USCCB FRAMEWORK & TIMELINE

To see a list of resources in each category and a direct link to current resources, click on the name of each topic below.

USCCB FRAMEWORK & LIFE NIGHT PLANNING GUIDES

Unlimited Talk & Text: Expanded Coverage Part 1 – The Divinity of Jesus Christ
(September 2023)
Follow in My Footsteps: Patron Saints and Intercession
(September 2024)
Mother Knows Best: Mary, Mother of God
(September 2024)

Family Plan: Community-Building
(September 2023)
FaceTime: Expanded Coverage Part 2 – The Holy Catholic Church
(September 2023)
Good Genes: Incorruptible Saints
(September 2024)
Head of the House: Papacy
(September 2024)

Recharge: Do Not Disturb Part 2 – Finding Integrity Through Advent
(September 2023)
Go Figure: Discernment
(January 2024)
Head of the House: Papacy
(September 2024)

You Are What You Eat: A Fresh Start, Part 1 – The Institution of the Eucharist
(January 2024)
Cross My Heart: A Fresh Start, Part 2 – Redemption Through the Cross
(January 2024)
Flesh and Blood: Worship
(September 2024)

Metadata: The Existence of God
(September 2023)
On The Same Page: Praying with Scripture
(January 2024)
Family Thread: Reading the Different Books of the Bible
(September 2024)

Otterbox: The Fourth Commandment
(September 2023)
Play By The Rules: The Pursuit of Happiness Part 2 – The Ten Commandments
(January 2024)
Life Of The Party: Catholic Survival Guide to Prom
(January 2024)

Full Battery: The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
(September 2023)
On Cloud Nine: Understanding Sacraments and Grace
(January 2024)
Between You and Me: Confession to a Priest
(September 2024)
Inheritance: Catholic “Stuff”
(September 2024)

USCCB FRAMEWORK & LIFE NIGHT SERIES

Censored: The Controversial Jesus (January 2016)
Immaculata: Mary (May 2016)
Fake News: The Real Jesus (September 2017)
Vital: The Holy Spirit (May 2017)
Rx: Jesus the Divine Physician (January 2018)
Mirror, Mirror: Jesus, Our Savior (September 2019)
MOOD: The Human Emotions of Jesus (May 2020)
Unforeseen: The Life of Jesus (May 2022)

Made: The Four Marks of the Church (January 2017)
Question Everything: Objections of the Church (May 2018)
Belong: Isolation (September 2018)
Bad Religion: The Goodness of Christianity (January 2020)
A Call From Within: Spiritualities (May 2021)
Spectrum: Marian Apparitions (January 2023)
Everything but the Key: Authority (May 2023)

Unsettled: Vocation (September 2016)
Consumed: The Priesthood (January 2019)
Downside Up: Vocations (January 2020)
Highways and Halos: Vocations (January 2022)

Promise: The Paschal Mystery (May 2016)
Dead: The Last Things (May 2018)
Eyewitness: The Resurrection (January 2020)
But Wait…There’s More!: Lent (September 2021)
Operation: The Joy of Suffering (September 2022)

Alive and Dangerous: Being Fully Alive (September 2015)
Ex Tenebris Lux: Scripture (May 2017)
Signs and Wonders: Miracles (September 2019)
Verified: Objections to Scripture (September 2020)
Long Story Short: Jesus’ Parables (September 2020)
The Foremost: The Life of St. Paul (May 2022)
Breakfast Club: The Essence of the Gospels (January 2023)

Sex Positive: Sexuality (January 2016)
Unspoken: Breaking the Silence on Porn (September 2016)
The Complete and Total Guide to Human Happiness: Moral Living (January 2017)
More Than Flesh & Bones: The Body, Mind, Soul (January 2018)
Keep it Together and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves: Gen Z Issues (January 2021)
After Exodus: Ten Commandments (May 2021)
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Substitutes for God (September 2022)

Presence: Sacraments (September 2016)
Otherworldly: The Mass (January 2019)
Symphony: The Mass (January 2021)
Making Sense: Sacraments (January 2022)
Here and Now: The Eucharist (May 2023)

Merciful: Mercy (September 2015)
One: Human Dignity (September 2017)
At the Table: Racism (May 2019)
Proof of Life: Activism (May 2019)
The Work at Hand: Beatitudes (September 2021)

USCCB FRAMEWORK & KICKSTART CURRICULUM GUIDES

Kickstart Curriculum Guide, vol. 1 – Paschal Mystery (Sept 2023)
Kickstart Curriculum Guide, vol. 2 – Scripture (Jan 2024)
Kickstart Curriculum Guide, vol. 3 – Sacraments (Sept 2024)
Kickstart Curriculum Guide, vol. 4 – Person of Christ (Jan 2025)

CATECHISM FRAMEWORK & EDGE SEMESTER PLANNING GUIDES

Existence [Topic: God, Humanity, and the Fall] (August 2016)
Kingdom Come [Topic: Jesus] (August 2017)
Breathing Fire [Topic: The Holy Spirit] (August 2018)
The Artist: Questions about God (August 2019)
Wires and Robotics: Questions about the Human Person (March 2020)
Iconic: Questions about Jesus (August 2020)
Game Over: Questions about Death (March 2022)
Unfolded: God the Creator (March 2024)

Choices [Topic: Catholic Moral Teaching, Virtue and Sin, Justice] (March 2017)
Thou Shall [Topic: Commandments 1-5] (March 2018)
For You/From You [Topic: Commandments 6-10] (March 2019)
A Great Marvel: Questions about Virtue (August 2021)
Don’t Go Down with the Ship: Questions about Good and Evil (March 2023)
Direct Message: Love of God
(August 2024)

Transformation [Topic: Sacraments of Initiation] (November 2016)
To the Heights [Topic: Mass and Liturgical Seasons] (November 2017)
The Finish Line [Topic: Sacraments of Healing and Vocation] (November 2018)
Now and Forever: Questions about the Mass (March 2021)
Look Closer: Questions about Sacraments (August 2022)
Mapp My Life: Questions about the Eucharist (August 2023)

Prayer is incorporated into all Semester Planning Guides

CATECHESIS ROADMAP FOR LIFE SUPPORT & EDGE SUPPORT

LIFE SUPPORT

ROAD TRIP: Life Night Planning Guide vol. 4

CONNECT THE DOTS VOL. 5: Developing Teen Leaders

DWELL: Retreat on Finding Sanctuary in Everyday Life

YOUTH LITURGY PLANNING GUIDE: 1st Sunday of Lent to 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time (March 9 – July 13)

VOX: Summer Planning Guide on Prophets

CONNECT THE DOTS VOL. 6: Managing Transitions in Parishes and Programs

GAME DAY: Life Night Planning Guide vol. 5

CONNECT THE DOTS VOL. 7: Ministry Outside of the Life Night

Retreat on Mary’s Hope

YOUTH LITURGY PLANNING GUIDE: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Solemnity of Christ the King  (July 20 – November 23)

KICKSTART

KICKSTART CURRICULUM GUIDE, VOL. 4: Person of Christ

CONNECT GROUP GUIDE, VOL. 5

OPERATION – RETREAT EDITION

Summer Planning Guide

CONNECT GROUP GUIDE, VOL. 6

KICKSTART CURRICULUM GUIDE, VOL. 5

CONNECT GROUP GUIDE, VOL. 7

Retreat

EDGE SUPPORT

DIRECT MESSAGE: A Semester Planning Guide on Love of God

SANCTUARY: A Small Group Guide on Refuge

AFTERTASTE: An Edge Series on Bad Habits

ALL HEART: An Edge Retreat Series on Self-Worth

TENDING THE VINEYARD: A Start Up Guide on Forming a Core Team

PERFECT FIT: An Edge Series on Community

MOMENTUM: An Edge Retreat Series on Childlike Faith

BIG PICTURE: A Catholic Youth Ministry Movie Guide for Middle School Youth

BELOW THE SURFACE: A Semester Planning Guide on the Sacraments

An Edge Series on Hope