Effective Teaching: Practicing the Works of Mercy Right in the Classroom
Reflecting, acting, and praying with mercy
JARED DEES
Jesus said, “Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’” (Matthew 9:13). Many...
Test Your Catechism Knowledge
BY DAVID O’BRIEN
Here's a 20-question quiz on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It contains sample questions such as:
The Catechism is called “universal”...
Catholic I.Q. — Catechesis and Catechists
Fun facts about our mission
DAVID O’BRIEN
Here’s a 20-question quiz on catechesis and catechists. It contains sample questions such as:
The word catechesis literally means...
Catholic I.Q. Quiz – Sacraments 101
BY DAVID O’BRIEN
Here's a 20-question quiz on the sacraments. It contains sample questions such as:
How often can a person receive Holy Communion?
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Time for God – a reflection on the Third Commandment for middleschoolers
“Remember the sabbath day—keep it holy.” (EXODUS 20:8)
BY TERENCE HEGARTY
I always remember the Sabbath—mainly because my parents would never let me forget it. We...
Ambrose and the King’s Treasure
A Story by Therese L. Salazar
Illustrated by Bernadette M. Baca
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Esdraelon there lived a young man...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Lead us not into temptation…”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
And when he came to the place he said to them, "Pray that you may not enter into temptation." – Luke 22:40
People, by...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive…”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“As the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.” – Colossians 3:13
In this petition we ask God to forgive us our...
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...
Teaching the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day, our daily bread.”
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
JAMES BLANKENSHIP
“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” – John 10:10
In the fourth...
