Tag: "religious education"

Take Up Your Cross
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For My Name’s Sake

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God’s Honor Roll and Satan’s Radar are the same list.

Book Review: <i>Totally Catholic</i>
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Book Review: Totally Catholic

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Our children are often the impetus that draws us closer to God.  In between diapers, sleepless nights and planning for college, parents contemplate something more. For many poorly catechized Catholics, however, the “something more” is a bit intimidating. Our children have souls that need more than the ABC’s and a good college fund, but where […]

A Fresh Start for Religious Ed at Home
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A Fresh Start for Religious Ed at Home

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Some families are already gearing up to start school on Monday. We don’t start back until September 8, just after our parish festival. But no matter when you begin, here are some ideas to take your religious education to the next level. If you are doing all this already, kudos to you. Pray every day […]

Hearing God’s Voice: A Guide to Prayer and Discernment
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Hearing God’s Voice: A Guide to Prayer and Discernment

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Last year, I helped teach high school students at my parish’s faith formation program in St. Ignace, Michigan. We took the students to exposition, and afterward, one of them asked me how to tell when she is hearing God’s voice. This is an edited version of the letter I wrote her. Dear M., I’m glad […]

The Bible Tells Me So: A Southern Gent Wows Catholic Kids with the Bible
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The Bible Tells Me So: A Southern Gent Wows Catholic Kids with the Bible

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We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders which he has wrought. He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children; that the next […]

Eucharist and the Mass in the Catholic School
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Eucharist and the Mass in the Catholic School

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[This report was prepared on behalf of a group of Catholic parents to address issues locally that may also be going on elsewhere in the country.  It is published here as a resource for parents who may find it useful.] The Role of the Eucharist and the Mass in the Catholic School: Parental Concerns and […]

They Don’t Know Anything!
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They Don’t Know Anything!

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One quiet evening, I decided to call my brother to ask how his new teaching position as a religion teacher was going. His first position took him to an all-boy’s Catholic high school in Southern California. After an initial pause he emphatically stated; “They don’t know anything!” I asked him to clarify his statement. He […]