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Raised in Grace®

Guiding educators, parents, and adolescents to nurture healthy development, build emotional intelligence, and live virtuous, integrated lives through Catholic wisdom and neuroscience.

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Dr. Karen Villa, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience in adult and child psychotherapy, and Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, a Catholic school teacher and principal, sit at a table discussing holistic Catholic education through Catholic mental health resources, Catholic social-emotional learning, faith-based neurobiology, and Catholic parenting tools. The program supports grace-filled relationships for Catholic families.
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What is Raised in Grace®?

Raised in Grace is a groundbreaking program that brings together Catholic teaching with cutting-edge neuroscience to support human flourishing and secure attachment — intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.

Created by Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen, OP, and clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Villa, Raised in Grace supports growth from ages 3 through 25 using science and faith to nurture brain development and form the intellect, will, and emotions.

Integrates Catholic teachings with the latest in neuroscience
Supports the beauty of gradualness in childhood development
Strengthens emotional regulation, identity, and secure relationships

Who is Raised in Grace® For?
What’s Included?

Acknowledging the beauty of gradualness and helping children and adolescents flourish

Who Benefits from Raised in Grace®?

Educators and Students (K–5, 6–8, 9–12)
Parents
Pastors, DREs, and Faith Formation Leaders
Young Adults & Individual Catholics

What You’ll Discover Inside

Video courses rooted in Catholicism and neurobiology
Downloadable guides & Catholic Social Emotional Language worksheets
Professional development resources
Webinars, talks, and audio reflections on human development and faith

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Arise

Arise combines insights from neurobiology with the Catholic call to virtue and holiness, helping adolescents – and the adults who guide them – grow in happiness, wholeness, and secure attachment.

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Secure in Grace

Secure in Grace teaches young children to live virtuous, healthy lives through practical tools and the example of the saints. A supplemental curriculum for grades 4-6, Secure in Grace includes video, audio, teacher lessons, and student worksheets in a simple and fun program for students to grow in virtue and brain health.

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Raised in Grace® Video Series

Raised in Grace® is a video series that blends neurobiology and Catholic teaching to guide adults in nurturing children through every stage of development from the womb to age 25.

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Why Raised in Grace®

I’m so grateful for this resource. It really helps me teach virtue in a practical
way without the prep!

—Karla | Salt and Light Homeschool

Why does Education in Virtue work? On a practical level, it gives a community a positive common vocabulary for describing human behavior.

— Lincoln Snyder
NCEA President

We are still LOVING the virtue program! It has hit our community in such a positive way and I have already seen so much growth in our students and staff. What a blessing!!

— Tammy Conway
Principal,
O’Hara Catholic School, Euguene OR

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