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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Vocation of Holy Orders
A preassessment of one’s knowledge of terms and concepts associated with the Vocation of Holy Orders.
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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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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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Catholic Mission and Volunteer Organizations
A worksheet where students are asked to research a mission or volunteer organization and answer several questions about their findings.
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Resurrection Narratives
An activity where students are asked to work in groups to answer questions about the Resurrection narratives.
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Parables of the Kingdom
An assignment that looks at what Jesus is trying to communicate about the Kingdom of God through parables.
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God’s Covenants with Our Ancestors of Faith
An activity where students are asked to work in groups to locate Scripture passages that show God’s Covenants with our ancestors of faith.
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The Format of the Pauline Letters
An outline of the features that the Pauline letters have in common.
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Two Kinds of Writing: The Catholic Letters and the Book of Revelation
A homework assignment on the Catholic Letters and the Book of Revelation using sentence completion, true or false, and short answer questions.
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Stations of the Cross: New Versions
A handout that encourages students to create new versions of the Stations of the Cross, based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
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A Gospel Cinquain
A worksheet where students are asked to write a Cinquain poem based on a Gospel story or event from any of the synoptic Gospels.
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Matthew, Mark, or Luke?
A worksheet where students are asked to match a Scripture passage with the appropriate Gospel writer.
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Biblical Scavenger Hunt for Events in the Life of Jesus
A biblical scavenger hunt for events or teachings from Jesus’ life, using Scripture passages from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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An Invitation to Faith
A worksheet where students are asked to read and respond to Gospel accounts that emphasize the necessity of faith in Jesus.
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Continuity between the Old and New Testaments
A worksheet on the connection between the Old and New Testaments.
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The Word to the Page
A worksheet on the topic, facts, main point or theme, and moral or message of a chosen event.
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The Exodus
An assignment on the Exodus, comprised of fill-in-the-blank and short answer questions.
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Saints and Old Testament Leaders
An exercise that compares a saint with an Old Testament figure.
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Effects of Original Sin Today
A group brainstorm activity on temptations to sin that young people face today, and the effects of Original Sin.
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Experiencing the Old Testament Covenant
A writing exercise that invites students to experience the Old Testament Covenant.
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Comparing the Gospels
A homework assignment for Section 4 Part 1 of "The Bible: The Living Word of God."
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Comparing the Two Accounts of God’s Creation
An exercise that asks students to compare the Creation accounts in Genesis 1:1—2:4 and Genesis 2:4-25.
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Living the Call of Vatican Council II
A worksheet that looks at the dignity of the human person, the necessity of community, and human beings’ relationship to the universe.
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Understanding the Lord's Prayer
An activity to help students understand the Lord's Prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Communal Prayer
A worksheet to help in preparing for a celebration of the Eucharist, from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Meditation on a Goal or Concern
A meditation on a goal or concern from "The Catholic Connections Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Pray in Good Form
A worksheet, from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide, to assist students in researching and presenting different prayer forms.
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Prayer 101 An Introduction
An introduction to prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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What Is Prayer
A worksheet, found in “The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth” Teacher Guide, that is based on students’ current understanding and experience with prayer.
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Vocabulary for Unit 6
A vocabulary sheet from Unit 6 of "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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Rubric for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 6
A rubric for final performance tasks for Unit 6 of "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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The Cardinal Virtues
A handout on defining the Cardinal Virtues and describing how a person who exhibits the Cardinal Virtues acts.
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The Ten Commandments
A worksheet focused on what the Ten Commandments teach us about living in right relationship with God and with our neighbors.
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Interview Questions for Family Members
Several interview questions for family members on family life and the Fourth Commandment.
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Honoring God
A worksheet on honoring God based on students’ knowledge of the first three Commandments.
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What Makes Something Moral?
Two scenarios that involve people making moral choices. Students are asked to identify the object, intention, and circumstances surrounding the act in the scenario and indicate whether the choice is morally good or morally bad.
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A Biblical and Symbolic Look at the Sacraments of Healing and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion
A worksheet that takes a biblical and symbolic look at the Sacraments of Healing and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion.
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Just a Closer Walk with Thee
A worksheet where students are asked to read and reflect on the Gospel of Luke’s powerful image of how Christ is present in the celebration of the Eucharist through the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
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What Is a Symbol?
A worksheet on symbols, their abstract meanings, and how they are integral parts of Church liturgies.
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Sacred Time: The Liturgical Calendar
A worksheet where students are asked to fill in information on the liturgical calendar.
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Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ
A worksheet that looks at the seven Sacraments.
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Three Scriptural Images of the Church
An activity where students are asked to respond to each of the items for each of the three scriptural images of the Church.
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Could I Walk in Your Shoes?
A survey that will help students consider how difficult it might be to walk in the shoes of another person who may be quite different from them.
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New Testament References to Eternal Life
An activity that uses New Testament Scripture passages that reference eternal life, from Section 5 Part 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Jesus Teaches Us About Prayer
A list of scripture verses that can be used in conjunction with a homework assignment on Jesus’ teachings about prayer, from Section 5 Part 2 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Literary Features of Apocalyptic Writing
A group assignment on literary features in the Book of Revelation.
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The Gospel of John and Anti-Semitism
A group activity on the Gospel of John and anti-Semitism.
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Old Testament Themes and Images in John's Prologue
A worksheet on the Old Testament themes and images in the prologue of the Gospel of John.
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The Gospel of John: Myths and Facts
A worksheet on the myths and facts of the Gospel of John.
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Comparing and Contrasting the Passion and Resurrection Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
A group worksheet on comparing and contrasting the Passion and Resurrection narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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Comparing and Contrasting Infancy Narratives
A group worksheet on comparing and contrasting infancy narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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The Reign of God in the Gospel of Luke and Today
A group worksheet on how the Reign of God is presented in the Gospel of Luke and in today’s culture.
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The Reign of God in the Gospel of Luke
A group worksheet on how the Reign of God is presented in the Gospel of Luke.
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Synoptic Parallels Questions
A group worksheet where students examine parallels in the synoptic Gospels.
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Exegetical Methodology: Ideological Criticism
A group assignment on exegetical methodology: ideological criticism.
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Sunday Lectionary Readings: God’s Ongoing Story of Love for Humanity
A group assignment on several sets of Sunday Lectionary readings.
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The Use of Scripture in the Doctrine of the Church
A list of questions on the use of Scripture in the Doctrine of the Church.
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Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum, 1965)
A worksheet that examines several chapters of "Dei Verbum" using group discussion.
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Meet Me in the Middle
A worksheet where students are asked to make connections between different things, concepts, and terms.
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Analysis of Revelation, Chapter 1
A number of questions that guide students in an analysis of chapter 1 of the Book of Revelation.
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Symbols in the Book of Revelation
A reference sheet for the symbols that are used in the Book of Revelation.
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Socratic Seminar Ticket
A number of questions that students need to answer before they are allowed to participate in the socratic seminar on early Christian communities.
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Major Points in the Epistles
A group exercise on the major points in the Epistles, which addresses faith versus works, unity, Gentile Christians, the pre-eminence of Christ, and Christian living.
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Letter Writing in New Testament Times
A worksheet where students focus on letter writing in New Testament times.
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Characters in the Acts of the Apostles
A worksheet where students are asked to choose a character from the Book of Acts, and answer several questions on their respective account.
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In the Footsteps of Paul
A worksheet on the actions of Paul, using certain passages from the Acts of the Apostles.
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Stakeholders
A chart for students to fill in about stakeholders in the development of the early Church.
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Luke's Understanding of Jesus
A worksheet where students use scripture passages from the Gospel of Luke to discover Luke’s understanding of Jesus.
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Analyzing Matthew's Prologue
A worksheet where students analyze the prologue of the Gospel of Matthew.
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A Portrait of Jesus for Jews
A worksheet where students discover how Matthew made his Gospel distinctly Jewish.
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Jigsaw: Gospel of Mark
A number of questions for the activity “Jigsaw: Gospel of Mark” from The Catholic Youth Bible Teacher Guide: New Testament.
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Getting to Know Mark's Gospel
A worksheet that helps students get to know more about the Gospel of Mark.
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Biblical Study
A worksheet with questions on the historical context, literary context, and cultural context of the Scriptures.
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Influences on the Writing of Scripture
A worksheet where students reflect on different things that may have been influences on the writing of Scripture.
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Song of Songs
A worksheet on the characteristics of Hebrew poetry that are found in the “Song of Songs.”
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Psalms Stations
Questions for each Psalm station, from The Catholic Youth Bible Teacher Guide: Old Testament.
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Introduction to the Psalms
A worksheet on the psalms using the Introduction to the Book of Psalms in “The Catholic Youth Bible.”
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Wisdom throughout Salvation History
A worksheet on wisdom throughout salvation history, using Wisdom 10:1-21 to answer questions.
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Ecclesiastes Stations
An activity where students are asked to visit three Ecclesiastes stations and fill in the corresponding categories.
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Identifying and Defining Wisdom
A worksheet on identifying and defining wisdom using Scripture passages.
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Wisdom Literature
A worksheet with questions based on the “Introduction to the Wisdom and Poetry Books” in The Catholic Youth Bible.
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Preassessment Statements on Wisdom
Several preassessment statements on wisdom for students to agree with, disagree with, or state they are unsure about.
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Prophecy Stations
An activity where students are to visit three stations and fill in the presented categories for each passage.
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Prophet
A worksheet on different prophets, their messages, the obstacles they faced, and people’s responses to them.
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What Happened to the United Kingdom of Israel?
An activity where students are asked to visit four stations, read and reflect on the Scripture passage at each station, and then enter the Scripture citation and fill in the answers for the categories under each passage in the spaces …
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Ruth and Naomi
A worksheet where students are asked to answer questions about Ruth and Naomi, using the Book of Ruth.
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The Cycle of Judges, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
Questions on the cycle of judges, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Set Apart Again
An activity where students are asked to visit three to four stations in the classroom, read the Scripture passages they find there, and then answer several short questions.
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The Historical Books
An activity where students are asked to fill in a chart with information on each of the historical books of the Bible.
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Brainstorm Map: Leadership, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A mind map for a brainstorming activity on leadership, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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A People Set Apart
An activity where students are asked to read their assigned Scripture passage, briefly summarize, determine the theme and focus of the passage, and present their finding to the class.
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The Ten Commandments, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet where students delve deeper into the Ten Commandments, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Miracles, Plagues, and Signs, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet on miracles, plagues, and signs, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Israel in Egypt
A worksheet where students are asked to work in groups to read Scripture passages that illustrate the development of the Israelite community and identity.
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Abraham's Family Tree
A worksheet where students work to fill in Abraham’s family tree, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Covenant, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet that uses certain Scripture passages to describe covenants, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Definition Lab: Vocation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet that uses certain Scripture passages to define vocation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Historical Genre Stations, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
An activity where students read certain Scripture passages and look for illustrations of community and identity, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Order of Creation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet where students are to organize several Creation events into the proper order in which they occurred. Students are to look at both of the Creation stories in the Book of Genesis.
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JEDP Identification Worksheet
A worksheet where students work to identify if a Scripture passage was written by a Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, or Priestly author.
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Biblical Timeline Quest, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
A Biblical Timeline Quest, using certain Scripture passages from the Old Testament, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Vocabulary terms for Unit 1 of “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
A sheet of vocabulary terms, and blank spaces for students to write in the definitions, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Mind Map
A mind map for a brainstorming activity on the Bible, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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The Eucharist in the Scriptures
A worksheet on the numerous accounts of the Eucharist in the Scriptures.
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Sabbath Reflection Grid
An organizational grid to help students reflect on how they spent their Sabbath.
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Who Is the Holy Spirit
A worksheet that uses Scripture passages to help students discover who the Holy Spirit is.
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Ordinary Discipleship and Matthew, Chapter 25
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It focuses on Matthew 25, highlighting the works of mercy Jesus' speaks of, asking students to reflect on the skills need for each type of ministry and discipleship.
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can learn about the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit and use their own words to describe what each gift is.
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New Testament Images of Church
A worksheet where students are asked to read select Scripture passages and summarize what they say about New Testament images of Church.
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Symbolic Language and Religious Truth: Genesis 1-3
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It asks students to explore the Book of Genesis to find symbolic language and discuss its meaning with other students.
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Mind Map
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. It is a handout for students to use the Mind Map format to brainstorm and explore relationships and associations between ideas and words.
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The Format of the Pauline Letters
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It outlines the format of Paul's letters in the New Testament.
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Preparation Worksheet for Prophet Research Assignment
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use these questions prepare for and consider several facets of a prophet that they plan to research mor extensively.
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The Cycle of Redemption
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students may use it as a quick reference to key ideas behind the Cycle of Redemption in the Old Testament.
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Leadership Scavenger Hunt
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to fill out the characteristics and stories of various leaders in the Bible.
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Sprint Through Salvation History Scriptural Passages
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to explore the Bible for key events in the Old and New Testaments in Salvation History.
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Why Do We Study History
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to reflect on important historical documents and consider the overall significance of studying history.
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Practicing Biblical Exegesis
With this worksheet, students can practice Biblical exegesis with certain well-known Bible verses.
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Biblical Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, students are asked to find various famous Old Testament stories and events by searching through Scripture.
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New Testament References to Eternal Life
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It lists several passages in which Eternal Life is referenced in the New Testament. Students can reflect on these passages and answer questions about them.
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Reflection on the Greatest Commandments
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can study and reflect on the Greatest Commandments: to love God with your whole mind, body and soul, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
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Matthew's Sermon on the Mount
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use this chart to write down questions, thoughts, or reactions to each section of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
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Venn Diagram
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use this handout to do a Venn Diagram of Gospel comparisons.
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Getting to Know Mary
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students must find various scripture passages regarding Mary and reflect on questions about her life and personality.
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The Development of Catholic Trinitarian Theology
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can fill in the blanks to learn or review key concepts about the development of Trinitarian theology.