Hearts and Hands Celebrate God’s Love
February celebrates St. Valentine's Day with hearts, flowers, and tokens of love. This month offers us another, more serious look at love as we enter into the Season of Lent. We are invited to reflect on how much God loves us.
The Way of the Cross: A Digital Presentation
In today's high-tech world, our students stay connected with their classmates and peers using umpteen gizmos and gadgets: cell phones, smart phones, social networking options, and online applications. Any effort to introduce religious education with this medium has the potential of exciting students and keeping them engaged. In the fifth-grade religious education class of Queen of Peace in Queens, New York, we have successfully used the technology and would like to share this so that any instructor could use this time-tested and successful model.
Celebrating Saint Peter Damian
Peter was born in 1007 and lived with his family in Italy. His parents died when he was a child, so he went to stay with an older brother who treated him badly. Another brother, a priest, found out and helped Peter get an education. Peter was a good student and eventually became a university teacher.
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.
Memories Are Made of This: Celebrating Advent and Christmas Traditions
During Advent we prepare students to celebrate the birth of our Savior on Christmas. Use the following ideas to keep the spotlight on celebrating the coming of the Lord.
Advice from Master Catechists—November/December 2013
Master catechists answer questions from readers.
The Legend of Saint Nicholas: A Read-Aloud Story for Young Children
Today we honor St. Nicholas on December 6. We imitate St. Nicholas when we share the gift of love and friendship with everyone we know, and when we help people in need.
Complete a Project: 2013-2014 Church Year
A downloadable Image Key of the liturgical calendar that appears in November/December 2013 CATECHIST.
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?
A Family Together: Where Am I? What’s Happening?
It's fun to imagine ourselves in some of the Scripture stories we hear. Put yourself into each of these short stories, then answer the questions about where you are and what is happening.
