Reach Your Parishioners with Christ this Advent and Christmas! It can be all too easy to let Advent slip by in the flurry of decorating, baking, and shopping for gifts. Give your parish a Christ-focused Advent and help families start lasting Advent traditions that...

FORMED is a dynamic, far-reaching tool that can not only provide you with excellent resources for parish ministries, but can also help the individuals of your community to transform their lives with greater knowledge of the faith, love of God, and holy habits. Here...

In the midst of our current Church crisis, many individuals will be facing a personal crisis. In their hearts, they will be asking: “Why be Catholic?” Unlike the Protestant reformation of the sixteenth century, these individuals will likely not become...

How do we respond to a culture that no longer believes in truth? We live in a society where being “intolerant” is the greatest sin of all. Catholics often feel they must make a choice between being moral and being kind. In Who Am I To Judge, Dr. Edward Sri...

It’s that time of year again! For children, parents, and teachers, summer is rapidly coming to a close while the scent of freshly sharpened pencils hangs in the air. The first day of school welcomes a new dedication to learning and growing, and what can be more...

Kapaun’s Men is a new, three-part series on FORMED designed to strengthen men in their roles as husbands, fathers, and friends. The three series focus on building the virtues, stewardship, and the Beatitudes using the example of Father Emil Kapaun, whose cause for...

Last year, I joined an adult small group using the study The Wild Goose – and for the first time since I could remember, I wasn’t the leader. For the first time in years, I had joined a ministry or group that I wasn’t in charge of, and it was one of the most fruitful...

How do I engage parishioners who will never pick up a bulletin? Your parish likely invested in FORMED not only for its inspiring programs like Symbolon and Forgiven which provide excellent material for RCIA and catechesis programs, but also because you want to...

Every resource you need to implement Divine Mercy as a Parish-Wide Study Engage your parish in a 10-session video-based study on formed.org. Divine Mercy is a beautiful presentation of God’s plan to win the trust of his people, including the ways he has worked through...

It seems that every week we are faced with new, grim statistics on the state of the Church and the faith, or lack there of, of our young people.  Faithful Catholics everywhere are looking for ways to stand in the breach and more effectively proclaim the truth of Jesus...

In response to many requests from our leaders, your community’s presence on FORMED is about to receive an upgrade. All community-specific information, including custom featured content, now has a new home in your community’s unique “Community”...

Registration is now open for the 2018 FORMED Leadership Summit! Last year, FORMED leaders around the world were offered the unprecedented opportunity to meet in Denver to glean insight into our FORMED platform and learn valuable best practices, tools, and resources...

Every resource you need to implement A Lent to Remember as a Parish-Wide Study…all in one place! This Lent, implement a parish-wide study that will flood the confessionals. Lent is the perfect time of the Liturgical Year for parishes to reach out to the...

Did you know we offer special pricing for all Augustine Institute Studio programs for FORMED parishes? Normal Retail Pricing: FORMED Parish Pricing: Why purchase physical copy guides? Study Guides remain, and will always remain, free for download with your parish...

Empower Your Youth Ministry with YDisciple Providing youth ministry that is personal and effective is one of the most important and essential functions of a parish. This effort, however, is often one of the largest challenges confronting parishes of every size and...

On January 22, 1973 a Supreme Court ruling known as Roe v. Wade effectively legalized abortion in the United States. For this reason, the month of January is often set aside as a month of prayer and activism for the legal protection of the unborn. Is your parish doing...

The Results are in, and the Merriam-Webster 2017 Word of the Year is Feminism The Merriam-Webster 2017 Word of the Year reveals a hidden yearning for clarity in our society. Feminism was a top lookup throughout the entire year of 2017, and saw several spikes...

Welcome to the FORMED Market Understand, Live, and Share the Catholic Faith More Great Catholic Media In the new FORMED MARKET, you will discover an expanded library of new video and audio programs not currently available with a FORMED On Demand subscription. Now you...

Make New User Registration Simpler than Ever Before with a Custom Registration URL! FORMED is introducing a brand new feature that makes new user registration quicker and simpler than ever before! Now, you can create a Custom Registration URL for your community where...

Access the Catholic Faith On the Go! The FORMED App gives you and your community the best Catholic content right at your fingertips! The FORMED App is now available for both iOS and Android devices. On the App, you will get: Learn More about the FORMED App VIDEO...

What can you do to promote family faith-sharing this Advent?   Bob and Mary Dalton have 5 children, 27 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. They have had many highlights in their years as parents and grandparents, like watching their grandchildren win two...

FORMED Presents: FOCUS FORMED and FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, are working together to deliver inspiration and practical wisdom for your evangelization efforts in your community. Both FORMED and FOCUS were founded in Denver, Colorado as...

How FORMED can help you accomplish The Six Tasks of Catechesis   The National Directory for Catechesis outlines six essential tasks of catechesis: Promote Knowledge of the Faith Liturgical Education Moral Formation Teaching to Pray Education for Community Life...

Get Ready for Christmas with This New, Parish-Wide Study   This Advent Season, prepare your entire parish for the Lord’s coming by engaging in this new, parish-wide study of the beautifully filmed, three-part series: ANIMA. Through stunning videography, effective...

There has been a growing interest from Parish Leaders to align the content on FORMED with the pastoral process by which a person undergoes a conversion to Christ. Many have been inspired by Sherry Weddell’s book, Forming Intentional Disciples, where she outlines the...

You can provide Dashboard access for up to 10 Parish Leaders! Watch this brief tutorial to learn more: Implementing FORMED in your parish isn’t a one-person job. It’s easy to share your Dashboard privileges with your DRE, Deacon, Youth Minister, RCIA...

  Now you can find any FORMED resource quickly and easily with the new FORMED Search Icon on the menu bar! FORMED Search allows users to use search terms to find resources in FORMED.   . To search for content on FORMED, type your search phrase and press...

The free FORMED iOS is now available in the App Store! The FORMED app can help you drive engagement and implement FORMED in your parish better than ever before: 1. Re-Launch of FORMED in Your Parish The free FORMED iOS app provides a great opportunity for you to...