On this page, you will find a variety of resources to help you and your family continue to grow and connect with your faith. Parish Catechetical Leaders and K-8 Teachers of Religions will also find materials to assist in online formation and teaching.

PLEASE READ FIRST: Sunday Obligation Returns in Minnesota

It is time to gather as the Body of Christ once again. Therefore, the bishops and diocesan administrators of the Minnesota Catholic Conference have decided to reinstate the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation beginning the weekend of July 3-4, 2021.

There remains reasons why a Catholic have a dispensation from the Sunday obligation, including when he or she is ill or serving as caretaker for one who cannot attend Mass. The faithful who do not attend Mass in person are asked to find a Mass on TV, the radio or online (search livestream options using Advanced Search on this page) and make a Spiritual Communion. Where that is not an option, it would be appropriate to pray the Liturgy of the Hours or the Rosary.

Read about this decision, and find examples of special circumstances when a dispensation would still apply, in recent letters from Archbishop Hebda and the Minnesota bishops. 

Ways to Watch / Listen to Mass and Related Resources

Local Livestream Masses

Many parishes continue to offer livestream Mass. Find local parishes and links to livestream Masses using this search tool.

TV
  • Diocese of St. Cloud: Sundays, 11 a.m. on KSTC-TV/45
  • Our Lady of Grace, Edina: Sunday, Noon on Fox 9+ (Dish/Direct 29, Comcast 10/807; Over Air 9.2)
  • St. Olaf, Minneapolis: MCN Cable Channel 6, Sundays at 8 p.m. and Mondays at 10 a.m.
  • St. Michael Broadcasting, Channel 14, antenna based (not cable) Catholic television airing several Masses per day
  • EWTN: Check local cable/satellite schedule
Radio
Online / Livestream

National Resources

Synod at Home: Tips and Tools for Growing in Faith

The Synod at Home series takes helpful videos, tips and tools for growing in faith, and pairs them with family-friendly activities based on four pillars: Prayer & Sacraments, Lifelong Learning, Generosity & Service, and Traditions & Fun. Individuals, couples and families will find their faith and relationships strengthened by Synod at Home.

Bring the Synod at Home to your family for free! Learn more.

Archdiocesan Videos / Resources for Individuals and Small Groups

Prayer Resources

Boredom Busters for Individuals and Families (Mostly Screen-Free!)

Family
  1. Pray a rosary
  2. Board games
  3. Create a daily schedule like the monastic life
    1. Prayer
    2. Eating
    3. Quiet
    4. Active Time
    5. Music
    6. Work
  1. Learn about your parents / grandparents growing up years
  2. Have a family tea party
  3. Perform a play with your family – put it on YouTube
    1. Use a child’s book or classic story
  4. Have a good conversation with a family member
  5. Get in shape
    1. Work out at home using bodyweight exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, burpees, planks and more
  6. Make homemade birthday cards for future use
  7. Plan a family vacation
  8. Learn to dance with your family
    1. Swing
    2. Waltz\
    3. Others
  1. Learn to harmonize
  2. Build a birdhouse
  3. Start a garden – indoors for now
  4. Make up games
  5. Read
  6. Write to or call your grandparents
  7. Spend time with your siblings
  8. Play 4 Square
  9. Learn to cook
  10. Do service work
  11. Make homemade ice cream
  12. Play cards
  13. Learn a new card game
  14. Have Nerf wars
  15. Pray for those suffering because of the Coronavirus
  16. Learn how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours
  17. Play Poohsticks
  18. Find ideas on our Online Prayer and Formation Resource page
  19. Have a sing-a-long
  20. Call friends or relatives who are alone
  21. Spend a day without looking at a screen
  22. Landscape your backyard
  23. Fast
  24. Family sports
  25. Play balloon volleyball
  26. Do a bible study
  27. Get a hamster, lizard or snake
  28. Play pool / ping-pong
  29. Build a fort in the living room
  30. Have a pillow fight
  31. Make a fancy dinner for your parents
  32. Make and send something for a friend or relation
  33. Celebrate a full Sedar meal
Individual
  1. Sewing
  2. Crochet
  3. Knitting
  4. Make lunch from scratch
  5. Write a book
  6. Write a poem
  7. Memorize scripture
  8. Memorize a poem
  9. Learn paper mache
  10. Get a pen pal
  11. Do a self-portrait
  12. Write a story about an event from your life
  13. Write a story about the Coronavirus pandemic for your grandchildren
  14. Paint
  15. Do a science experiment
  16. Learn to play an instrument
    1. Guitar
    2. Tin Whistle
    3. Recorder
    4. Ukulele
    5. Piano

Practice daily or several times a day

  1. Learn calligraphy
  2. Learn a foreign language
  3. Learn card tricks
  4. Study the stars
  5. Keep a journal
  6. Start a collection
  7. Start a nature journal
  8. Research something you’re interested in
  9. Find and read from an old encyclopedia set
  10. Go jogging
  11. Learn about your favorite animal
  12. Learn woodworking
  13. Read
  14. Practice free throws
  15. Set a schedule
  16. Climb a tree
  17. Wash your hands
  18. Learn how to fix your bike
  19. Build with Legos or blocks
  20. Teach your dog a new trick
  21. Read the Catholic Spirit
  22. Read the bible
  23. Be quiet
  24. Read all the Easter Vigil readings
  25. Daydream
  26. Write music
  27. Start a rock collection
  28. Raise butterflies
  29. Make a rope swing
Outdoors
  1. Go for a hike
  2. Go biking
  3. Go Rollerblading
  4. Listen to the birds
  5. Jump rope
  6. Go camping
  7. Camp in the backyard
  8. Cook over a campfire
  9. Go fly a kite
  10. Make paper airplanes
  11. Have a back yard picnic
  12. Build a tree fort
  13. Build a rope swing
  14. Go canoeing
  15. Have paper boat races
  16. Watch a rain storm
  17. Birdwatching
  18. Practice archery
  19. Have a bonfire
  20. Take your dog for a walk (or take somebody else’s dog for a walk – with their permission ; )
  21. Play disc golf
  22. Play 2 on 2 volleyball
  23. Walk in the woods
  24. Pray outside an abortion clinic
Indoors
  1. Play with Clay
  2. Create a photo book or scrapbook
  3. Design your dream home
  4. Clean a room each day
  5. Bake
  6. Make lunch from scratch
  7. Try a complicated recipe
  8. Clean your bedroom
  9. Rearrange your bedroom
  10. Paint your bedroom
  11. Declutter your bedroom / house

See additional ideas: Banishing Boredom: Offline Activities for Kids in Quarantine

YouTube Video Playlists