Welcome to Strong Catholic Family Faith!
This website was created by catechetical and evangelization staff from the Catholic dioceses of Jefferson City, MO (Jim Kemna, now retired); San Jose, CA (Wendy Scherbart, now retired); and St. Petersburg, FL (Diane Kledzik) to provide parish and school leaders with high quality resources to build strong Catholic families. All three came together through their involvement with the Strong Catholic Families Strong Catholic Youth initiative, in May 2012. Denise Utter from the Diocese of Joliet, IL, joined the team in 2014, sharing her passion for building strong Catholic families and increasing their social media presence. All four collaborators are members of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, (NCCL).
Because NCCL has valued this effort to resource parish and school leaders, and even awarded the collaborators with the NCCL New Wineskins Award in 2016, the NCCL Evangelization Committee will become the new home of the Strong Catholic Family Faith website and its companion social media sites in Summer 2018. Jim, Diane, Wendy and Denise will continue to work as the project team to curate resources and look forward to welcoming new NCCL member collaborators to ensure the continued growth of this project.
Please visit us often for fresh ideas and curated resources to help you, the parish and school leader, to better partner with parents in bringing home the faith.
Because NCCL has valued this effort to resource parish and school leaders, and even awarded the collaborators with the NCCL New Wineskins Award in 2016, the NCCL Evangelization Committee will become the new home of the Strong Catholic Family Faith website and its companion social media sites in Summer 2018. Jim, Diane, Wendy and Denise will continue to work as the project team to curate resources and look forward to welcoming new NCCL member collaborators to ensure the continued growth of this project.
Please visit us often for fresh ideas and curated resources to help you, the parish and school leader, to better partner with parents in bringing home the faith.
Strong Catholic Family Faith is on Facebook! Connect with us by clicking on the icon.
Check out our Pinterest Page with lots of ideas for encouraging, empowering, and equipping families on their faith journey.
Check out our Pinterest Page with lots of ideas for encouraging, empowering, and equipping families on their faith journey.
New Opportunities for Family Growth!
Here's a Taste of What's New...
Church Year - Ordinary Time - September
Holidays, Holy Days and Special Remembrances
Back to School
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation - Sept. 1
Labor Day - Sept. 3
Catechetical Sunday - Sept. 16
Breaking Open the Word - August-September - Cycle B
Church Year - Ordinary Time - October-November
Holiday, Holy Day and Special Remembrances
All Saints
All Souls
Thanksgiving
Black Catholic History Month
Breaking Open the Word- October- November- Cycle B
Faith Practices - Praying
Praying Through Times of Tragedy and Disaster
Children's Guided Prayer
Faith Practices - Faith Sharing/Forming Disciples/Discerning Gifts
Spiritual Gifts Inventory
Forming Family Mission Statements
Movies for Families
God Bless the Broken Road
A-X-L
Beautifully Broken
Christopher Robin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
The Miracle Season
Parents - Having Difficult Conversations
New! Under Having Really Difficult Conversations, see Talking to Kids about the Clerical Sexual Abuse Scandal
Stages of Family Growth Life Cycle
New! Connect with Me Activity Cards
Leadership Training - Current Research and Articles
CARA Report on Catholic Women in the U.S.
St. Mary's Press and CARA - Going, Going, Gone
A Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting
Leadership Training - Initiatives
Alpha - Catholic Context
ChristLife Series
Leadership Training - Conferences
National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry (NCCYM) - December 6-8, 2018, Tampa, FL