How Habits Help Teach Morality
Five Strategies for Thinking and Acting Morally
JARED DEES
With the limited time we have in religious education to teach our students morality, our focus tends...
Respect Life Like Saint Francis
LISA A. COVINGTON
Here is an activity to use to teach your students how to treat all of God's creation with respect.
Scripture Reading
Genesis 1:20-28
Prayer
Through the...
How to Teach the Ten Commandments to Children
PEGGY WEBER
When people think of the Ten Commandments, the words "covet" and "neighbor's wife" comes to mind—or the image of Charlton Heston holding two...
Free download: Praying with the Pope for an end to corruption
Say “No” to Corruption
Pray that people with power have the strength to make good choices
Here's a great prayer activity for children in your class,...
Celebrating Saints: Francis of Assisi—October 4
Patricia Mathson
Francis Bernardone lived in the town of Assisi in Italy. He was the son of a wealthy merchant and liked to party with...
Preparing for First Reconciliation
KATHY KLEINLEIN
It's 1957 and you are seven years old. You stumble into a tiny dark closet, fumbling around for the kneeler so you don't...
Peeps from Sheep: Animated video on Confession
Peeps from Sheep #4 - White as Wool from Catholics Come Home on Vimeo.
“Father, forgive them.” — a lesson in forgiveness
BY WOODEENE KOENIG-BRICKER
Forgiveness is a major theme in Scripture. Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, God continually forgives the people of Israel for their transgressions. However,...
An Examination of Conscience using the New Testament
JARED DEES
In preparation for the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, most of us use an examination of conscience inspired by the Ten Commandments in...
The Works of Mercy (video)
A lesson for any age. Only music with subtitles and depictions of each work of mercy. Suitable for students old enough to read.