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Catholic Update Topics for 2026
• Preaching as a Sacramental Encounter (C2601A)
• The Church Walks with Migrants (C2602A)
• Humility Is Still a Virtue (C2603A)
• Divine Mercy and Sr. Faustina (C2604A)
• Catholics and Cremation: What the Church Really Teaches (C2605A)
• Grappling With a Nation’s History (C2606A)
• Why Confession Still Matters (C2608A)
• Synodality and Connectivity: You Can’t Have One Without the Other (C2609A)
• Spiritual Direction: What and Why (C2610A)
• Healing Sexism (C2611A)
• Young Adults and the Future of the Church (C2612A)
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
C1712A Advent and Christmas Signs and Symbols: A Creation of Believers
C2011A Advent Day by Day: A Mission To Rejoice In Possibilities
C0911A Advent Day by Day: A Season of Surprises
C2111A Advent Longing: Day by Day Reflections
C1411A Advent Pilgrims: A Day-by-Day Walk
C2312A Carols of Christmas: Songs of Celebration
C9111A Celebrating Advent in Your Home
C1312B Christmas Crèche: A Franciscan Tradition
C8912A Christmas Watch: What Are We Waiting For?
C1511A Encounter Divine Mercy: Advent Reflections With St. Faustina
C1611A The Gift of Advent: Daily Reflections for Waiting
C1811A God Is with Us Already and Not Yet: Daily Advent Reflections
C0112A Holy Day vs. Holiday: Making Christmas Less Commercial
C2012A The Holy Family
C0212A The Incarnation: Why God Wanted to Become Human
C0101A Jesus Christ: Why the Word Became Flesh
C1911A The Joy of Advent: Grace Through Waiting
C2412A Let Heaven and Nature Sing: The Stories Behind Favorite Christmas Songs
C1711A The Light of Advent: A Season of Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy
C1111B St. Nicholas: The Original Santa Claus
C1812A The Origin of Christmas Traditions: A Window to Our Faith
C2112A Twelve Days of Christmas with Thomas Merton
BIBLE STUDY
C0704A Acts of the Apostles
C0705A Adam, Eve, and Original Sin
C9112A The Beatitudes: Finding Where Your Treasure Is
C0902A The Bible and Prayer: Themes From the Synod
C1406A Celebrating God’s Word: How Catholics Read the Bible
C1803A Choosing and Using a Bible: Pray, Study, and Discern
C0312A Finding the Heart of Jesus’ Life: Looking at Jesus in the Gospels
C8911A Finding Your Way Through the Old Testament
C1305A Four Faces of Jesus
C8305A How the Gospels Were Written
C0106A How the Spirit Guides the Church: Two Views in Matthew and John
C9403A How to Read the Resurrection Narratives
C8203A How to Understand the Bible: Examining the Tools of Today’s Scripture Scholars
C0502A In the Desert With Jesus: Biblical Themes of Lent
C0807A Introducing St. Paul the Apostle: His Life and His Mission
C1206A Jesus’ ‘Mighty Deeds’ of Healing in Mark’s Gospel
C9010A The Lectionary: Heart of the Bible
C1104A The Lord’s Supper: Ancient Story, New Beginning
C9612A Our Father: The Prayer Jesus Taught Us
C8412A A Popular Guide to Reading the Bible
C1306A Scripture and Tradition: Revealing God’s Plan
C0605A St. Mary Magdalene: Redeeming Her Gospel Reputation
C8904A The Whole Bible at a Glance: Its ‘Golden Thread’ of Meaning
C2202A What Did Jesus Mean? Unpacking the Bible
CATHOLIC BASICS INCLUDING OTHER FAITHS AND RELIGIONS
C1106A The Abundance of God and Our Christian Response
C1912A Angels: Servants of God, Guardians of the Faithful
C9511S El Año Litúrgico: Como los cristianos celebran el tiempo
C9112A The Beatitudes: Finding Where Your Treasure Is
C2310A Beyond My Parish: Universal Reach of the Catholic Church
C1406A Celebrating God’s Word: How Catholics Read the Bible
C0001A The Christian Family Tree: Celebrating Jesus Together
C0710A Creationism: What’s a Catholic to Do?
C0909A The Creed: Gateway to Grace
C9005S El Desafío Fundamentalista: Sugerencias para una respuesta católica
Catholic UPDATE
‘Dios Es Amor’: Resumen
C2506A Dissent and Revelation: How the Holy Spirit Shapes Catholic Doctrine Through Controversy
C8808A Eight Good Reasons for Being Catholic
Catholic Update
C1003A Evolution and the Catholic Church: Are They in Conflict?
C2508A From Debate to Doctrine: The Evolution of Christian Creeds in the Early Church (August 2025)
C0604A ‘God Is Love‘: Pope Benedict’s First Encyclical in Condensed Form
C1704A God’s Gift to Us: Amoris Laetitia and Theology of the Body
C1512A Holy Year of Mercy: Time of Grace and Conversion
C0010A How Catholics Understand Grace
C8710A How God Invites Us to Grow: Six Stages of Faith Development
C0106A How the Spirit Guides the Church: Two Views in Matthew and John
C0212A The Incarnation: Why God Wanted to Become Human
C8803A Infallibility and Church Authority: The Spirit’s Gift to the Whole Church
C0504A Islam: What Catholics Should Know
C0101A Jesus Christ: Why the Word Became Flesh
C1405A The Joy of Being Catholic
C9305A The ‘Last Things’: Death, Judgment, Heaven, and Hell
C1801A Lighting the Way to Interfaith Peace
C9511A The Liturgical Year: How Christians Celebrate Time
C1205A The Nicene Creed: What We Believe
C0409A Nine Things That Make Us Catholic
C9802A Opening the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
C1304A ‘Peace on Earth’: God’s Dream, Our Task
C1303B Pope Francis Commemorative Special Edition
C1710A The Reformation: Five Hundred Years Later, Continuing the Conversation
C1110A Sabbath Moments in a Busy World
C9307A The Sacramentals: Embracing God Through Creation
C1302B Sacramentals: A Treasury of Catholic Tradition
C2511A Sacramentals: Channels of Grace in Everyday Catholic Life (Nov. 2025)
C1806A Sacred Symbols: An Invitation to Prayer
C1410A Saintly Sinners: Flawed but Faithful, Models of Holiness
C1306A Scripture and Tradition: Revealing God’s Plan
C1301A Ten Achievements of Vatican II
C8909A The Ten Commandments: Sounds of Love From Sinai
C8706A Ten Peak Moments of Church History
C9804A Ten Reasons to Be Catholic
C1208B Thanksgiving: It’s What We Do All Year
C9103A A Tour of a Catholic Church
C0509A Treasures of Vatican II: Our Compass for the Future
C1906A The Trinity: Exploring the Mystery Through Rublev’s Icon
C8807A The Trinity: Mystery at the Heart of Life
C1209A The Universal Call to Holiness: Empowering the Laity
C9303A Vatican II: The Vision Lives On! Thirty Years After the Council
C0503A We Believe in the Resurrection
Catholic UPDATE
C0601A What All Catholics Should Know About Eastern Catholic Churches
C2509A What Do Catholics Believe? A Hierarchy of Beliefs and Practices (Sept. 2025)
C8505A What Does It Mean to ‘Be Church’?
C8009A What Is ‘the Kingdom of God’?
C0708A What It Means to Be Catholic: Satisfying 12 Human Needs
C8612A What It Means to Be ‘Saved’
C9506A Who Is the Holy Spirit?
C8509A Who Is Jesus?
C2404A Why Be Catholic: Profiles of Those Who Chose the Church
C1004A The Works of Mercy: Heart of Catholic Identity
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
C9808A Abortion: What the Church Teaches
C1007A Catholics and Health Care: They Go Together
C9501A The Death Penalty: Why the Church Speaks a Countercultural Message
C1804A Discovering God’s Message in Creation
C1112A ‘Economic Justice for All’: 25th Anniversary, Wisdom for Today
C1407A End-of-Life Moral Issues
C1605A Gospel Values in an Election Year...and Beyond: The Challenge of Discipleship
C9207A How Should We Think About the Poor? A Bishop Reflects
C1901A Human Trafficking: The Catholic Response
Catholic Update
C2002A Immigration: Understanding the Catholic Call
C2104A Learning to See Through the Eyes of Mercy
C2504A Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: An Archbishop’s Call for Nuclear Disarmament
C9011A 100-plus Years of Catholic Social Teaching: Guidance for a Troubled World
C1810A Oscar Romero: A Life Marked by Love and Liberation
C1810S Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez: Una vida marcada por el amor y la liberacíon
C1509A Pope Francis and the Environment: Caring for Our Common Home
C1709A Respect for Life and Human Dignity: Essential Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
C0412S El Sida y la etica consistente de la vida
C2001A Understanding the Poor: Insight and Action
Catholic UPDATE
C2007A Voting With a Catholic Heart
C8610A What Catholics Believe: An Overview of Catholic Teaching
C9907A What the Church Teaches About Homosexuality
C1105A What the Church Teaches About Immigration Policy
C0405A What Is ‘Just War’ Today?
C1208A Why Catholics Care About Religious Liberty
C2109A Why Me? Scriptural Answers to Suffering
C0810A Why Catholics Care for Creation
C9708A Why the Church Opposes Assisted Suicide
C8212A Your Conscience and Church Teaching: How Do They Fit Together?
FAITH AND LIFE
C2403A Anxiety and OCD: Integrating Treatment and Faith
C1610A Be Converted Anew— and Go Evangelize
C1908A A Catholic Response to Racism: Opening Wide Our Hearts
Catholic UPDATE
C9710A Cremation: New Options for Catholics
C1902A Crippled by Fear: Understanding the Scrupulous Mind
C2410A Depression: Finding Light in the Darkness
C2301A Dorothy Day: Servant of God
C2206A Evangelization and Dialogue: Building Renewed Relationships
C1207A Faithful Simplicity
C0908A 5 Virtues for Hard Economic Times
C1401A Five Ways to Share Your Faith
C0304A Forgiveness in Our Church Today: Key to Healing
Catholic UPDATE
C1409A From Worship to World: Sent Forth as the Body of Christ
C9509A ‘The Gospel of Life‘: Pope John Paul II’s Pro-life Encyclical (An Abbreviated Version)
C2106A Grace and the Single Life
C1310B Halloween: A Season of Saints
C8710A How God Invites Us to Grow: Six Stages of Faith Development
C2512A Restoring Hope: Healing When You’ve Been Hurt by the Church (Dec. 2025)
C9208A Human Sexuality: ‘Wonderful Gift’ and ‘Awesome Responsibility’
C1507A Inviting Loved Ones to Rediscover Their Catholic Faith
C1501A Journey Through Grief: Finding Strength in Faith
C1808A The Joy of Sacraments: Reawakening Active Participation in the Faith
C1503A Learning to Forgive: Steps to Reconciliation
C2211A Preparing for Our Final Journey: Life is Changed, Not Ended
C1504A Responding to Tragedy With Hope and Love
C2309A Sacred Art: Epiphanies of Beauty
C0206A Seven Disciplines of Successful Catholics
C1403A Seven Lessons From Pope Francis
Catholic Update
C2006A Spiritual Connection in Social Isolation
C0903A Spirituality: What’s Your Style?
C0609A ‘Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope’ in Condensed Form
C1208B Thanksgiving: It’s What We Do All Year
C2401A 21 Days of Self-Care: With Biblical Inspiration
C9701A Understanding Sin Today
C0108A Vocations: How Is God Calling Me?
C1707A We Are Today’s Apostles: An Invitation to Small Faith Communities
C1208A Why Catholics Care About Religious Liberty
C8702A Why Must I Suffer?
FAMILY LIFE
C1606A Biblical Wisdom for Marriage: Road Map for a Lifetime of Love
C1508A Bringing Up a Moral Child: Guiding Faith and Behavior
C0406A Bringing Your Marriage Into the Church: Convalidation of Civil Marriages
C2205A Building a Christ Centered Family
C1708A Catholic Education: Excellent and Catholic
Catholic UPDATE
C0910A Catholic Schools: I’d Choose Them Again
C1608A A Catholic Vision for Family Life: Christian Values in a Changing World
C9111A Celebrating Advent in Your Home
C1408A Faith-Sharing in the Family
C9504A First Communion: Joining the Family Table
C0908A 5 Virtues for Hard Economic Times
C1401A Five Ways to Share Your Faith
C1310B Halloween: A Season of Saints
C8209A Helping Our Children Grow in Faith
C1308A How to Raise Kids With Faith
C8506A The How and Why of Natural Family Planning
C9208A Human Sexuality: ‘Wonderful Gift’ and ‘Awesome Responsibility’
C9006A Interchurch Marriages: How to Help Them Succeed
C1507A Inviting Loved Ones to Rediscover Their Catholic Faith
C1510A Living Together Outside of Marriage: Does the Ring Matter?
C2305A Miscarriage: Loss, Grief and Faith
C1609A Pope Francis on Love in the Family
C0606A Preparing for Marriage: 10 Tools for the Journey
C2505A Quinceañera: A Traditional Celebration of Faith and Family
C9210A Seeing Family Life as Holy, Warts and All
C7910A Ten Things You Should Discuss Before Marriage
C8010A Why the Church Is Granting More Annulments
LENT AND EASTER
C0802A Agony in the Garden: Understanding the Passion of Jesus
C0402A Ash Wednesday: Our Shifting Understanding of Lent
C0901S Cosas Ordinarias: El Significado Sagrado (Día a día a través de la Cuaresma)
C2003A Day by Day Through Lent: A Journey of Love and Redemption
C0901A Day by Day Through Lent: Ordinary Things, Sacred Meaning
C1601A Day by Day Through Lent: A Walk With the Saints
C2103A Easter: God’s Ultimate Christmas Gift
C2204A Easter Joy: Recognizing the Risen Christ
C1904A Easter Redemption: Celebrating the Power of the Resurrection
C1204B Easter Springs to Life
C9403A How to Read the Resurrection Narratives
C0502A In the Desert With Jesus: Biblical Themes of Lent
C1405A The Joy of Being Catholic
CULE40 Lent 40+ Deluxe Set
Catholic UPDATE
C9002A Lent: A 40-Day Retreat: Rediscovering Your Baptismal Call
C1210B Lent: A Simple Guide
C9702A Lent: Giving Our Hearts to God
C2203A Lent Day by Day: A Call to Love and Forgiveness
C1903A Lent Day by Day: Living Our Beliefs
C2102A Lent Day By Day: Seeing the Face of God in Others
C0203A Lenten Customs: Journey to Conversion
C2302A A Lenten Guide: From Ash Wednesday to Easter
C9603A Lenten Stories From John’s Gospel: Baptismal Dramas of Water, Light, and Life
C0602A Letting God In: Daily Meditations for Lent
C1802A Living Out Lent Today
Catholic Update
Catholic UPDATE
C2004A Mary at the Foot of the Cross: A Role Model for Peace
C0402S Miercoles de Ceniza: La nueva visión de la Cuaresma
C1502A Our Daily Lenten Journey of Grace, Conversion, and Renewal
C9204A Our Holiest Week: A Practical Guide to the Holy Week Liturgies
C1203A The Paschal Mystery: God’s Wonderful Plan
C1302A St. Thérèse’s ‘Little Way’: Our Guide Through Lent
C8802A The Way of the Cross: A Lenten Devotion for Our Times
C0503A We Believe in the Resurrection
C1102A Wondrous Encounters: Day by Day Through Lent
C1702A Your Daily Lenten Journey With Fulton Sheen
MARY AND THE SAINTS
C0512A The Annunciation: The Angel’s Message to Mary
C2210A Black, Catholic and Holy: On the Path to Sainthood
C2110A Blessed Carlo Acutis: Saint in Sneakers
C2208A Blessed John Paul I: A Smile on the Face of Christianity
C1305B Celebrating Mary: Feasts of Our Lady
C0505A Communion of Saints: Key to the Eucharist
C8711A The Communion of Saints: ‘People Who Need People’
C8711S La Comunión de los Santos: ‘Personas que necesitan a otras’
C1705A Drawing Near to Our Lady Marian Devotions: Their History and Role in Strengthening Our Faith
C2101A The Eccentric Francis of Assisi
C2209A Fulton J Sheen
C1809A The Gift of Saints: How and Why the Church Canonizes Them
C0105A In Search of the Real Mary
C0807A Introducing St. Paul the Apostle: His Life and His Mission
C1107A Laughing With the Saints
C2004A Mary at the Foot of the Cross: A Role Model for Peace
C1404A Messengers of God’s Mercy: Saints John XXIII and John Paul II
C1607A Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Saintly Model of Persistence in Faithfulness, Prayer, and Love
C1810A Oscar Romero: A Life Marked by Love and Liberation
C1810S Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez: Una vida marcada por el amor y la liberacíon
C1604A Praying With Icons: Contemplating the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
C1203B The Real St. Patrick
C0301A The Rosary of the Virgin Mary: Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae in Condensed Form
C2503A Saint Carlo Acutis: From Coding to Canonization
C9810A Saints: Holy and Human
C1410A Saintly Sinners: Flawed but Faithful, Models of Holiness
C2105A Seven Lessons of Mary
C1805A St. Joseph: The Christian Model
C0605A St. Mary Magdalene: Redeeming Her Gospel Reputation
C1111B St. Nicholas: The Original Santa Claus
Catholic UPDATE
OCIA (RCIA)
C9704A Godparents and Sponsors: What Is Expected of Them Today?
C1905A Mystagogy: Deepening the Christian Experience
C0205S Una nueva mirada al R.I.C.A: Jornada para toda la parroquia
C2304A New Catholic? Welcome to the Rest of Your Life
C9704S Padrinos y Madrinas: ¿Qué se espera de ellos hoy?
C1706A Order of Christian Initiation of Adults: The Catholic Faith Is Alive in the OCIA
C1706S Rito de Iniciacíon Cristiana para Adultos: La fe católica está viva en el RICA
C0904A Sacraments of Initiation: God’s ‘I Love You’
C0103A Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Invitation
C1202A Ten Tips for Welcoming New Catholics: The Role of the Community in the OCIA
Catholic Update
Catholic UPDATE
PARISH AND PASTORAL RESOURCES
C1610A Be Converted Anew— And Go Evangelize
C1612A Being a Permanent Deacon: Word, Altar, and Charity
C1807A Building Communion in Culturally Diverse Parishes
C1708A Catholic Education: Excellent and Catholic
C0910A Catholic Schools: I’d Choose Them Again
C2005A Creative Ideas for Building Up Your Parish
C1907A Evangelizing Our Youth in the Digital Age
C2510A How Much Should I Give to My Parish? (Oct. 2025)
C2501A The Jubilee Year: A Tradition of Reconciliation and Renewal
C1507A Inviting Loved Ones to Rediscover Their Catholic Faith
C1808A The Joy of Sacraments: Reawakening Active Participation in the Faith
C1412A Many Faces, One Church: The Blessing and Challenge of Diversity
C9108S Ministerio Laico: No sólo para unos pocos elegidos
C0104A Parish Ministry Today: We’re All in It Together
C1403A Seven Lessons From Pope Francis
C0508A Seven Secrets of Successful Stewards
C1909A Stewardship: Seeing Lazarus the Beggar in Those We Encounter
C9103A A Tour of a Catholic Church
C1209A The Universal Call to Holiness: Empowering the Laity
C1707A We Are Today’s Apostles: An Invitation to Small Faith Communities
PRAYER, MEDITATION, DEVOTION, SPIRITUALITY
C0902A The Bible and Prayer: Themes From the Synod
C2502A Devotion to the Sacred Heart: Rekindling Hope in a Troubled World
C1206B Eucharistic Adoration: Drawing Closer to Jesus
C0303A Examen of Consciousness— Finding God in All Things
C2010A God Stories: In The Telling
Catholic UPDATE
C1604A Praying With Icons: Contemplating the Icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
C0308A The Rosary: A Prayer for All Seasons
C0301A The Rosary of the Virgin Mary: Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae in Condensed Form
C2006A Spiritual Connection in Social Isolation
C1505A Stealing Moments of Quiet: Finding God in Prayer
C1603A Ten Excuses for Not Praying
C2201A The Science of Religion: Power and Presence in the Sacraments
C1108B Why We Bless Animals
C2411A The Wisdom of Pope Francis: Calling the Church to Holiness
C2311A The Wisdom of Sister Thea Bowman
C2402A Your Spiritual Biography: Build A Stronger Faith
SACRAMENTS
GENERAL SACRAMENTS
C2008A Exploring the History of the Sacraments
We Ourselves Are Revealed
C2212A Henri Nouwen: Living a Happier, Fulfilled Life
C9202A An Invitation to Prayer: A Guide for Deepening Our Prayer Life
C1312A Liturgy of the Hours: Sharing Your Day With God
C2405A Making a Pilgrimage: The Journey Begins Within
C9612A Our Father: The Prayer Jesus Taught Us
C8103A Pathways of Prayer
C1910A The Power and Benefits of Meditative Prayer
C1002A Praydreaming: Key to Discernment
C0712A Praying for Christian Unity: 100-year Anniversary of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
C1808A The Joy of Sacraments: Reawakening Active Participation in the Faith
C9308A Sacraments: It All Starts With Jesus
Catholic Update
C0904A Sacraments of Initiation: God’s ‘I Love You’
C0103A Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Invitation
C8304A The Seven Sacraments: Symbols of God’s Care
C8304S Los Siete Sacramentos: Símbolos de la Gracia de Dios
C9508A What Are Sacraments?
BAPTISM
C0705A Adam, Eve, and Original Sin C0607A Baptism: Our Lifelong Call
C9505S El Bautismo de Niños: Regalo a la Parroquia
C9704A Godparents and Sponsors: What Is Expected of Them Today?
C9505A Infant Baptism: Gift to the Parish C9002A Lent: A 40-Day Retreat: Rediscovering Your Baptismal Call
C9603A Lenten Stories From John’s Gospel: Baptismal Dramas of Water, Light, and Life
C9704S Padrinos y Madrinas: ¿Qué se espera de ellos hoy?
C8903A The Sacrament of Baptism: Celebrating the Embrace of God
C0904A Sacraments of Initiation: God’s ‘I Love You’
C0103A Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Invitation
EUCHARIST
C0505A Communion of Saints: Key to the Eucharist
C0610A Eucharist: A Short History
C0310A Eucharist: Heart of the Church
C1206B Eucharistic Adoration: Drawing Closer to Jesus C0507A Finding Jesus in the Eucharist: Four Ways He Is Present
C9504A First Communion: Joining the Family Table
C1409A From Worship to World: Sent Forth as the Body of Christ
C1701A Getting More Out of Mass
C2306A Holy Communion: Who is Invited?
C8709A How ‘All of Us’ Celebrate the Mass
C9010A The Lectionary: Heart of the Bible
C9511A The Liturgical Year: How Christians Celebrate Time
C1012A The Liturgical Year: Simple Facts, Deep Truths
C0305A The Liturgy of the Eucharist
C1104A The Lord’s Supper: Ancient Story, New Beginning
C2406A The Mass Before and After Vatican II: Revisions and Restoration Part I
C2408A The Mass Before and After Vatican II: Revisions and Restoration Part II
C1211A Nine Reasons for Going to Mass: Thanksgiving Every Sunday
C1203A The Paschal Mystery: God’s Wonderful Plan
C9609A Real Presence in the Eucharist
C1103A The Roman Missal: Embracing the New Translation
C0109A The Real Presence: Jesus’ Gift to the Church
C9209A The Sacrament of Eucharist
C0904A Sacraments of Initiation: God’s ‘I Love You’
C0103A Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Invitation
C8908S Siguiendo la Misa: Explicación de cada paso
C9903A Sunday Mass: Easter All Year Long: John Paul II’s ‘Celebrating the Lord’s Day’ (Dies Domini ) in Shortened Form
C8608A Ten Reasons for Going to Mass
C1109A A Walk Through the Mass: Why We Do What We Do
RECONCILIATION
C1703A The Benefits of Reconciliation: The Hidden Treasure That Is Confession
C0303A Examen of Consciousness— Finding God in All Things
C1303A Examine Your Conscience With the Ten Commandments
C1503A Learning to Forgive: Steps to Reconciliation
C1602A Reconciliation: Coming Home to God
C8603A The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Celebrating God’s Forgiveness
C0906A Sacrament of Reconciliation: Celebrating the Mercy of God
C8909A The Ten Commandments: Sounds of Love From Sinai
C9008A Ten Tips for Better Confessions: The Gift of Reconciliation
C9701A Understanding Sin Today
CONFIRMATION
C9510A Confirmation: A Deepening of Our Christian Identity
C9704A Godparents and Sponsors: What Is Expected of Them Today?
C9802A Opening the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
C9704S Padrinos y Madrinas: ¿Qué se
de ellos hoy?
Catholic Update
C0904A Sacraments of Initiation: God’s ‘I Love You’
C0103A Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Invitation
C9506A Who Is the Holy Spirit?
MARRIAGE
C1606A Biblical Wisdom for Marriage: Road Map for a Lifetime of Love
C0406A Bringing Your Marriage Into the Church: Convalidation of Civil Marriages
C2303A An Examen for Married Couples and Families: Questions for Reflection and Examination
C8506A The How and Why of Natural Family Planning
C1506A In Defense of Traditional Marriage
C9006A Interchurch Marriages: How to Help Them Succeed
C1510A Living Together Outside of Marriage: Does the Ring Matter?
C0707A Natural Family Planning: Key to Intimacy
C0606A Preparing for Marriage: 10 Tools for the Journey
C9605A Sacrament of Marriage: Sign of Faithful Love
C9705A The Spirituality of Marriage: Becoming Signs of God’s Love
C0210A 10 Questions About Annulment
C7910A Ten Things You Should Discuss Before Marriage
C0905A 10 Tips for Married Couples: Love for the Long Haul
C8010A Why the Church Is Granting More Annulments
ANOINTING
C9601A Anointing the Sick: A Parish Sacrament
C1206A Jesus’ ‘Mighty Deeds’ of Healing in Mark’s Gospel
C1501A Journey Through Grief: Finding Strength in Faith
C8702A Why Must I Suffer?
HOLY ORDERS / VOCATIONS
C2009A Choosing a Vocation: Priestly and Religious Life Amid Crisis
C1010A Father, Sister, Brother, Deacon: Is God Calling Me?
C1307A Five Guidelines for Discerning Your Vocation
C9707A Sacrament of Holy Orders: Priesthood in Transition
C0108A Vocations: How Is God Calling Me?
EN ESPAÑOL
C9511S El Año Litúrgico: Como los cristianos celebran el tiempo
C9505S El Bautismo de Niños: Regalo a la Parroquia
C0307S Cambios en la Misa la Nueva Ordenació General
C8711S La Comunión de los Santos: ‘Personas que necesitan a otras’
C0901S Cosas Ordinarias: El Significado Sagrado (Día a día a través de la Cuaresma)
C1807S Construyendo comunión en parroquias culturalmente diversas
C9005S El Desafío Fundamentalista: Sugerencias para una respuesta católica
C0604S ‘Dios Es Amor’: Resumen de la primera encíclica del Papa Benedicto XVI
C9106S ¿Han madurado nuestras imágenes de Dios?
C0402S Miercoles de Ceniza: La nueva visión de la Cuaresma
C0205S Una nueva mirada al R.I.C.A: Jornada para toda la parroquia
C1810S Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez: Una vida marcada por el amor y la liberación
C9704S Padrinos y Madrinas: ¿Qué se espera de ellos hoy?
C1706S Rito de Iniciacíon Cristiana para Adultos: La fe católica está viva en el RICA
C0412S El Sida y la etica consistente de la vida
C8304S Los Siete Sacramentos: Símbolos de la Gracia de Dios
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Study Groups
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• The Power and Benefits of Meditative Prayer (C1910A)
• Angels: Servants of God, Guardians of the Faithful (C1912A)
• The Mass Before and After Vatican II (C2406A)
OCIA (RCIA) Groups
Catholic Update newsletters can also supplement material for OCIA classes, allowing deeper dives into topics of special interest.
• Opening the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (C9802A)
• The Nicene Creed: What We Believe (C1205A)
• The Trinity: Exploring the Mystery Through an Ancient Icon (C1906A)
Liturgical Seasons
Encourage parishioners to grow by reading special newsletters during the Lent/Easter and Advent/ Christmas seasons.
• Our Holiest Week: A Practical Guide to the Holy Week Liturgies (C9204A)
• Mary at the Foot of the Cross: A Role Model For Peace (C2004A)
• Celebrating Advent in Your Home (C9111A)
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