- By Cat.Chat Productions
On your wedding day, when you said your vows at the altar, there was absolutely no way of knowing what God would have in store for you and your spouse. You gave your yes recognizing that there would be both joys and hardships, but that you would weather everything with someone by your side.
Now the years have passed, and maybe it’s become harder to find the joy in marriage amidst the chaos of raising a family. Perhaps it’s been more difficult for you and your spouse to spend time together and feel connected in your relationship.
We totally understand that finding time to spend together as a couple can be a challenge, but we also know how important it is for you and your spouse to make your relationship a top priority! Your marriage is the foundation of your family, and there is no better gift you can give to your kids than for them to witness the joy of your married love. That's why we thought we might provide a few fun and simple things you can do to connect with your spouse.
Read more: 5 Fun and Simple Ways to Connect with Your Spouse
- By Cat.Chat Productions
Looking for ideas on how to transform your parish hall or school gym into an amazing Wilderness Adventure? Here are a few ideas and pictures to get you started! If you have any pictures of your Wilderness VBS, we'd love to see them! Email them to us and they might get added to this blog and our VBS Pinterest account.
Read more: Decorating Ideas for the Wilderness Adventure VBS
- By Cat.Chat Productions
As parents, we have the difficult yet beautiful task of raising children for the kingdom of God. Every day is filled with its own set of joys and challenges, accompanied of course by the hundreds of questions that each child seems to ask.
I think for most of us, the thought of having to talk to our kids about tough moral issues like abortion and euthanasia sends momentary panic through our system. It’s hard to imagine what we would say to our six year old about topics that they shouldn't even be thinking about, and yet the culture we live in makes it almost unavoidable. We want our children to be raised in the truth of what the Church teaches, and that is why we as parents need to be prepared to have these important discussions with our kids.
Here are a few things to remember when discussing tough moral issues with young children:
Read more: How to Talk about Abortion and Euthanasia with your Kids.
- By Cat.Chat Productions
When you ask people what they think of VBS, some might say it's something for kids to do during the summer months or it's child care at the church for a week. As VBS leaders, we know that although there may be some truth behind that, it doesn’t change the fact that summer VBS makes a huge impact on a child’s faith life, especially if a child isn’t being raised with faith in the home.
VBS is making a difference in the lives of kids all over the world, and it's something that every child should have the chance to be a part of.
Here are five reasons why kids need Catholic VBS in their life.
Read more: 5 Reasons Why Kids Need to Experience a Catholic VBS!
- By Cat.Chat Productions
As parents and teachers, we’re always looking for great new activities to do with our kids, especially during these important liturgical seasons. Here are 5 easy and affordable activities that you can use to teach valuable faith lessons during this Lenten season.
- By Gerald Montpetit
Dear Cat.Chat friends,
Our blog today is a letter I received from a dear friend and holy priest, Fr. Clair Watrin.
He is getting older and was asked to retire from active priesthood a few years ago. This was a very difficult time for him and for everyone who knew him. He was an extremely active pastor with a heart for evangelization and love for everyone he met. He was also the founder of a powerful movement called the “Live In."
Fr. Clair is still inspiring people to go deeper in their relationship with Christ. What Fr. Clair has to say in this letter helps us put into perspective that we are not immune to suffering. It’s a part of life. It’s not so much what happens to us that matters but how we choose to respond to these unforeseen circumstances. At the end of his letter, Fr. Clair shares a scripture verse that has helped him through difficult times claiming that it has also radically changed his life.
After reading his letter, watch the video at the end. The video is designed to help imprint the scripture verse in our minds and hearts, making it part of our daily lives.
In Christ,
Gerald Montpetit
Co-Founder Cat.Chat Productions
- By Cat.Chat Productions
For a lot of us who work in ministry, we are constantly trying to find the best way to reach the most amount of people and make the biggest impact. We work very hard at growing our events and programs so that people can encounter Christ. We understand that prayer is an essential element to this great mission, but we need to ask ourselves; do we spend the same amount of time trying to grow our prayer ministry as we do growing our events?
- By Cat.Chat Productions
Every child needs a hero that they can look up to. This is made evident in a culture that can’t get enough of Marvel superheroes and Paw Patrol. As parents and teachers, we need to remember that what we allow our kids to watch often determines who their heroes will be. Keep reminding them of the heroic lives of the saints and the way that they helped save the world for God! Put up saint posters in their room, celebrate feast days, and read stories of the saints before bed. Give your children examples of men and women of faith that will truly amaze and inspire them.
We put together fun facts for 5 incredible saints that you can share with your kids!
- By Cat.Chat Productions
Scroll down to read and listen to 4 inspiring stories that share how Cat.Chat has helped families, parishes, and schools make the Catholic Faith come alive.
Please leave us a comment on how Cat.Chat has impacted you and your family.
- By Cat.Chat Productions
Congratulations parents! It was another great year of VBS. Both you and your kids might be a little tired from the week, but everyone is smiling with hearts full of wonderful new memories. We all know that VBS is a lot of fun, but if it was just about fun, then you could've sent your kids to a circus camp instead. There's something that we often overlook about VBS that makes it unique...
It is meant to give kids the opportunity to learn more about their Catholic faith and continue fostering a relationship with Jesus. VBS is meant to be a kickstarter, and then the torch gets passed to you. We are living in a time when we need to be intentional about teaching our kids the faith. Our culture is becoming increasingly secular, and if we want them to know more about God, then they also need to hear it at home with their family.
Here are 3 simple steps to help make that happen:
