thank you, d-group leaders!
We hope that this page provides you all the training materials you need as you mentor your teens. As always, please do not hesitate to email/call/text us with any questions or concerns you may have!
This page is always updating! Keep checking back for constant updates and additions to this page!
d-group leader training & materials for you!
January, 2019 Handouts and Materials
December 19, 2018 Breakaway Leader meetings
Team building activity ideas Coming Soon
Small Group Game ideas Coming Soon
December 8, 2018 D-Group Leader training resources:
If you haven’t yet picked up your copy of Made to Love: Same Sex Attraction and the Catholic Church by Father Mike Schmitz, contact us to get your copy!
YDisciple Leader Training Video Series (We particularly ask leaders of the new 8th grade groups to watch this series before you meet your group for the first time)
August, 2018 D-Group Leader Orientation Materials
(if you would like a new binder, please email Ruth: rgladitsch@stmacatholicyouth.org or Bob: bswift@stmcatholicchurch.org)
articles and Videos a-g
Abortion:
Stephanie Gray: "Abortion: From Controversy to Civility"
Trent Horn: Legal Abortions Aren't Safer
Trent Horn: The "Violinist" Argument
Catholicism as the True Church:
Dr. Michael Barber: Why do Catholics have more books in the Bible?
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Aren't all Churches the same?
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Did the Church Ever Sell Indulgences?
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Why be Catholic?
Tim Staples: Protestant Doctrine is Manmande
Chastity:
Crystalina Evert's Dump Him List
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Avoiding Impurity
Fr. Mike Schmitz: 3 Reasons Why Catholic Couples Don't Spend the Night
Cloning:
Tim Staples: Do Human Clones Have Souls?
Tim Staples: Why is Cloning Bad?
Contraception:
Catholic Perspectives on Birth Control: Great article to share with teens (particularly teens who are asking about using the pill for medical reasons).
Catholic Perspectives on Birth Control: In depth article (many of these themes are best discussed AFTER a discussion on Theology of the Body and God's plan for marriage).
Chris Stefanick: Condoms Don't Stop AIDS
Philip Rivers: Openness to Life
Death and the Afterlife:
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Hell is Real
Fr. Mike Schmitz: How to get to Heaven
Shield and Hammer: Purgatory, praying for the dead, and more
Embryonic Stem Cell Research:
Tim Staples: Why Not Embryonic Stem Cells?
Send us Your Group Meeting Schedule!
Please take care to submit your meeting schedule to us and communicate that schedule with your teens and their parents.
Coming Soon: D-Group Summer Meeting Schedule Online Form: to be completed by each group leader each Spring (Due April 30th annually).
Coming Soon: D-Group School Year Meeting Schedule Online Form: to be completed by each group leader each Summer (Due September 1st annually).
permission forms and liability forms for home meetings
Please verify with Janet Welter (jwelter@stmacatholicyouth.org) that all parties have filled out the proper forms prior to your first meeting. Email us with any questions!
articles and videos H-z
In Vitro Fertilization:
Dr. George Delgado: Why is IVF Wrong?
Love:
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Friendship (and other kinds of love)
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Mastering Love and Relationships
Marriage:
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Ashley Madison & Crushes on other people
Mental Health:
"13 Reasons Why" article and video: Why should we be concerned?
Pornography:
Fr. Mike Schmitz: How to Quit Porn
Matt Fradd: The Man Talk on Porn
Victory App: a method to quit porn use
Covenant Eyes: filtering and accountability software
Same Sex Attraction (SSA) and Sexual Identity issues:
For a great resource and blog written by Catholic individuals who struggle with SSA. Instead of embracing the ideals of the LBGTQ+ community, they find joy and peace by living out the virtue of chastity and holiness. Check out the Eden Invitation! www.edeninvitation.com
Charles LiMandri: How to Talk About Homosexuality
Fr. Mike Schmitz: Love and Same Sex Attraction
Fr. Mike Schmitz: The Transgender Question
Fr. Paul Checks: Biblical Teaching on Homosexuality
Fr. Paul Checks: Is Homosexuality Genetic?
Jason Evert: Homosexuality (short)
Jason Evert: Gay Marriage and Homosexuality and the Church
Tim Staples: Why Would God Create Someone With Same-Sex Attraction?
USCCB: Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual inclination: Guidelines for Pastoral Care - for group leaders
Coming soon: Depression/Mental Health,Women priests, Divorce, Assisted Suicide, Death Penalty, Cloning, Angels and demons, ouiji boards and new-age practices, and more!