new generation of priestly and religious vocations.We are a team of communications experts, committed to Jesus and His Church, who help Vocation Offices to effectively reach young Catholics and inspire them to open their hearts to God’s call.
Vocation Lessons
Sponsored by Vianney Vocations, Vocation Lessons is a series of K-12 vocations lessons for Catholic Schools and Parish Faith Formation.
Vocation Ministry
Vocation Ministry offers trainings, workshops, education, resources, and data to support dioceses, parishes, and Catholics at-large to help promote and create a culture of vocations.
GoPriest
GoPriest offers high-quality free resources to discern the priesthood, plus helps men connect with their local Vocation Director.
Imagine Sisters
Imagine Sisters wants to make Jesus loved by introducing the world to religious sisters in love with Christ through media and personal encounters. We want to encourage and inspire a culture of vocations to women’s religious life by fostering a deep desire for holiness through the witness of religious sisters.