Combatting Racism (USCCB)
Alpha evangelization program for youth
Alpha is an online program that introduces people to Jesus.  They offer a program especially for youth which is very dynamic.  It is non denominational, completely free of charge and available online.  Alpha is also run for people of all ages.   It originated in England in 1991 and is currently available in 120 countries and 60 languages.    Follow the easy directions on the website to create an Alpha for your parish or youth group.
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A Faith Response to the Coronavirus/Una Respuesta de Fe al Coronavirus (Paul Canavese, The Pastoral Center)
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Who's Responsible for Children's Faith Formation? (Barna)
Barna, known for their research, presents the latest on why churches and parents need to partner today. 

A Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting (Justin Bartkus and Christian Smith)
Receive a copy of this 2017 report on American Catholic Parenting.
  • The Basic Claim and The American Catholic Household as Cultural Project
  • Four Components that Produce and Shape the Religious Household & Snapshots of Effective Transmission
  • Key Takeaways

Lifelong Faith Associates Related Research
Lifelong Faith Journal  (Lifelong Faith Associates)
An excellent source of research, resources and challenging articles on every aspect of faith formation including data on effectiveness and best practices on inter generational, life cycle and family based approaches to faith formation.   The articles are available for free download.

Reimagine Faith Formation (Lifelong Faith Associates)
It's time to Reimagine Faith Formation for a twenty-first century world. We need a “new conception” of faith formation that is faithful to our continuing mission of making disciples and promoting lifelong faith growth and that is designed for people in the twenty-first century. This resource center ​provides leaders with the vision, practices, approaches, design tools, and programming ideas to bring the new vision to life - to create a new faith forming ecosystem and design 21st century faith formation for the whole community.

One Day Against Hate - Make it a Movement!
Numerous resources (conversation starters, articles, and prayer services) for teachers, catechists, and catechetical leaders.

 CARA Report on Catholic Women in the United States (CARA and America media)
Beliefs, Practices, Experiences, and Attitudes. A study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), commissioned by America media. 2018. 

Going Going Gone (CARA and St. Mary's Press)
This book by Robert J. McCarty and John M. Vitek looks at the phenomena of the Disaffiliated Catholics. St. Mary's Press commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate to study why are young people "going, going, gone".

Find more information about the topic in this article:
See Bob McCarty talk about this topic in a webinar series for NFCYM, NCCL, NCEA, and NACFLM.
Evangelization and Faith Formation of Families 2017 - Report / Webinar (John Roberto for the NCCL Evangelization Committee)
In the winter of 2017, the NCCL Evangelization Committee conducted a survey to understand how parishes and schools are involved in the evangelization and faith formation of families and parents/grandparents. The survey asked leaders to identify their approach to families, the ways they evangelize families and engage them in faith formation, and the ways they reach families at home. The survey concluded by inviting leaders to describe the challenges they face in the evangelization and faith formation of families.  The Family Survey Report presents the research findings from the 468 parishes and schools that responded. The respondents came from across the United States, representing over 400 zip codes.  This webinar, co-sponsored by NCCL and the Catholic Apostolate Center, presented 10 key findings from the survey including the most important ways that parishes and schools are engaged in evangelization and faith formation with families, and the significant challenges facing leaders.

Faith in the Family: A Survey of U.S. Catholic Parents (2015) (CARA)
In fall 2014, Holy Cross Family Ministries commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University to conduct a national poll of adult Catholics, ages 25 to 45 who are parents of a minor child to measure the practice of faith and use of media in families. Special Reports will be released from the study:
June: The Catholic Family: 21st Century Challenges in the United States  Click here for the Report 
July: The U.S. Catholic Family - Demographics  Click here for the Report
August: Practice of Faith in the Catholic Family Click here for the Report
September: Catholic Families and Media Usage Click here for the Report
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Research on the Catholic Family: 21st Century Challenges in the United States (CARA & Holy Family Ministries)
Research on the challenges facing Catholic families today.               
5 Reasons Millennials Stay Connected to the Church (Barna Group 9/13)
This research illuminates what is working—and what churches can do to engage these young adults.





























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Pope Francis prays for George Floyd and for peace and justice in US

21st Century Evangelization (NCCL)
A National Conference of Catechetical Leaders (NCCL) resource, this curated site equips leaders for evangelization by identifying and evaluating the latest in Catholic evangelization practices and resources. 
Resources include:

How to Influence Your Pastor   (Team RCIA)
A great article that reminds us that if we want to advocate for our ministry we need to put ourself in the other person's shoes.

​Joe Paprocki on Catechists' Journey (Loyola Press)
The Pope Francis Minute (Catholic Link)
Check out this effort to share Pope Francis' messages with families via animated video clips.
We Already Have All That We Need (DaveCsinos.com)
An article focused on the importance of family faith formation.