Quick Links
Formation
Funding for Education
Sacraments
Confirmation
- Parish Confirmation Masses sorted by date
- Parish Confirmation Masses sorted by parish
- Suggested Curriculum for Adult Confirmation
- Online-Assisted Adult Confirmation Preparation
- Online-Assisted Confirmation Formation through Formed.org
- The Rite of Confirmation
- Adult Confirmation Requirements
- Adult Confirmation Registration Form
- Adult Confirmation Fact Sheet (for parish personnel which prepare Adult Confirmandi as well as welcome Adult Confirmandi to the Adult Confirmation Liturgy)
Reconciliation
- Prayers and Documents on Reconciliation
- Promoting Participation in the Sacrament of Penance
- Brief Examination of Conscience based on the Ten Commandments
- Examination of Conscience for Married Couples
- Examination of Conscience for Single Adults
- Examination of Conscience for Young Adults
- Examination of Conscience for Children
Marriage
Human Sexuality
Natural Family Planning
Counseling and Spiritual Direction
Parenting and Family Resources
- Family Organizations in the Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Family and Children’s Services (Catholic Charities)
- Family Self-Sufficiency Services (Catholic Charities)
- Services for pregnant and parenting teen mothers (Seton Home)
- Senior services (Catholic Charities)
- Disabilities Ministry
- Deaf Ministry
- Support for Families of the Incarcerated
Outreach and Pastoral Care
Deaf Ministry
- Synod on Synodality in ASL: 13-Part Playlist (YouTube)
- Synod on Synodality in ASL: Full Video (YouTube)
- Synod on Synodality: Full-text (PDF)
- Be Opened!: The Catholic Church & Deaf Culture (Publisher: CUA Press, 2021)
- Guidelines for Celebrating the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities (USCCB)
- NCOD Policy for Working with Sign Language Interpreters in Catholic Religious Setting
- Father MD’s Kitchen Table
- Texas Health & Human Services: Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
- San Antonio College American Sign Language Academic Program
Life, Justice, and Peace
- Communities of Salt & Light (USCCB)
- Catholic Charities USA’s Parish Social Ministry Toolkit
- Catholic Charities San Antonio
- Catholic Relief Services
- 7 Themes of Catholic Social Teaching Video Series (CRS and the USCCB)
- Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
- Catholic Social Teaching (USCCB)
- Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (Vatican)
- Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching (USCCB)
- Foundational Documents of Catholic Social Teaching (USCCB)
- Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (USCCB)
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development (USCCB)
- Two Feet of Love in Action (USCCB)
- Hear Us, O God (Prayer from the USCCB)
- Help Us Build Communities in God’s Vision of Justice (Prayer from the USCCB)
- Intercessory Prayers: The Marginalized (USCCB)
- Prayer for Those in Poverty (USCCB)
- Prayer to Overcome Indifference (USCCB)
Evangelization
V Encuentro
- Archdiocesan Recommendations
- Key Demographic, Social, and Religious Statistics for the Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Proceedings & Conclusions of the V Encuentro (USCCB)
- National Event Resources
- Youth and Young Adults in the V Encuentro
- Adolescentes y Jóvenes Adultos en el V Encuentro
- Resources for Hispanic Ministry
- Recursos para la Pastoral Hispana
- News regarding the V Encuentro
Criminal Justice Ministry
- Food pantry locations through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
- Food pantry locations outside of San Antonio: Call your local church
- Counseling, one-time emergency financial assistance, and other services from Catholic Charities
- Behavioral health resource directory and living assistance services from the city of San Antonio
- Education, food, housing, and legal information from the San Antonio Community Resource Directory
- Case management services to help former inmates, job readiness and placement in Bexar County from Chrysalis Ministries
- Job readiness and placement, utility assistance, and counseling services for former inmates from the Bexar County Reentry Center
- Bexar County Reentry Services Center Weekly Events Schedule
- Incarceration Facilities & Ministry Efforts within the Archdiocese of San Antonio
- Texas Catholic Action Plan for Criminal Justice
- New Life Ministry Brochure from Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
- Kolbe Prison Ministries San Antonio
Hospital Ministry
Appeal & Stewardship Parish Resources
2024 Appeal Campaign
September 2024 Materials
Ministry Videos
Additional Resources
Stewardship Resources
- International Stewardship Council
- The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- The Four Pillars and Three “T’s” of Stewardship
- Compass Catholic Ministries – Practical Financial Discipleship
- Weekly Bible Reflections (Archdiocese of St. Louis)
- Perspectives on Philanthropy (Giving USA)
- Giving by Generation (Giving USA Report)
- Unleashing Catholic Generosity (University of Notre Dame)
