Guided Reflection: The Prodigal Son (Younger Son Perspective)
A reflection on the parable of the Prodigal Son from the perspective of the younger son.
Resources
Welcome to our Catholic youth work Resources archive!
This section is primarily for parish youth workers and those involved in organising groups of young people. You may be a youth worker or leader, or perhaps just a regular young person who wants to start something in their school or parish. Whatever your situation, this Catholic youth work Resources archive is full of ideas for activities, games, praying etc. Use our filter tool below if you’re looking for something in particular. Please bear in mind that many of our resources can be used outside of the designated age range or theme, these are simply here to give you a rough guide!
Human Knot
Testing their problem-solving and teamwork abilities, the young people must untangle themselves from one another.
Jockeys
A large group game that works well for focusing a group in an active way. Jockeys works with any age and any number, as long as you have space!
Letters for Conversation
A discussion aid that helps a small group to think deeper about a question and share their thoughts. Letters are placed upon the ground and are used as an aid to get the young people to think deeper about their answer to whatever question you are going to ask.
Love in Action
A brilliant series of resources that take a deep look into the Catholic social teaching and putting it into action. Love in Action was put together and is ran by our fantastic sister service Caritas Westminster.
Meditation: Rooms Of Mystery
This is a meditation that helps the listener engage with the mystery’s of the rosary.
Mummy Races
Wrapping up team members and then having a race – toilet paper everywhere but fun!
Pentecost Kites
Pentecost Kites is a fun activity that involves first making, then decorating and finally flying kites and using the kites as a metaphor for the spirit at Pentecost.
Picture Relay
An image is placed at one end of the room. The group is split into teams and try to recreate the image on paper – the most accurate drawing wins.
Guided Reflection: The Our Father
This is a prayer reflection based around the words of the Our Father.
‘Snowball’ Fight
A fast-pace contest where young people must have the fewest ‘snowballs’ in their zone by the end of the game.
Straw Tower
Have the young people compete in teams to see who can create the tallest free standing tower out of the given resources!
Strawberry Laces Races
A fun, high energy, tasty and easy-to-run relay race!
The Holy Spirit Explained
Delving into the nature of the Holy Spirit, this is a great video for Pentecost and Confirmation!
Under Over
A team race where groups must pass a ball either over their heads or between their legs. The challenge is to be the fastest to pass the ball down a line in this manner.