For Families:

     The Catholic All Year Compendium Liturgical Living for Real Life by Kendra Tierney - A great book to learn about Catholic traditions, celebrating feasts and popular saints. Includes history behind the celebration with activities ideas to do at home to celebrate the occasion. Available from Ignatius press

     Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, Revised and Updated Edition - The official prayer and blessings for households, the "domestic church", from the USCCB. A family who prays together stays together. Available from the USCCB website. 

For Parents:

     Return, How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church by Brandon Vogt - Available from Word on Fire
from the back of the book cover: 

The statistics are troubling: an average of 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for everyone that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church is hemorrhaging young people. 
Behind these statistics are countless stories of wounded families...The passive wait-and-see approach is no longer an option. We need a different strategy. We need to understand the real reasons why our young people drift away, and we need a game plan to bring them home. 

 

Spiritial Growth

Podcast
     - The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) by Ascension Catholic Faith Formation 

Apps 

     - Hallow: Catholic Meditation - Great for prayer and medication. Available in a free and paid subscription versions.

     - Laudate - Free app with a great number of prayers including the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Liturgy of Hours, Daily Readings and much more.  

     - Pray as you Go - Listen and pray as you commute to work or school. Daily meditations and prayers.