
FORMED helps Parishes continue to lead and feed their flocks.
We are in an unprecedented season in the Church. Here are ideas using FORMED for Faith At Home.
For ideas in Spanish, visit Fe en casa.
For ideas for Religious Ed and Schools, visit Pathways.
FORMED helps Parishes continue to lead and feed their flocks.
We are in an unprecedented season in the Church. Here are ideas using FORMED for Faith At Home.
For ideas in Spanish, visit Fe en casa.
- support families as the domestic church
- offer sacramental preparation online
- provide content for online schools and religious education
- give inspiration through difficult times with live events and teachings
- evangelize all those in their parish boundaries who seek answers to difficult questions.
- support families as the domestic church
- offer sacramental preparation online
- provide content for online schools and religious education
- give inspiration through difficult times with live events and teachings and
- evangelize all those in their parish boundaries who seek answers to difficult questions.
Support Families as the Domestic Church
The Parish FORMED subscription can help families build holy habits and create new prayer routines at home.
- FORMED Daily Reflections – short daily videos, subscribe to a daily email here
- Pray at Home
- Rosary
- Praying the Rosary Like Never Before audio talk by Dr. Edward Sri
- Divine Mercy Chaplet pray at 3pm daily
- Way of the Cross pray especially on Fridays
- Children’s Cartoons
- Movie Night

Offer Sacramental Preparation online
- Opening the Word Mass reflections and pdf guides to discuss and journal
- Symbolon: The Catholic Faith Explained 20 video sessions, pdf guides
- Books:
- Something Other than God by Jennifer Fulwiler
- Rome Sweet Home by Dr. Scott & Kimberly Hahn
- Lighthouse Talks
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- Share Your Faith: Multiple Conversion Testimonies
- What’s So Great About Being Catholic by Jason Evert
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First Holy Communion
- First Communion First Reconciliation Curriculum Supplement Ideas for Children and Parents
- You are Loved short videos for children from Signs of Grace
- Presence For Children: The Miracle at Every Mass 11 min
- For Parents: Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist– 3 sessions and pdf guides.

Couples preparing for Marriage
and for Couples who would like to do Marriage Enrichment
- Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage: 12 sessions and pdf guides
- Lighthouse Talks
- For Love and Marriage by Johnnette Benkovic
- How to Save your Marriage Before Meeting Your Spouse by Jason Evert

Parents preparing for the Baptism of a Child
Parents, Godparents and Grandparents can all learn more about baptism and prepare for their child’s baptism.
- Reborn: You, Your Child and the Heart of Baptism
- 3 parent sessions and guides
- 1 God-parent session
- 1 Catholic parenting session
- Changed Forever: The Sacrament of Baptism audio by Fr. Mike Schmitz

Teens preparing for Confirmation
And their Parents and Sponsors
- YDisciple for Confirmation: Never Alone – Life in the Holy Spirit: 4 sessions and pdf guides
- Lighthouse Talks
- We Must Go Out by Fr. Mike Schmitz
- Confirmation: The Sacrament of Evangelization and Martyrdom by Dr. Brant Pitre

First Confession
- You are Forgiven Short videos for children from Signs of Grace
- Forgiven for Children How to Make a Great Confession 12 min
For Parents:
- Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession 3 sessions and pdf guides.
- Lighthouse Talks
- The Healing Power of Confession Dr. Scott Hahn
- Confession by Fr. Larry Richards

School & Religious Education
There are many ways to complement School & Religious Education at home with FORMED.
Visit: https://leaders.formed.org/pathway-religious-ed-and-schools/

Resources on FORMED
FORMED NOW has multiple recordings for all different areas of life and spirituality. Check under the Programs menu for the latest episodes.
- FORMED Now! The Gospel and Freedom
- FORMED Now! Catholic Spirituality and Baseball
- FORMED Now! The Warrior Maiden: St. Joan of Arc
- FORMED Now! Evangelizing Millennials
Faith at Home Short Courses, Liturgical Teachings, and additional resources on FORMED
- The Saints and Heroes Collection
- Divine Mercy with Fr. Michael Gaitley
- Sent by the Spirit – Sacrament of Confession
Lighthouse Talks are available at anytime on FORMED under audio.
- 15 Things to do in the Midst of Suffering audio by Jeff Cavins
- Love Hurts: The Truth Behind Redemptive Suffering audio by Matthew Leonard

Prayer
Let us pray together for our church and for the world.
- Devotionals including Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Way of the Cross
- Presence focus on the Eucharist since many Masses are cancelled
- Lectio: Prayer, using the discipline of Lectio Divina to show you how to make prayer an effective effort of love and intimacy.
- Opening the Word, short videos offering prayer and insights for the Sunday Readings.

Evangelize all those in their parish boundaries who seek answers to difficult questions
Invite all your parishioners to a “Parish Wide Study” in English and Spanish. Everyone can watch Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist in their homes. Small groups can meet via video conferencing (Skype, Facetime, Google Hangouts, Zoom etc) to discuss.
Parishioners are encouraged to share your Parish’s FORMED subscription with neighbors and friends and invite them to learn more about the Holy Eucharist.
