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The Church’s teaching mission includes inviting young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ and to guide them to recognize and implement the role of faith and Catholic identity in daily life and in society.

NCEA is happy to provide books, podcasts, recorded webinars and blogs that help you keep the Catholic in your Catholic school. If you are searching for something else, please reach out to our educational content coordinator, Beth Rucinski, for support.

Mission and Catholic Identity Blog

School Climate and Culture

Ensuring Catholic Identity in Catholic Schools - Book It's a Catholic School...Let's Keep It Catholic - Book Reframing Vocation: How All of Us Can Better Discern God’s Invitation - Webinar What Do Our Children Know About Their Faith? - Book Becoming a Community of Mercy - Webinar Picture Books & The Bible: Make Prayer Services Fun! - Webinar Engaging Faith in the World - Book Peace and Nonviolence in the Post-Secular Catholic Curriculum - Webinar NCEA Brief: A Primer on Compassionate Discipline - Book Charism and Culture - Book Spiritual Resilience in Challenging Times - Webinar Challenge of New Evangelization in America - Book Teaching Right from Wrong – Book

Social Justice

They Call Us to Justice – Book Imago Dei: A Framework for Authentically Catholic Anti-Racism - Webinar Nurturing a Justice-Centered Education through the Catholic Social Teachings in the Diocese of Joliet - Webinar What Biases do You Bring to the Table?: An In-depth Analysis of Privilege – Webinar Firefighting for Black Boys in Catholic Spaces – Webinar Black/African American and Native Voices in Dialogue with Catholic Schools - Webinar Embracing Diversity, Equity and Belonging - A Collaborative Approach for Catholic Schools - Webinar Can We Be Friends Across Racial Differences? A Conversation with Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti - Webinar Social Justice, Catholic Mission, and Inclusive Mindset - Webinar

Service Learning, Campus Ministry and Retreats

Developing Student Leaders by Following Christ and Practical Paths - Webinar Ministering with Gen-Z: What Can Happen When You Train, Mentor, and Get Out of the Way - Webinar Cultivating Faith: A Guide to Building Catholic High School Campus Ministry – Book Sowing Seeds of Faith - Webinar The Religion Teacher's Handbook: A Primer on the Vocation on Teaching Catholic High School Religion – Book Does the Magic of Kairos Continue After the Retreat? - Webinar Models and Methods for Catholic High School Retreats – Book Applying Reflection and Design Thinking to Retreat Models - Webinar