“Scouting is fundamentally good – it builds virtue, discipline and community. It helps form responsible, well-rounded citizens. Scouting has a strong, multi-generational heritage in our country, one associated with positive values and memories. When done correctly, scouting can be an efficacious part of Catholic youth ministry, espousing a way of life congruent with the Gospel.”
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
“Scouting is fundamentally good – it builds virtue, discipline and community. It helps form responsible, well-rounded citizens. Scouting has a strong, multi-generational heritage in our country, one associated with positive values and memories. When done correctly, scouting can be an efficacious part of Catholic youth ministry, espousing a way of life congruent with the Gospel.”
Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr
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American Heritage Girls (AHG) was founded by a group of parents wanting a faith-based, scout-type character development program for their daughters in 1995. The AHG Program is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country.
In 2024 Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr endorsed the American Heritage Girls and urged “any parish looking for a scouting program that will form girls in faith and virtue to consider chartering a troop with AHG.”
[COMING SOON] AHG Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Committee
AHG National Catholic Committee
Resources
Link to Endorsement Letter from +DMS
AHG Catholic Faith Awards Summary
AHG Catholic Faith Patches-Medals Order Form
Order AHG Catholic Faith Award Books
Apply to use the CNE Missionary Option Grant to start an AHG Troop
Federation of North American Explorers
The Federation of North-American Explorers through its home association the UIGSE – Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d’Europe – Fédération du Scoutisme Européen is formally recognized by the Holy See as a Catholic Lay Movement.
Explorers is a method of education of the child through a pedagogy developed by Father Jacques Sevin and Baden-Powell.
Archdiocese Catholic Committee on Scouting
National Catholic Committee on Scouting
Resources:
Recommended Religious Emblem Presentations 2021
Ad Altare Dei OR Pope Pius XII Intent to Begin Form
Religious Emblems Order Form and Procedures – May 2024
Religious Emblems Coordinator Application
Trail Life USA is a Church-Based, Christ-Centered, Boy-Focused mentoring and discipleship journey that speaks to the heart of a boy. Established on timeless values derived from the Bible and set in the context of outdoor adventure, boys from age 5 to 17 are engaged in a Troop setting by male mentors where they are challenged to grow in character, understand their purpose, serve their community, and develop practical leadership skills to carry out the mission for which they were created
National Catholic Committee of Trail Life USA: Troops Fully Alive
Troops Fully Alive is the national association of the Catholic troops of Trail Life USA—those chartered by parishes, schools, and other Catholic institutions. Our purpose is to promote Trail Life USA among the Catholic faithful as an effective form of youth ministry.
The Troops of Saint George is a fraternal Catholic nonprofit apostolate for priests, men, and young men looking for a life of adventure coupled with virtue.
Girl Scouts of America
