Youth
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1) Ashers, Julia. Special Topics in Justice and Peace. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1990.
Reference Number: A-00039
2) Aquilina, Mike. Talking to Youth About Sexuality: A Parent's Guide. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor, 1995.
"Education in human sexuality demands that our children know the facts of life. But even more important, it is crucial that our children are given a faith-filled and morally correct context in order to make sense of all the issues connected with human sexuality. Now comes valuabel, practical assistance offered by parents, doctors, educators, and catechists. This outstanding resource helps parents convey the beauty and dignity of human sexuality as well as teach their children the way of self-discipline, purity, and chastity."
Reference Number: A-00038
3) Auer, James. Life Strategies for Catholic Teens: Tough Issues, Straight Talk. Liguori, Missouri: Liguori Publications, 2004.
"What's important to you? How you see yourself and look at life are strong influences on behavior in specific situations. When you take a healthy, positive attitude toward yourself and look at life's issues from a perspective of strong self-worth and solid self-esteem, obstacles that once seemed frightening and discouraging don't seem so intimidating anymore. Life Strategies for Catholic Teens invites the reader to look inward at the core person and outward at the path toward adulthood within the framework of Catholic faith. Doing so involves deciding what's really important. Nearly everyone puts the same-and quite valid-items on a list of "Things That Really Matter." Literally putting those things first in concrete situations and living by them, however, is not nearly so easy as making the list. Life Strategies attempts to make that task a little easier with straightforward but gentle wisdom and frequent splashes of humor, with a common thread of Catholic Faith as the source of strength and guidance."
Reference Number: A-00067
4) Ausperk, Michael D. Teenagers Come and Pray! Celebrating Milestones, Memorials & Holy Days. Mystic: Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1995.
“Here are 26 practical and pertinent prayer services that can be used throughout the year in either high school or religious education settings by youth ministers, DRE’s, catechists, religion teachers, and campus ministers. Topics include: Beginning the School Year, Before a Performance or Competition, Respect for Life, On the Death of a Classmate or Teacher, Thanksgiving and Advent, Lent and the Stations of the Cross Recovering from an Addiction. The service cover liturgical feasts, civic holidays, and social occasions and are arranged chronologically (through the school year). Several include opportunities for dramatic readings and mime. All include suggestions for music (hymns), Scripture readings, intercessions, homily suggestions and ritual actions.”
Reference Number: A-00037
5) Bernall, Misty. She Sid Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. Farmington, Pennsylvania: The Plough Publishing House, 1999.
“She Said Yes is a story of growing up in the ‘90s, of peer pressure, adolescent turmoil, and the tough choice parents make. It is the story of a mother’s loss—of dreams and hopes dashed by the cruel reality of death at an early age. But it is also a story of redemption more enduring than the tragedy that cut a young life short. When 17-year-old Cassie Bernall walked into the library of her suburban high school around 11:00 on the morning of April 20, 1999, she had little more on her mind than her latest assignment for English class: another ace of Macbeth. How could she know that by the end of the hour, two classmates would storm the school, guns blazing, and kill as many people as they could, including her? As the wounded were carried from the bloody scene, several stories of bravery emerged, but one spread faster and farther than the rest. Confronted by her killers, Cassie was asked, “Do you believe in God?” She answered “Yes.” People around the world have been quick to call Cassie a martyr. But in focusing on her exchange with the gunman who killed her, the far more remarkable story of Cassie’s life in the years leading up to that final, decisive moment has been left untold. In She said Yes, Cassie’s mother describes how her daughter had, at one point, started down a troubled path similar to that of her killers, and how as parents, she and her husband risked everything to save her, only to lose her again. Drawing on her own memories, on Cassie’s letters and notes, and on interviews with classmates and friends, Bernall has created a loving but unflinchingly honest portrait of a young woman whose struggle to find meaning and purpose in life is sure to resonate with young people and parents everywhere.”
Reference Number: B-00201
6) Bernecker, Pegge. God Any Time Any Place: The Many Ways College Students Pray. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2005.
“The majority of college students say they want to pray, but their busy schedules challenge them to find time to cultivate their spiritual lives. God…Any Time, Any Place shares the how, when, where, and why of hundreds of college students from around the nation who recognize the importance of maintaining a regular prayer practice and have found ways to do it. Maintaining a meaningful pray practice often demands some creativity-everything from turning down the car radio for some solitude while driving, to scribbling prayers in class notebooks in handwriting so small that only the author-and God-can decipher their meaning. By following the examples in this book, the reader is encouraged to consider his or her own prayer practice. To help this process, each chapter contains several follow-up reflection questions to give the reader a sense of how to proceed, either through individual reflection or through group sharing, or both.”
Reference Number: B-00253
7) Binz, Stephen J. Leader's Guide: Little Rock Scripture Study for Young Adults. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press.
Reference Number: B-00212
8) Binz, Stephen J. No Greater Love. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1992.
Reference Number: B-00213
9) Bonacci, Mary Beth. Real Love: Mary Beth Bonacci Answers Your Question. San Francisco, California: Ignatius Press, 1996.
“Mary Beth Bonacci speaks to nearly 100,000 people every year. She speaks to Catholics across the country and around the worlds—about friendship, about relationships, about marriage, about God’s plan for sexuality, and about finding real, honest love. And people speak back to her. They ask her questions—about sex, about dating, about healing after a shattered relationship, about marriage, about their struggles to live love. Their questions are real, specific and often very poignant. Now, for the first time, Mary Beth has published those questions—and answers—in a comprehensive, readable guide which addresses the details of the very real struggle that people face in trying to live real love in a world gone mad. Through these questions and her answers, Mary Beth offers a comprehensive catechesis of the Church’s teaching in the areas of marriage and human sexuality. She tackles the toughest issues—premarital sex, contraception, divorce, homosexuality, pornography and others. She gives practical advice on living the Church’s teachings. She offers compassionate support for those who have stumbled. And throughout it all, she demonstrates that a living respect for God’s gift of sexuality is the way—the only way—to find real, honest love.”
Reference Number: B-00202
10) Bonacci, Mary Beth. Real Love the Video Series: Study Guide. Tempe, Arizona: Conner Entertainment, 1998.
“When it comes to dating and relationships teens have questions. In Real Love: The Video Series, Mary Beth Bonacci is the one who answers them. An internationally known speaker, Mary Beth addresses tens of thousands of teens every year, answering their toughest questions about dating, friendship, relationships, sexuality, and the real meaning of love. She has reached literally millions more through her TV and radio work, which includes several appearances on MTV. In this series, Mary Beth has created the ultimate comprehensive resource to help teens deal with decisions they face. Shot in a relaxed, “MTV Unplugged” style setting, these nine 25 minute videos give us Mary Beth at her best—sharing, laughing and interacting with teens. That same trademark combination of humor and practical wisdom she has shared with audiences around the world and practical wisdom she has shared with audiences around the world is captured to help teens—your teens—to date smart and to live real love in a world full of confusion and mixed messages.”
Reference Number: B-00204
11) Braden-Whartenby, Geri & Connelly, Joan Finn. One-Day Retreats for Junior High Youth. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1997.
"Retreats for junior high youth require special customizing. The retreats need to fit the interests, attention capacities, maturity and energy levels, and time spans appropriate for this age-group. Having developed and conducted hundreds of retreats for junior high you, Geri Braden-Whartenby and Joan Finn Connelly know how to do this. The six retreats in this book have the following themes: Christian community, freshman survival, peacemaking, peer pressure, self-esteem, sexuality. Each retreat offers approximately fifteen activities centered around the theme. These activities include icebreakers, prayers, a variety of large- and small-group exercises, affirmation exercises, and guided meditations. The activities range in length from five to forty-five minutes. Each retreat fits within a school day or an afternoon and evening schedule. The appendix contains icebreaker options, guided meditation tips, muscle relaxation exercises, and tips for small-group facilitators."
Reference Number: B-00215
12) Braden-Whartenby, Geri & Connelly, Joan Finn. One-Day Retreats for Senior High Youth. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1997.
"The themes for On-Day Retreats for Senior High Youth anticipate the critical issues that graduating seniors face. Having developed and conducted hundreds of retreats for senior high youth, Geri Braden-Whartenby and Joan Finn Connelly have chosen these themes wisely. The six retreats in this book have the following themes: celebrating diversity, graduation, peacemaking, prayer and relationship with Jesus, self-esteem, sexuality. Each retreat offers approximately fifteen activities centered around the theme. The activities include icebreakers, prayers, a variety of large-and small-group exercises, affirmation exercises, and guided meditations. The activities range in lenght from five minutes to seventy-five minutes. Each retreat fits within a school day or an afternoon and evening schedule. The appendix contains icebreaker options, guided meditation tips, muscle relaxation exercises, and tips for small-group facilitators."
Reference Number: B-00214
13) Bright, Thomas J., Lansing, Sean T., Poulin, Mike & Weber, Joan. Total Youth Ministry: Justice and Service. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2004.
Reference Number: B-00235
14) Brown, Carolyn C. Youth Ministries: Thinking Big with Small Groups. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 1984.
“Answering the needs of churches that minister to only four of five teen-agers (and sometimes even one!), this invaluable addition to the Griggs Education Resource Series is packed with useful and proven ideas. In a series known for its practicality, this important volume is more than just a resource. It is actually a tool kit—with pages that can be written on, cut up, or even torn out. With her common-sense approach to youth ministry, the author provides ideas—both creative and functional that may be adapted to the needs an potentials of any size congregation with few than ten young persons.”
Reference Number: B-00206
15) Carotta, Michael. Nurturing the Spiritual Growth of Your Adolescent . Dubuque, Iowa: Harcourt Religion Publichers, 2002.
"Today's adolescents are faced with many new responsibilities and choices. Living Our Faith: Nurturing the Spiritual Growth of Your Adolescent presents thirty time-honored Christian life skills that model the teachings of Jesus. Each skill guides adolescents and the adults who care about them to recognize Jesus' presence and to incorporate his message into their lives more effectively. "
Reference Number: C-00189
16) Carotta, Michael. Sometimes We Dance Sometimes We Wrestle: Embracing the Spiritual Growth of Adolescents. Dubuque, Iowa: Harcourt Religion Publichers, 2002.
“In what specific way can teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches, clergy, and relatives participant in the spiritual journey of the young people with whom they work or live? By integrating research, real-life examples, stories, and the practical experience of over a hundred youth-serving professionals, this book describes three dimensions of adolescent spirituality and offers four different activities that enable faith-filled adults to intentionally embrace and nurture the spiritual growth of adolescents. This book reflects the author’s doctoral work and was specifically developed for adults who work with youth in classrooms, counseling programs, churches, and community centers. Readers will be able to select and employ the spiritual growth activity that best suits their own interests, personality, and relationships with young people.”
Reference Number: C-00176
17) Casey, Kevin. Children of Eve: The Shocking Story of America’s Homeless Kids. Covenant House, 1991.
Reference Number: C-00177
18) The Challenge of Adolescent Catechesis: Maturing in Faith. (English and Spanish). Washington D.C.: The Nationla Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Inc., 1986.
Reference Number: 00949
19) The Challenge of Catholic Youth Evangelization: Called to be Witnesses and Storytellers. (English and Spanish). New Rochelle, New York: Don Bosco Multimedia, 1993.
Reference Number: 00951
20) Danesco, Lee. All You Need to Know About...Planning a Youth Service Week. Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 2001.
"A practical guidebook for both experienced and first-time youth ministers, and for experienced DRE's and catechists who want to empower teens to create and carry out an extended program of Christian service. Lee Danesco offers concrete, tried-and-tested information that can be readily adapted to make a youth service program a reality in your parish. The author also provides sample letters and forms that you can adapt or reproduce according to your needs."
Reference Number: D-00099
21) DiGlacomo, James and Wakin, Edward. We Were Never Their Age. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1972.
Reference Number: D-00092
22) Doolittle, Robert. Searching Young Hearts: Adolescent Sexuality and Spirituality. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1993.
“Tackles the tough issues young people face in peer relationships. Doolittle tactfully weaves Catholic perspectives and values into candid information and effective strategies for dealing with sexuality issues such as sexual behavior in dating relationships, positive and negative dating patterns, the spiritual dimension in dating, and homosexuality. This book is intended for youth ministers, catechists, teachers, youth counselors, parents, and any other adults who have young people’s attention and trust.”
Reference Number: D-00093
23) Doyle, Aileen A. Youth Retreats: Creating Sacred Space for Young People. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1986.
“Most youth ministers—and many others who work with young people—are so busy that they seldom have adequate time to plan new programs. This manual is for such people. Each program includes outlines, lists of materials needed, sample scripts, and other helpful hints that provide a step-by-step guide for carrying out retreats. The resources that are included are ready to use, and although some of the youth ministers, retreat coordinators, and retreat house personnel who use Youth Retreats will be able to adapt it for particular settings, others with less experience will find what is here more than adequate, even for their initial retreat experience with young people.”
Reference Number: D-00094
24) East, Thomas. Total Youth Ministry: Prayer and Worship. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Press Christian Brothers Publications, 2004.
"CD included. As youth grow in faith, they learn to pray always and to pray in all ways. Ministry Resources for Prayer and Worship is designed for those who work with and walk with your in this journey of discipleship. The manual includes three sessions for teaching youth to pray and practice praying in different forms. The manual includes eleven communal prayer services that can be used on a variety of occasions throughout the year. Also contained in the manual are strategies and resources for helping youth communities develop patterns of prayer and for including youth in preparing prayers and liturgies."
Reference Number: E-00049
25) Eckert, Ann Marie. Total Youth Ministry: Community Life. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Prublications, 2004.
"CD included. Offers faith communities program resources and strategies to build community among young people and throughout the entire parish. The manual contains nine gathered sessions to help young people get to know one another, themselves, and the meaning of Christian community. It also contains an outline for an ecumenical event to help build community across denominational lines, and it offers practical strategies and ideas for managing community issues, making the most of community life opportunities, and encouraging intergenerational and family relationships."
Reference Number: E-00050
26) Eckert, Ann Marie & Sanchez-Keane, Maria. Total Youth Ministry: Youth Leadership Development. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Prublications, 2004.
"CD included. Offers faith communities the program resources and strategies to develop youth as leaders within youth ministry programs and parishes. The manual includes four foundational sessions on Christian leadership ten sessions and minisessions on leadership skills, and two minisessions to help prepare youth and adults for working together. The manual also offers strategies for using the activities, sessions, and minisessions to create daylong, weekend-long, and yearlong training programs for youth; for creating leadership roles within the parish; for inviting youth to leadership; and for working with the parents of youth leaders."
Reference Number: E-00051
27) The Forgiveness of the Lord: Family Book. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1993.
Reference Number: 01106
28) The Forgiveness of the Lord. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1993.
Reference Number: 01107
29) The Forgiveness of the Lord: Family Book. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1993.
Reference Number: 01108
30) Furlan, Mark J. Creating a Successful Youth Retreat: Eight Steps to a Well-Planned Experience. Allen, Texas: ThomasMore, 2003.
“Step One: Creating the Plan (getting stared, location, transportation, team)
Step Two: Creating the Retreat Identity (themes, presentations, music)
Step Three: Creating the Vehicles for the Spirit (liturgy and spiritual exercises)
Step Four: Creating Games and Icebreakers (community builders)
Step Five: Creating the Schedule (twenty-one elements, what if…)
Step Six: Creating Small Groups (facilitating and listening skills)
Step Seven: Creating the Presentations (preparation and critique)
Step Eight: Creating the connections (volunteers, family, parish)”
Reference Number: F-00092
31) Fushek, Fr. Dale, Baniewicz, Phil and Booth, Tom. Plug-In to Life. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1998.
“This manual is divided into three main parts: Part I Setting a Vision of Youth Ministry. This section examines the elements of today’s mostly discouraging youth culture, reminding adults who work with youth how and why they must immerse themselves in what teens hold as important if they hope to reach them. The section also deals with basic foundational premises of holistic youth ministry with goals of transforming the lives of teens. Liturgy itself is transformational. This section looks at how looks at how the experience of the real presence of Jesus at Eucharist can dramatically affect the lives of teens, adults and the world. Part II The Life Teen Program. Delving more deeply into effective youth ministry, this section covers specific ways to implement the Life Teen program. An overview and history of Life Teen are followed by explanations of the various adult roles in the program and detailed explanation of how to put on quality teen liturgies. Part III Resources. This section includes lesson plans for ten of the best post-liturgy teen meetings—Life Nights—since the program’s inception. Sessions include educational nights on Jesus as a Healer and the Pope as the “Ultimate Rock.” Issue nights tackle subjects like abortion, death and dying, and MTV. Social nights include a wild Life Olympics and video award show, set like the Academy Awards.”
Reference Number: F-00078
32) Gallagher, Heather & Vlahutin, Peter. A Case for Chastity: The Way to Real Love and True Freedom for Catholic Teens. Liguori, Missouri: Liguori Publications, 2003.
"Our sex-saturated culture bombards teens with messages that focus on immediate gratification and that often portray "real" sex only as the kind shown by movies and television. Sometimes abstinence is proposed as an option but too often the reasons given for such a choice are communicated in terms of sexually transmitted disease and the risk of pregnancy. And, for Catholic teens, the Church's teaching on sexuality is sometimes incorrectly translated into "sex is bad"-an idea appealing to almost no one. However, when it comes to sex, there is a better way! Chastity is that better way. Through chastity, all of us-men and women, single and married-can experience the best that God has in store for our lives. We can experience friendships that are fulfilling, marital sex that is satisfying, and relationships that are loving-all through the practice of chastity. Whether the questions are: How far is too far? What about pornography? What if I've already had sex? How does the Church know about sex? This book by chastity educators Heather Gallagher and Peter Vlahutin answer these questions and more. A Case for Chastity, written as a result of bringing the message of chastity to thousands of teens and young adults, uses real-life stories as the evidence that chastity, and only chastity, is the approach to sex that leads to real love and true freedom."
Reference Number: G-00088
33) Garlinski, Michelle, Martineau, Mariette & Woodbeck, Dean. Total Youth Ministry: Evangelization. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2004.
"CD included. Offers faith communities tools and program resources to evangelize youth. It offers practical strategies and ideas for outreach to young people and contains twelve gathered sessions to share the Good News. The manual also contains a retreat to engage young people in becoming or continuing as disciples of Jesus."
Reference Number: G-00089
34) Goodwin, Carole. Help: Family Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of twenty-two strategies that focus on family life and parent-teen relationships. The collection includes ideas for prayer, service, communication, sharing faith, and having fun. The ideas are grouped into three categories: strategies for gatherings of families, strategies for individual families to do at home, and strategies for young teens in peer-group settings."
Reference Number: G-00083
35) Goodwin, Carole & Kielbasa, Marilyn. Help: Holiday and Seasonal Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of twenty-seven strategies to help young adolescents mark significant times in the liturgical and secular calendars. The collection includes prayer ideas, service projects, social activities, learning activities about church life and practice, strategies for outreach to the parish community, and discussion-starters that focus on celebrations, commemorations, and cultural observances."
Reference Number: K-00066
36) Grant, Joseph. Help: Justice and Service Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of twenty-one strategies for short-and long-term service projects, outreach activities, learning exercises, and discussion-starters aimed at helping young teens understand the social impact of our cultrue and make a difference in their world. The strategies continually challenge the young people to live the Gospel mandate and the church's call to serve others and build a just society, one person at a time."
Reference Number: G-00084
37) Grant, Joseph. Help: Prayer Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of twenty prayer services and strategies to help young adolescents communicate with God in a way that respects their physical and emotional development and their unique spirituality. The collection includes ideas for active and reflective prayer, short prayers and longer prayer services, and prayers that are self-focused as well as ones that challenge young teens to draw on the power of prayer to serve the world. All the prayer strategies are rooted in the Scriptures as well as in the Traditions of the church."
Reference Number: G-00085
38) Hakowski, Maryann. Vine and Branches Volume 1. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1992.
"Includes twenty-eight reproducible handouts containing prayer services, learning activities, reflections, and discussion questions. The retreats are designed to help young people gain a better sense of self, build relationships with others, and grow closer to God. The five retreat themes are spirituality, confirmation, relationships, the parables, and prayer."
Reference Number: B-00216
39) Hakowski, Maryann. Vine and Branches Volume 2. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1992.
"Includes thirty-one reproducible handouts with prayer services, reflections discussion questions, and exercises for involving the retreatants in the retreat experience. The retreats are aimed at evangelizing young people and building community amount them. The five retreat themes are Advent, social justice, nature (an outdoor retreat), the sacraments, and the person of Jesus."
Reference Number: H-00312
40) Hakowski, Maryann. Vine and Branches Volume 3. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1992.
"Provides retreat activities that can be used independently or as five completely scheduled and detailed retreats. Included are thirty-three reproducible handouts with prayer services, reflections, discussion questions, and exercises for involving the retreatants in the retreat experience. This volume also features twenty retreat talk outlines. One of the scheduled retreats is a daylong format, one is an evening format, one is an overnight experience, and two are weekend events. The retreats in volume 3 are aimed at deepening the faith of the retreatants as it is lived in their life. The five retreat themes are dealing with stress, growing in peacefulness, celebrating life, living the Beatitudes, and living in the love of God."
Reference Number: H-00313
41) Hakowski, Maryann & Jennings, Joyce Schoettler. Help: Hands-On Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of thirty-eight strategies for tapping into the tactile and intellectual creativity of young adolescents as a way of helping them learn about and grow in faith and spirituality. The strategies are organized into three sections. The first section contains activities for personal reflection, self-disclosure, and affirmation. The second section includes a variety of active strategies for learning and reviewing material. The third section is a collection of ideas for prayer and reflection that engage young teens at many different levels."
Reference Number: H-00310
42) Hallahan, Angela, C.H.F. Doing Great Campus Ministry. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2003.
"The director of campus ministry is a position that needs more than a job description. It is one that requiers training and formation fore those who take on the role. Doing Great Campus Ministry is a series of five practical essays prepared by active campus ministers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. They bring a varied experience of lay and religious life and ministries at Catholic high schools with likewise different backgrounds, from urban to suburban, and those sponsored by religious communities, the diocese, and the parish. The five essays are: Campus Ministry: A Specialized Ministyr in the 21st century, The Deeper Call of Campus Ministry, Care of the Campus Minister, Campus Ministry: Eight to Three and Three to Eight, Continuity of the School's Vision and Mission. Doing Great Campus Ministry is intended for first-time campus ministers in need of a resource to help them organize their ministry in the years ahead. Expereinced campus ministers who seek to bring new perspective to their jobs and who are looking for help to involve more teens and staff in their ministrdy will also value the practical and spiritual approaches offered. Doing Great Campus Ministry is also a must for school administrators and faculty who rely so much on the campus minister for building the sirituality and religious atmosphere of their school. Each essay offers encouragmetn and practical tips for building a campus ministry with the help of others, and deepening a school's life in the charism of the school's founders and in the life of Christ."
Reference Number: H-00328
43) Holtz, Lou. A Teen's Game Plan for Life. Notre Dame, Indiana: Sorin Books, 2002.
"At a time when teens sorely need encouragement and affirmation, Lou Holtz provides a winning combination of both. Drawing on his own experience and determination, Holtz extols and encourages teens to be the best they can be. With his usual wit and wisdom, sprinkled with numerous anecdotal events from his personal life and his coaching experiences, Coach Holtz tells teens that success in life results from: Choosing your attitude, making sacrifices, getting rid of excuses, understanding what you're trying to accomplish, dreaming big dreams, having self-confidence and a positive self-image."
Reference Number: H-00293
44) Kielbasa, Marilyn. Help: Community-Building Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"Contains eighty ideas for forming groups with young people, helping them get to know one another at different levels, building teams, and providing opportunities for them to affirm one another at different levels, building teams, and providing opportunities for them to affirm one another ad to be affirmed. All the activities are aimed at helping young adolescents build solid, trusting relationships with their peers in a supportive atmosphere that is nurturing, emotionally safe, and personally challenging."
Reference Number: K-00065
45) Kielbasa, Marilyn. Help: Retreat Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2001.
"A collection of two overnight retreats and four one-day retreats. The themes of the overnight retreats are self-esteem and being true to oneself. The themes of the other four retreats are Confirmation, discipleship, the Triduum, and leadership development."
Reference Number: H-00311
46) Kielbasa, Marilyn. Total Youth Ministry: Pastoral Care. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 2004.
"CD included. At the heart of Ministry Resources for Pastoral Care are twelve sessions designed to equip young people with the tools needed to celebrate their holy goodness and navigate some of life's difficult issues. The topics of the sessions include recognizing the goodness in oneself and others, building and maintaining relationships, dealing with tough times, and preparing for the future. The last section of the manual includes a compilation of strategies for doing the ongoing work of pastoral care."
Reference Number: K-00070
47) Kiser, Keith & Tami. The Incredible Gift! The Truth About Love and Sex. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1996.
“Every day teens are bombarded with information that tries to convince them the way to happiness is through sexual experience. Although the message of the world is powerful, the message of the Gospel is even more powerful. But in order to appreciate the truth about love and sex, teens first have to know it. Now young men and women can learn what the Church teaches about sexuality in The Incredible Gift! The Truth About Love and Sex. Entertaining and faithful to Church doctrine, this teen oriented guide helps teens discover that their sexuality is an extraordinary gift from God that needs to be protected and cherished, no matter what contradictory messages the world might impart.”
Reference Number: K-00054
48) Lynch, Sean & O’Brien, Brian. Tough Choices Bringing Moral Issues Home. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2003.
“A unique resource for use in Catholic high schools and parish religious education or youth ministry programs. It provides concrete ways for teenagers to learn about, apply, and make choices involving a number of current and practical moral issues. However, the real uniqueness of the material is that it suggests ways for these dilemmas to be shared and discussed between the teens and their parents. How so? Though applicable in several different courses and programs, the basic approach is for a teacher, catechist, or youth minister to assign a moral dilemma to be taken home, read, and discussed using the questions that accompany each. A due date for the assignment is given. By that date, the teenager is to return the sheet to class, signed by his or her parents. This accountability helps to assure that the parents not only have a voice in their teen's moral development, but continue in their God-given role ad primary educators of their children. Each of the issues is prefaced by a general overview, providing the teacher some needed background to help introduce discussion. Another section summarizes he Catholic Church's teaching on each of these issues. Moral dilemmas can be assigned based on their correlation to topics being covered in the curriculum, issues that arise in the school or among the teen's peer group, current events, or in many other situations relevant to the particular school or parish.”
Reference Number: L-00092
49) Marinelli, Anthony J. Yahweh and Son: A Teacher’s Guide to the Bible. New York, New York: Paulist Press, 1986.
“When religion teachers or parents talk to teenagers about the Bible, the response is often glazed eyes and daydreams of faraway places like the local park or beach. In the noisy and frenetic world of teenagers, God’s word is easily drowned out by music and fashion. The teenage years, however are a time of spiritual growth, self-introspection and intense searching and questioning, a time when a young person is most in need of the direction and challenge that the Bible can provide. Yahweh and Son: A Teenager’s Guide to the Bible combines factual information about how the Bible came to be with insights and stories from teenager’s daily lives to show that Scripture and faith are not just for the old folks. Yahweh and Son is unique in that it provides the reader with knowledge about the Bible and a love for the Father, Son and Spirit revealed in the inspired stories.”
Reference Number: M-00143
50) McBride, Alfred, O.Praem. Teen Guide to the Bible. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2004.
“Strictly speaking, the Bible isn't a single book. It's a collection of books. A collection of the greatest stories of all time. The Bible is God revealing himself to us, Christ becoming human to save us, the Holy Spirit descending on the Church to lead us. Father Alfred McBride presents Bible stories that give teens a true sense of the flow of salvation history and the life of Christ. From the creation of the cosmos and our first parents to Pentecost Sunday and the martyrdom of St. Paul, here are the people, the places, and the events that make up the whole story. The true story.”
Reference Number: M-00197
51) McCann, Mark C. Relational Youth Ministry: A Core-Team Model. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1995.
“A great resource to help transform your parish’s youth ministry into a comprehensive, relational style of youth ministry that is grounded in the Scriptures and in good common sense. Central to this transformation is a process for forming and training a core team of young people and adults for leadership in this ministry. Resources for selecting and training the core-team include: prayer services, decision-making processes, exercises on writing mission statements surveys and assessments, tools for planning youth ministry activities, projects, and events, commissioning rituals.”
Reference Number: M-00144
52) McCarty, Robert J. Meeting the Challenge. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1993.
“Based on and responds to the document The Challenge of Catholic Youth Evangelization: Called to Be Witnesses and Storytellers, published in 1993 by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM). The author of Meeting the Challenge, Robert J. McCarty, was also the final writer of the NFCYM Challenge document, which calls for a national Catholic effort to evangelize Catholic young people more effectively and comprehensively. His thorough knowledge of and experience in the evangelization of young people provides you with practical insights, effective strategies, and helpful tools and samples for taking on the challenge. This book of resources will help you better recognize and understand all the dimensions of evangelizing youth. It provides you with the tools, strategies, and activities for assessing and enhancing your current efforts to evangelize youth, and for beginning new ones.”
Reference Number: M-00145
53) McCarty, Robert J. Survival in Youth Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publication, 1994.
“Survive? Thrive? Robert J. McCarty is convinced that in youth ministry, surviving and thriving are possible at the same time. Drawing form years of personal experience, many workshops with youth ministers, and research, McCarty candidly exposes the sources of tension, conflict, and frustration that youth ministers encounter in their work. But he doesn’t leave youth ministers hanging with these realizations. He offers insights and prayerful strategies for dealing with them in ways that spark mental and spiritual health while sharpening ministerial competence.”
Reference Number: M-00146
54) McGeady, Sr. Mary Rose. Am I Going to Heaven?. Covenant House, 1994.
Reference Number: M-00147
55) McGeady, Sr. Mary Rose. Are you Out There God?. Covenant House, 1996.
“In our cities, small outlines of skin and bones that attach themselves to abandoned buildings, park benches, narrow alleyways. And when darkness falls, these shadows disappear into places many of us will never, ever see in this lifetime. Very few people know the faces of these shadows, or their names. They are America’s untouchables and unreachables—America’s street children. Who exactly are these kids? How do they end up on our streets? Where do they come from? How do they manage to survive? Do they survive? This is their incredible story, told from the front lines on America’s darkest streets. Uncut. Unedited. Close to unbelievable. And every single word is true.”
Reference Number: M-00148
56) McGeady, Sr. Mary Rose. Please Forgive Me, God. Covenant House, 2001.
"They are like shadows in our cities, small outlines of skin and bones that attach themselves to abandoned buildings, park benches, narrow, alleyways. And when darkness falls, these shadows disappear into places many of us will never, ever see in this lifetime. Very few people know the faces of these shadows, or their names. They are America's untouchables and unreachables-America's street children."
Reference Number: M-00181
57) Mercadante, Frank. Strategies for Really Effective Youth Ministry: Growing Teen Disciples. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1998.
Reference Number: M-00149
58) Moore, Joseph. Learning to Serve Serving to Learn: A Christian Service Program for Students. Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 1994.
"Christian service projects have rapidly become a staple across the religious education landscape, making real Jesus' teaching that service is essential to being one of his followers. Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn includes everything from first steps in examining Jesus' call to service, to recognizing how one's gifts might be used, to suggestions for doing the project. Students are introduced to the essential elements for Christian service through a series of ten essays on a variety of subjects...Each essay is supported by activities that allow students to apply what they're learning. Also included are suggestions for peer and adult support as a means to combat setbacks and share joys, and directions for keeping a journal that offers students the opportunity to prayerfully reflect on their experiences."
Reference Number: M-00164
59) Moore, Joseph. Learning to Serve Serving to Learn: A Christian Service Program for Students Director's Manual. Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 1994.
"Everything that both leaders and students need--from the first steps in examining Jesus' call to service, to recognizing how one's gifts might be used, to suggestions for doing the project. In a simple and attractive format students are introduced to the the essential elements for Christian service through a series of ten essays...Each essay is supported by activities--designed for use both inside and outside the classroom--that allow students to apply what they're learning. Other features include: a comprehensive list of projects suggestions that can be easily implemented in the parish, the neighborhood or the larger community; a prayer-service and record keeping forms. This Director's Manual contains all the information necessary for teachers, youth ministers, catechists or other adult leaders to initiate, monitor and evaluate meaningful Christian service projects. Seven different models offer guidance for using it in a range of programs including school curriculum, release time, parish youth ministry, and in the confirmation process. It also includes the student program with wrap-around annotations that provide practical hints and directions for use."
Reference Number: M-00165
60) Parsons, Richard D. Adolescents in Turmoil, Parents Under Stress: A Pastoral Ministry Primer. New York, New York: Paulist Press, 1987.
“Here is a brief practical guide for all who assist young people and their parents as they face the many crises of adolescence. Dr. Richard D. Parsons integrates Christian values with the insights of psychology to form a clear and readable guide for Christian caretakers. Clergy, educators, youth ministers and parents will find here practical strategies that they can learn to enhance their effectiveness in communicating with adolescents and assist them as they grow towards maturity. Suggestions for additional reading and references to helpful educational material further increase the usefulness of this book. Whether it be an argument over curfew or a teen considering suicide, Dr. Parsons will provide the Christian caretaker with the skills needed to minister to the adolescent in turmoil and the parent under stress.”
Reference Number: P-00107
61) Pennock, Michael Francis. Being Catholic: Believing, Living, Praying. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1994.
Reference Number: P-00112
62) Pennock, Michael Francis. Being Catholic: Believing, Living, Praying: Teacher's Manual. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1994.
Reference Number: P-00113
63) Pennock, Michael Francis. What We Really Want To Know…Answers to 101 Questions Teens Always Ask. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1996.
“What is it that you want to know? Have you ever wondered about: Why you have to go to Mass every Sunday? The harm in occasionally drinking a few beers? How could a good and loving God send someone to hell? Whether or not demon possession occurs today? How far you can go sexually and still be a “good” Catholic? The meaning of purgatory? How your prayers affect God? Michael Pennock, a high school teacher with twenty-eight years of experience, has emptied his classroom question box and canvassed the country for 101 questions, the ones you really ask. He has also provided the answer, concisely, without frills, directly from church teaching. In other words, what you really want to know.”
Reference Number: P-00108
64) Ponsetto, Daniel. Walking Together: Outreach and Evangelization Resources for Youth Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1995.
“An effective and timely resource for parishes that are responding to the church’s persistent call for evangelization of young people. The ideas, methods, and skill training in the book feature outreach ministry to young people and intentional proclamation of the basic Gospel message: Methodologies for youth outreach and evangelization, Skill training in the art of storytelling in evangelization, A model of an evangelizing retreat weekend. The material in Walking Together is new and challenging. It is especially helpful to parishes with an evangelizing vision and commitment, and to youth workers who wish to reach out to young people wit the liberating love and transforming message of Jesus Christ.”
Reference Number: P-00109
65) Pratt, Lonni Collins & Homan, Fr. Daniel O.S.B. Here I Am Lord 2: A Prayer Journal for Teens. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor, 2000.
"They may not admit it, but teens pray. They pray about big things like world hunger and war and personal things like their upcoming math test. They ask God hard questions and they cry tears only God sees. Their prayer is as real, as tough, and as fragile at they are. That's where Here I Am, Lord, Volume 2 comes in. Designed for Catholic teens to use as a guide in their praying, this compelling combination of stories, prayers, and journal entries gives teens a handle on not just what to pray, but how to pray."
Reference Number: P-00111
66) Reichert, Richard. Simulation Games for Religious Education. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1975.
Reference Number: R-00071
67) Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. Washington D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1997.
“Builds on the fine tradition begun by the 1976 document, A Vision of Youth Ministry. To respond to the new challenges and opportunities of our day the Catholic bishops of the United States offer this document as a blueprint for the continued development of effective ministry with young and older adolescents. Renewing the Vision is most importantly an affirmation of the faith, gifts, energy, and fresh ideas of young people. It is a Christ-centered vision. It is a call to empower young people for the mission they have been given by the Lord Jesus.”
Reference Number: 00952
68) Reynods, Brian. A Chance to Serve: Peer Minister’s Handbook. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1983.
“When given the opportunity, young people are at their very best when they are ministering to each other. This youth-to-youth ministry is called peer ministry, and it is a vital component in the church’s total ministry “to, with, by, and for” young people. It enables young people to share their creativity, vision, vitality, and generosity with other young people. This form of ministry has as its end the mutual building up of faith community in which young people can foster each other’s spiritual and emotional growth. The student handbook, published as a separate volume, contains the worksheets needed for each of the eighteen training modules, journal-keeping pages, and the “Key Concept Introduction” for each module.”
Reference Number: R-00073
69) Reynods, Brian. A Chance to Serve: A Leader’s Manual for Peer Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1983.
“Provides a systematic and formal program that offers interested young people a progressive sequence of opportunities for growth in personal faith, for community building, and for leadership training. Written by Brian Reynolds of the Center for Youth Ministry Development, it was four years in the making. This training program has been extensively piloted in a number of different settings around the country and has been consistently successful as a formation program that trains teenagers to become effective ministers to their peers. This peer ministry training program is suitable for use in a variety of settings in which young people might be found: schools, parishes, retreat centers, youth programs, campus ministry settings, or diocesan youth organizations. The Leader’s Manual is organized into three sections: Section I presents the conceptual and theoretical framework of peer ministry. Section II addresses the practical aspects of establishing a peer ministry program. Section III, which forms the heart of the training program, training modules. The Bibliography contains a helpful list of additional peer ministry resources for the reader.”
Reference Number: R-00074
70) Rice, Wayne and Yaconelli, Mike. Creative Activities for Small Youth Groups: Creative Resources for Youth Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1991.
“A collection of over 170 games, special events, and service projects particularly suited for small groups in a variety of spaces and circumstances.”
Reference Number: R-00075
71) Rice, Wayne and Yaconelli, Mike. Creative Communication & Discussion Activities: Creative Resources for Youth Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1991.
“Provides over 175 cases and scenarios with directions for stimulating discussion on topics that concern young people today.”
Reference Number: R-00076
72) Rice, Wayne and Yaconelli, Mike. Creative Crowd-Breakers, Mixers, & Games: Creative Resources for Youth Ministry. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 1991.
“Offers over 160 cooperative games and activities that help put young people at ease, acquaint them with one another, and build a sense of community while providing enjoyment and learning.”
Reference Number: R-00077
73) Sawyer, Kieran, S.S.N.D. The Faith Difference. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2001.
"Sr. Kieran has collected many of her most used and requested materials and organized them into five easy-to-use sections of presentations and responses, community builders, discussions and exercises, prayers, and games. These materials, whether used separately or joined together by themes, work well in a variety of settings--retreats, religion classes, youth group meetings, workshops--held for senior high youth. All of the materials offer clear directions, lists of needed materials and preparations, presentation scripts, and reproducible handouts for teen use."
Reference Number: S-00169
74) Sawyer, Kieran, S.S.N.D. Faith Facts for Young Catholics. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1998.
"A book of drill games with support resources to help Catholic teens in grades six to nine learn the important truths of the faith, all while having fun! A generation ago, memorization and learning drills were a staple of the classroom. Today there is, perhaps, too little learning and remebering of names, definitions, sacraments, commandments, and parts of the Mass. Adolescents will not only learn the Ten Commandments, they will processthe meaning of the commandments for their lives. Adolescents will not only be able to recite the seven sacraments, they will conncect the values and actions they witness in thier lives with each. Names of saints, biblical passages and lessons, and important Catholic vocabulary come to life as teens drill individually and in friendly competition with one another to learn these important lessons of their faith."
Reference Number: S-00166
75) Sawyer, Kieran, S.S.N.D. More Faith Facts for Young Catholics. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2000.
"Drills and memorization were once a staple of the classroom. In More Faith Facts for Young Catholics, Sr. Kieran Sawyer calls on young people (and all Catholics) to spend more time and energy learning the essential facts of their faith. Really knowing the facts of faith gives young people the vocabulary they need to think and talk about deeper matters of faith."
Reference Number: S-00168
76) Sawyer, Kieran, S.S.N.D. Time Out!. Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 1998.
“A book of more than 50 “capsules” of youth ministry experiences—presentation, discussions, scripture study, community building activities, prayer experiences, games, role-plays, and more. These capsules can be used as integral parts for many different types of youth ministry activities, including: weekend retreats, afternoon retreats, days or evenings of reflection, youth rallies, parent-teen sessions, youth groups, mini-courses and so forth.”
Reference Number: S-00157
77) Shamer, Randi D. and Walsh, Sr. Anna. Teen Crossroads Pathways to Decisions. Baltimore, Maryland: St. Agnes Hospital, 1986.
Reference Number: S-00158
78) Singer-Towns, Brian, Claussen, Janet & VanBrandwijk, Clare. The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary’s Press Christian Brothers Publications, 2004.
"An understandable and down-to-earth guide to all things Catholic. Topics such as the Scriptures and Traditions, the Incarnation, and the Parousia are clearly presented so you can appreciate the careful reasoning behind Catholic doctrine. This book will be an eye-opener and a page-turner, whether you are brushing up on specific Catholic terms and concepts or learning them for the first time. Because The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth is organized to parallel the Catechism of the Catholic Church, you will...Learn about God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and explore the mission and structure of the Catholic Church. Appreciate how God works through the seven sacraments and the sacred liturgy. Understand the foundations for Catholic morality and apply the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes to life today. Make prayer a central part of your life by learning about the types of prayer that are part of the Catholic faith."
Reference Number: S-00182
79) Stupak, Rev. Thomas, I.H.M. Youth Ministry Activity Book for Ages 11-14. San Jose, California: Resource Publications, Inc., 1988.
Reference Number: S-00159
80) This is it: Innovative Tools for Youth Ministry. Loveland, Colorado: Group Publishing Inc., 2004.
“Three book set complete with planning software.”
Reference Number: 01212
81) Vitek, John M. A Companion Way: Mentoring Youth in Searching Faith. Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Christian Brothers Publications, 1992.
"Introduces a creative and exciting approach to ministry with young people who are experiencing searching faith, a style characterized by questioning, doubting, and critical reflecting on one's faith. The approach features adult mentors who, as representatives of the parish community, serve as companions to the young people as they intentionally search to know god and to find meaning and purpose for their life.
Reference Number: V-00011
82) Walters, Thomas P. & Crawford, Barbara J. The Millennial Generation: HEaring God's Call: Proceedings from a Symposium on Understanding Today's Youth and the Nurturing of Priestly Vocations. St. Meinrad, Indiana: Saint Meinrad School of Theology, 2001.
Reference Number: W-00082
83) Warren, Michael. Youth Gospel Liberation. New Rochelle, New York: Don Bosco Multimedia, 1994.
“This revised and expanded edition presents a penetrating analysis of cultural and church-related issues that impact our young people. Dr. Warren explains that the power of young people can make a difference in the world. His gospel-based work addresses: youth and social justice; peacemaking; alternatives to violence; awareness of popular culture and its influence; culture vis-à-vis youth.”
Reference Number: W-00078
84) Warren, Michael. Youth Ministry a Book of Readings. New York, New York: Paulist Press, 1977.
“A book of practical, foundational essays that offers 1) and understanding of the task of evangelization of youth, 2) an appreciation of successful youth programs, and 3) insights into developing leaders for youth ministry. Youth Ministry will be helpful not only to the religious education director, of CCD teachers, and youth ministry professional, it also offers parents an understanding of the faith needs of teens.”
Reference Number: W-00079