Baptism

Baptism 

Video from the One 'Ohana Sacrament series from the Diocese of Honolulu You Tube playlist.

Sacrament of Baptism

For children:
Brother Francis talks about the Sacrament of Baptism

Sacraments 101: Baptism 

Busted Halo on Why We Baptize

Baptism - Fr. Rob Galea

From Fr. Rob's Perspective

Eucharist

Journeying into the Eucharistic Heart of God  (NCCL)
     This is a four part retreat conducted by Tom Quinlan in the form of four 30 minute podcasts.
Eucharist Resources for Families (National Eucharistic Revival)
New! Let's play Mass with Fr. Tim and this PopOUT Mass Kit!
Jesus and the Eucharist Video Series (National Eucharistic Revival)
      Jesus and the Eucharist is a 7-session study created specifically for the Year of Parish Revival and provided to parishes            free of charge, along with the training and support you need to be successful in leading this initiative.
Eucharist (Loyola Press)
Celebrating the Eucharist in Community The Parts of the Mass Explained (Video Resource on Youtube)
  • ​ This is s great resource for families.   Short and easily understood.
Build-Your- Own Family Worship Service (Growing up Catholic Worship@Home Pastoral Center) This resource will help you hold your own Sunday worship service at home if you are unable to attend Mass.

​First Communion Kit (Sadlier Religion)
Help families to commemorate and prepare for their child’s First Eucharist with a kit filled with special resources, including:
  • Support article about the Eucharist written for directors, catechists, and families
  • Simple invitations
  • Prayer for parents
  • Spiritual practices for the home to be shared with families
  • First Communion printable stickers for decorating scrapbooks, invitations, or thank you notes

Games for Learning about the Eucharist and the Mass (Loyola Press)

Five Ways for Parents to Prepare Children for First Holy Communion (Our Sunday Visitor-Teaching Catholic Kids)

Eucharist Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)

Four Ways Parents Can Help Prepare Their Children for First Eucharist (Beliefnet)
Not everything on the Beliefnet Website is Catholic, but this feature truly is.   The author describes how parents can help introduce their children to Eucharist as spiritual food, real presence and sacrifice.   The article provides some excellent catechesis for parents as well.

First Communion Activities (The Religion Teacher)
Crafts, Activities, Worksheets and Banner Ideas all curated here by Jared Dees.
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Sacraments 101 Eucharist - How we receive (video) (Busted Halo)

For Adults

Confirmation

Decision Point (Dynamic Catholic)
Decision Point is a video based Confirmation preparation program for teens.  Dynamic Catholic founder Matthew Kelly has made this program available to parishes for free.   Parents can access the program online through the Dynamic Catholic website.   If your parish is using this program it might be quite helpful to view the videos and follow along with your child as they progress through the preparation.

Confirmation Crafts for Kids (Catholic Icing)

Catholic Saints Research Projects (Ave Maria Press)
One of the most popular projects assigned in religious education programs is a research project on the saints. Confirmation candidates almost always have to do some research on their Confirmation saint and many Catholic school teachers find such research to be very valuable in supplementing the lessons of the year.  This site is a great place to start researching.  

How to Spiritually Prepare Your Teen for Confirmation (CatholicMom.com)

Sacraments 101 Confirmation Why we're confirmed (Busted Halo) Video

Confirmation Videos from Bishop Barron
​Confirmation (Loyola Press)