Troop Resources
Blazing the Catholic Trail Presentation (Troop version)
Blazing the Catholic Trail Handout (Troop version)
Blazing the Catholic Trail Presentation (Diocesan version)
Blazing the Catholic Trail Handout (Diocesan version)
Trail Life Catholic Brochure (2014)
Uniforms
Troop Uniform Inspection Sheet (Catholic version)
Troop Meetings
Troop Meeting Opening Ceremonies (Catholic version)
Ember Days
Provided by our Catholic troops of Trail Life USA, Troops Fully Alive is pleased to share the following troop resources corresponding to these seven pillars of the Christian life: Prayer, Sacrament, Catechesis, Virtue, Service, Evangelization, and Vocation:
Prayer
118 – Prayer
119 – The Lord’s Prayer
304 – Lord, Teach Us to Pray
309 – Prayer Time
319 – A Scriptural Rosary for the Family
363 – The Way of the Cross: Traditional and Modern Meditations
4772 – A Guide to Praying the Rosary
1877 – How to Pray the Rosary
4753 – The Magnificat
Sacrament
Liturgical Calendar:
Liturgical Calendar 2023 (USCCB)
Liturgical Calendar 2024 (USCCB)
Liturgical Calendar 2025 (USCCB)
Liturgical Calendar 2023 for Traditional Latin Mass with links to Proper Prayers (Usus Antiquior)
Latin-English Mass Propers for Traditional Latin Mass (ExtraordinaryForm.org)
Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service:
111 – Introduction to Catholic Liturgy
112 – Introduction to the Sacraments
113 – Baptism and Confirmation
114 – The Eucharist
115 – Penance
116 – Matrimony
117 – Holy Orders & Anointing of the Sick
320 – The Holy Eucharist
2075 – Guide to Confession
St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization (Diocese of Tyler, Texas):
The Way of Christ: Scaraments and Liturgy
The Way of Christ: Baptism & Confirmation
The Way of Christ: Holy Orders
The Way of Christ: Holy Matrimony
The Way of Christ: Going to Confession
Catechesis
Catechesis
Sacred Scripture:
New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE) hosted by USCCB
Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Art and Practice of Lectio Divina (USCCB)
Reading Plan for the Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz (Ascension Press)
Read the Bible in a Year (New Saint Thomas Institute)
Read the Bible and Catechism in a Year (Coming Home Network)
Current Catechisms:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (hosted by USCCB)
Catechism of the Catholic Church (hosted by the Holy See)
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (hosted by the Holy See)
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (USCCB)
Family Catechism (Apostolate for Family Consecration)
Traditional Catechisms:
Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service:
101 – Faith
102 – God
103 – Creation
104 – The Human Person
105 – Jesus Christ
106 – The Holy Spirit
107 – The Holy Catholic Church
108 – The Forgiveness of Sins
109 – The Resurrection of the Body
110 – The Life Everlasting
St. Philip Institute of Catechesis and Evangelization (Diocese of Tyler, Texas):
The Way of Christ: Divine Revelation
The Way of Christ: The Trinity
The Way of Christ: Salvation History
The Way of Christ: Jesus Christ
The Way of Christ: The Paschal Mystery
The Way of Christ: The Holy Spirit
The Way of Christ: The Four Last Things
Theology:
Taylor R. Marshall, Thomas Aquinas in 50 Pages: A Quick Layman’s Guide to Thomism (2013)
Bishop Robert Barron’s Recommended Books
Virtue
Tim Gray & Curtis Martin, Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue (Emmaus Road 2001)
Rev. Fr. Chad Ripperger, Moral Virtues (2016)
Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service:
120 – Mary
121 – The Essence of Catholic Morality
122 – Human Nature as the Basis of Morality
123 – Some Fundamental Principles of Catholic Morality
124 – Virtues and Vices
125 – The First Three Commandments
126 – The Fourth Commandment
127 – The Fifth Commandment
128 – The Sixth & Ninth Commandments
129 – The Seventh & Tenth Commandments
130 – The Eighth Commandment
300 – The Ten Commandments
360 – The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Resources on the Saints:
Service
Spiritual Works of Mercy (USCCB)<br/ > Corporal Works of Mercy (USCCB)
Evangelization
401 – What Is the New Evangelization?
402 – “I Believe in You”: The Question of God in the Modern World
403 – The Mysteries of the Life of Jesus
404 – A God Who Is Threefold Love
405 – We Have Come to Adore Him: An Introduction to Prayer at the School of Benedict XVI
406 – Called to Love: John Paul II’s Theology of Human Love
407 – In the Image of Love: Marriage, the Family and the New Evangelization
408 – Following Love Poor, Chaste and Obedient: The Consecrated Life
412 – Light and Silence: A Eucharistic Diary
418 – The Beauty of Holiness: Sacred Art and the New Evangelization
419 – Technology and the New Evangelization: Criteria for Discernment
Vocation
Vocation
Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service:
120 – Mary
310 – Letter to Families
318 – The Family in the Modern World
322 – Becoming a Real Man of God
324 – Mary, The Mother of God
327 – Saint Benedict for Busy Parents
328 – Saint Joseph: Our Father in Faith
333 – God’s Plan for Love and Marriage
10162 – The Family Fully Alive
10168 – The Gift of Fatherhood
Into the Breach:
Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Into the Breach: An Apotolic Exhortation to Catholic Men (2015)
Anthony J. Castellano, Forward! Into the Breach: A Compendium Workbook to Into the Breach (2016)
Diocese of Phoenix, Into the Breach: A Study Guide for College Men (2015)
Into the Breach: Official Trailer
Into the Breach: 1 Masculinity
Into the Breach: 2 Brotherhood
Into the Breach: 3 Leadership
Into the Breach: 4 Fatherhood
Into the Breach: 5 Family
Into the Breach: 6 Life
Into the Breach: 7 Prayer
Into the Breach: 8 Suffering
Into the Breach: 9 Sacramental Life
Into the Breach: 10 Spiritual Warfare
Into the Breach: 11 Evangelization
Into the Breach: 12 The Cornerstone