by Lee Danesco
Let’s explore the benefits to
you, your students, their
parents, and your parish
community when your lesson
plans make room for parents.
Sep 26
Make Room for Parents
Sep 21
Teaching Students to Show Reverence at Mass
by Sandra Hoolihan
As you teach your students about the celebration of the Mass, emphasize the importance of outwardly reflecting the truths we hold internally. Promote the formation of deliberate, sincere, reverent, and prayerful habits by role playing and reviewing the following behaviors with your students.
Sep 20
Eucharist: Connection and Unity
by Jeanne HeibergBefore Jesus was crucified, he prayed for us to be connected to God, to himself, and to all others: “…that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us…” (John 17:21). He gave us a way to help the connection happen. At the Last Supper, he took bread, blessed it, broke it, gave it to his Apostles, and said, “This is my body, given for you. Do this in memory of me.” We follow what Jesus said and we do this at every Eucharist.
This prayer activity helps students to understand that their lifelong calling is to grow in their deepest being where they meet and connect with God.
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Sep 16
I Can Use Technology in My Ministry!
by Dave Baudry and Marc Puechner
Faith formation, especially for young people, has always been about meeting them where they are. Kids today use technology, in particular social networking, to communicate and build communities with one another.
Here are some ways you can incorporate technology into your formation programs.
Sep 15
Is Jesus Here Today?
by Lee Danesco
Calling the student roll is a well-established
method for simultaneously counting heads
and bringing a classroom to order.
This simple act of taking attendance also can
be crafted to prompt awareness of and
conversation about the presence of Jesus
in our daily lives.
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Sep 13
Idea of the Month: September
Practice Kindness! Make It a Habit!
by Fran Battipaglia
encourage her students to practice acts of
kindness until kindness and helping others
become a habit. In her own words, here's
how Fran gets her students excited about
doing good deeds!
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Sep 09
Bits O' Wisdom: Mission Possible
by Cullen SchippeMy perception of the role of a catechist was changed for good while I traveled on a journalism assignment through pre-revolutionary Nicaragua almost 40 years ago.
For much of my time there, the political climate and social tensions made me feel like I was in an endless episode of Mission Impossible. On more than one occasion, the show’s familiar theme would start playing in my head.
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Sep 07
Presenting Changes to the Mass
Helping the Family Focus on the Roman Missal, Third Editionby Kate Ristow
Today’s parents want to be part of their children’s activities. Make it possible for moms and dads to learn with their students about the changes in the Mass by implementing one or more of the following ideas.
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