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Am I a Sacrament of Reconciliation?
This exercise can give students a better sense of their role as an instrument for reconciliation.
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My Baptismal History
If you were an infant when you were baptized, ask the following questions of your parents to learn more about the celebration of the sacrament. If you remember your Baptism, answer the questions yourself and ask your parents for details …
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RCIA Interviews
People join our church each Easter. These individuals participate in the RCIA, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. This is a process that calls for much discernment, study, and prayer. It closely parallels the way early Christians entered the …
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Images Found in My Church
Use the questions below as you interview key people in your parish. You may want to tape record their responses, with their permission, or take notes in a small notebook. Be sure to begin each section by stating or writ-ing …
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Favorite Childhood Prayers
Interview five adults of different ages about their favorite childhood prayers. Ask the following questions and record their responses in the space provided or on the back of their handout.
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Prayerful Moments
We can learn so much from one another’s stories! Interview three adults of different ages about times when they were truly prayerful and experienced the power of prayer. Ask them the following questions and record their responses in the space …
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Memory-Making Music
Interview three adults about their special music memories. Ask them the following questions and record their responses in the space provided.
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Making Connections
Complete the matching exercise below, using your textbook and the Bible to help find the answers.
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Practicing Biblical Exegesis
A worksheet where students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of biblical criticism by completing their own exegesis.
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Living in a Material World
A worksheet where students are asked to rank items on their necessity for living a happy life.
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Handout: Images of God in Scripture
Circle the Scripture passage that your teacher assigns you in the following list. Reflect on your assigned Scripture passage using the questions below. Use poetry, prose, painting, illustration, sculpture, or another medium to depict an image of God that is …
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Handout: Scripture in the Mass
Find the biblical passages assigned to you, and then write on the line the words from the Mass that refer to or echo the passage.
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Marriage in the New Testament
A discussion-oriented worksheet on marriage in the New Testament.
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Marriage in the Old Testament
An activity that takes a look at marriage in the Old Testament.
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Why Sacramental Marriage?
A series of short questions on Sacramental Marriage to discuss with a group, or personally respond to.
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The Key to Happiness: Listening to the Teacher!
An activity where groups of young people are asked to take a look at Scripture passages showing Jesus ”re-creating” an older ethical standard according to a new standard of love.
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Sacraments of Christian Initiation: The Foundation of Our Vocation
A group activity, where students are asked to "build” the foundation of the Church by describing how each Sacrament of Christian Initiation helps those who are initiated to authentically live their Christian vocation.
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Catholic / catholic
A worksheet that visually explores the differences between Catholic and catholic.
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New Testament References to Eternal Life
A worksheet where students are asked to look at several Scripture passages and discover what each reveals about eternal life.
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Student Notes for Unit 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A worksheet on the main ideas of several articles found in Unit 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible."
