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Author: Therese Brown

CatholicsRead: Knowing the Words

I have learned the Lord’s Prayer three times in my life—in English, German, and Italian. Like many Catholic children, I learned the English version at Mass. I have a very clear memory of the first Mass in which I was...

Beyond the Words on the Page

Working with children, both as a catechist and as a choir director, has taught me many things, but first among them, is that sharing your faith involves all of your senses. This rings true for kids of all ages, from...

Becoming the Good News

Before the advent of “gifted and talented” coursework at the high school level, my classmates and I were among the original “trailblazers.” By the time we reached senior year, we had either taken classes at neighboring colleges in math and...

Mystagogy for Kids

Whew! Chocolate egg foils may still litter the kitchen, but the children survived the long Holy Week church services (maybe even got their feet washed?) and Lent is behind us for another year. It may unfortunately be unrealistic to think...

CatholicsRead Devotionals and More

One of the most beautiful things about being Catholic is the universality. Catholicism wraps its loving arms around so many rituals, practices, and traditions through inculturation. It embraces each and every person and presents to us an incredible array of...

Many Ways to Do Good Works

When I was a young child, there was a convent across the street from our elementary school for the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) who taught there and worked in the parish. Across the street in...

Catholics Read

Like most children, one of my favorite pastimes was asking questions. “What is that?” “Where are we going?” “Why is the sky blue?” “When will we get there?” It is no surprise that Catholics adopted this age-old, anthropological constant of...

Setting the Stage for Advent & Christmas Moments

My children’s choir’s two favorite words every year? “Christmas concert.” Though we practiced every week in preparation for one Sunday Mass a month, working on Christmas songs for the concert was what fueled their participation during the slowly darkening evenings...

New Perspectives

I live in a news-infused household. This means that a cable news station is on the TV most of the day–my husband is more of a news junkie than I am!—and that I am a loyal and eager e-subscriber to...