Rediscovering the Parables: The Question of a Correct Understanding
The parables that Jesus told can be a source of confusion for many people of our times. People wonder why Jesus talked in riddles that often can be difficult to understand. How does a catechist go about deciphering and explaining the point that the Lord was trying to make?
Bread for the Journey: The Scriptures and the Spirituality of the Catechist
How can one gain a deeper love of God's Word? Drawing on Verbum domini and other sources of the Church's collective wisdom, let me suggest a few ways.
The Value of Lectio Divina in Class
Taking Time to Take your Students Deeper
MARLON DE LA TORRE
St. John Damascene once commented that “prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart...
Share “Paul, Apostle of Christ” with Teens and Adults
A discussion guide from the movie’s producers, including film clips, click here.
BECKY GROTH
Paul, Apostle of Christ offers a moving personal depiction of some of the...
Praying with the Bible: Ignatian Meditation — a 5 min. video from Catholic Central
From the vault at Catholic Central, a good suggestion and a brief overview of learning how to pray with the Bible using Ignatian Meditation....
Does John Use Parables? Introduction to John’s Figures of Speech
John’s Gospel, the last to be written (between 90 and 100 a.d.), is often called a spiritual Gospel, and the author has been called a theologian by John Chrysostom and other Fathers of the Church.
Faith in Facts for Young Learners —The Bible
Do you know these facts about the Bible?
Read each statement and circle the letter next
to the word or phrase that makes the statement a
fact. Before you begin, fold the bottom of the page up
to the dotted line. That way, you cannot see the answers
until you’re ready to check your facts. Have fun and learn!
The Word of God: Pastoral Applications
Our series, "The Word of God: A Living Force," has been a journey of accessing, experiencing, understanding, celebrating, studying, and listening to the Word of God.
A Parable of Forgiveness
The Prodigal Returns
BY LYNN WEHNER
Soon we will come face-to-face with Lent, a season marked by prayer, penance, and the call to return to God....
