Worksheets
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Mercenary, Slave, or Disciple
Students identify their motivation for doing good deeds before reflecting on the role of grace in their lives.
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Fair Trade
This worksheet provides questions for students to answer as they research and learn about the Fair Trade Movement.
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Extra! Extra!
Students read two “news articles” and evaluate the morality of each by answering a series of questions.
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Ways to Respect Life
This worksheet challenges students to think about how they can value the dignity of life on a day-to-day basis.
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Justice in the World
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings about Justice from the Bishops of the World apply to their daily lives.
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Teachings from the Catechism
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings from the Catechism on the fourth commandment apply to their daily lives.
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Which Way Shall We Go?
This handout provides a chart for students to list activities that are best to do on Sunday and those that should be saved for other days of the week.
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The Transfiguration of Jesus
This worksheet helps students to read Scripture passages, answer questions about, and understand the importance of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
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The Bible’s Practical Moral Advice
This worksheet guides students as they look up Scripture passages that give moral advice.
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Catholic Social Teaching and the Common Good
This worksheet helps students to take notes as they read articles and make connections to the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
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Scripture and Prayer
On this worksheet partners choose three scripture passages from both the Old and New Testaments. They then note how what each passage teaches about prayer and our relationship with God.
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Called to Service
This handout asks students to list examples of people in their lives that are serving the community in the various Christian vocations.
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When To Keep Things Confidential
After reading several pieces of information that might be shared by a friend, students decide which should be kept confidential and which might be shared with others.
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Please Help
This is a writing prompt to help students reflect on what it is like to be a virgin in society today.
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What is the State of Justice?
Evaluate the degree to which the seven themes of Catholic social teaching are present in a given situation. Use the scale below each theme to rank the extent to which it is present or absent, and write N/A (not applicable) …
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Justice Resources
Brief description of organization/agency/group and the nature of its work: How does it build relationships? promote justice?
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Jesus, Teach Us to Pray
Read each of the following Scripture passages and explain in writing how they each give insight into Jesus’ prayer life.
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Prayer Objects, Prayerful Environment
After spending some time walking around a church or chapel and observing the ways that art is used to create a prayerful, sacred space, answer the following questions reflectively.
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Karma Marga: "The Path of Works"
For each of the following actions, write a selfish motivation and a selfless motivation. Responses have been supplied for the first action as examples.
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Chapter 43 Activity: Keeping the Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth Commandments
Students are asked to list 10 practical ways to keep the 7th, 8th, and 10th Commandments.
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Preparing a Wedding Ceremony (Part 2)
This handout accompanies the handout “Preparing a Wedding Ceremony (Part 1).” After reading and considering the various options listed on that handout, consult with your group and choose one option for each box in the first column below. For each …
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Research Activity: Working for Social Justice
Answer the following questions about the organization you are researching. Use a separate sheet of paper as needed.
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Monastic Rule
Your group is about to found a monastery, and you must develop a rule (or constitution) governing your religious community’s life and work. Answer the following questions to begin developing your monastic rule. Use a separate sheet of paper if …
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Handout: Praise Petition and Promise
The Lord’s Prayer includes three forms of prayer: praise, petition, and promise. Identify the types of prayer expressed in each phrase of the Lord’s Prayer.
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Handout: A Prayer Chart
Use these questions to help you identify situations when you used each prayer form, and record as many situations as you can recall.
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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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Living in a Material World
Consider the following list of things. Which of them is necessary for you to have in order to be happy? Place a check mark in front of each one you feel is necessary.
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Morally Good or Morally Suspect
For each situation, determine whether the action itself is good, neutral, or bad; whether the intent is good; and whether the circumstances keep the person who is considering the action from acting freely.
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A Living Sign of Hope
We believe that because we are transformed by faith in the Risen Jesus, his presence in the world becomes more visible through us. Read the following statements that are based on Jesus’ teachings, and then answer the questions that follow. …
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How and Why Do People Suffer?
In the boxes below, give examples for each type of suffering, and respond to the questions that follow.
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Covenant Hope
All of the Scripture passages used in this exercise are taken from the list in your student book (pages 81–82). These Scripture passages concern covenants or promises that provide an image of hope in a future messiah. As you answer …
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Faith: Some Important Connections
In silence, answer all but the last question by yourself. The last question will be answered in small groups.
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Core Beliefs Practices and Attitudes of the Catholic Faith
Each statement below is a core belief of the Catholic faith. Choose a symbol (“I get it,” “I’m unsure,” or “I don’t get it”) that best reflects your understanding of each belief. Then briefly explain what you might know about …
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Inside and Outside
Everyone knows what it feels like to be on the inside and the outside of a group of people. Fill in the statements below, and then write a prayer to Jesus asking for his help when you are an outsider …
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Reflecting on the Lord's Prayer
Next to each phrase from the Lord’s Prayer, write another version of the phrase, using more current language or simply putting the words in a different way.
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Jesus, the Expert on Prayer
Read the Gospel passages below, and write a summary statement or two about what Jesus tells us about prayer.
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John, Chapter 17: Praying for Others
Brainstorm personal family issues that are of concern to you as well as any issues that may be troubling your friends. Using the outline below as a guide, write a personal intercessory prayer in the blank space.
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Human Rights and the Life of Jesus
Match the events in Jesus’ life outlined below with the articles from the United Nations documents “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and “United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,” outlined on the handout “Human Rights” (Document #: TX003012), …
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Dilemma Decisions
A worksheet with tough decisions students may be faced with in their lives.
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Promises
Describe the kind of promises that are made in the following areas, giving several examples for each one.
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Getting to Know God
A worksheet for students to list the places they go to pray to God, listen to God, talk to God, and wait for God.
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The Fig Leaves of My Life
A craft activity where students cut out a fig leaf and draw or write the ways that they hide who they really are.
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Behold, I Come
A worksheet that examines Gospel passages, and after each reading the student answers the question “How does Jesus respond to his Heavenly Father’s will in this Scripture account?”
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Divine Providence
A reflection worksheet to help students get a better sense of God’s Providence in their lives.
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Secular Institutes
A worksheet completed in groups about the history, role, and characteristics of secular institutes.
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Inspirations and Charisms Worksheet
A partially independent and partially group completed worksheet for students to fill out about the inspirations and charisms of a particular religious congregation or order.
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A Conversation about the Future of Priestly Ministry
A worksheet with questions about the future of priestly ministry.
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The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
A worksheet completed in groups about the effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders from both the book and the student’s personal knowledge.
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The Formation of a Priest
While watching the PowerPoint “The Formation of a Priest”, the students must fill out this worksheet by filling in the blanks.
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Understanding Christ the High Priest
A worksheet to help students understand Christ’s identity as the ultimate High Priest through examining scripture passages.
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Family Life
A worksheet with questions about the meaning of the family, the responsibilities of parents, the domestic Church, as well as the influence parents have on their children in their moral and spiritual development.
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First Comes Love
A three-part worksheet that encourages the participant to compose a narrative about a personal experience of being loved and respected.
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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of Preparation for the Sacrament of Marriage
A marriage preparation worksheet that examines childhood catechesis, social skills, family of origin, the virtue of chastity, pre-Cana preparation, marriage dispensations, nuptial Mass, responsibilities, and family planning.
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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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Finding Salt and Light for the World: An Inventory of Discipleship Gifts and Skills
An activity where students are asked to list the gifts or skills that they think one would need in order to be “salt for the earth and light for the world” in a variety of ministries.
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Podcasts on Prayer
A worksheet where students are asked to create a series of teen-friendly podcasts about prayer.
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Good Friday Intercessions
A handout that guides students through writing their own Good Friday intercessions.
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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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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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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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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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Invictus Forgiveness Reconciliation and Healing
Questions dealing with the issues presented in the film “Invictus.”
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Violence versus Nonviolence
A worksheet where students fill in what they know and understand about violence and nonviolence.
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Mirror Exercise
An exercise that encourages students to reflect on how they are different from others, and how they can respectfully respond to these differences.
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Living As a Steward of Creation
An activity where students decipher the main ideas of several Church documents, and then make connections to Genesis creations accounts and the call to be stewards of creation.
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Introspect and Interview
A worksheet on introspect and knowledge gained from interviews on important life issues including abortion, in vitro fertilization, stem-cell research, euthanasia, the death penalty, and immigration.
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Call to Compassion
A worksheet on responding to different topics with compassion, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Critical Marketing Analysis
A critical marketing analysis, to be used on advertisements for products or brands, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Electronic Media Log
An electronic media log to help students keep track of their media use, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Unit 3 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 3 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society” that deals with social sin, structures of sin, and social justice.
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Pastoral Letters
A worksheet with short-answer questions about Pastoral Letters, from "Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society."
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Social Justice Papal Documents
An empty chart to be filled out during the class PowerPoint presentation on Social Justice Papal documents, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Action Plan for Living as a Disciple of Christ
A helpful chart that will assist each student develop an action plan for living as a disciple of Christ.
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Facing the FACTS
An activity on the FACTS decision-making process used when faced with a moral dilemma.
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Matrix for Teachings on Forgiveness
A matrix activity for teachings on forgiveness, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Sexual Integrity or Sexual Disintegration
A worksheet dealing the with concepts of sexual integrity and sexual disintegration, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Celebrating Marriage
A worksheet dealing with the rite of the Sacrament of Matrimony, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
A worksheet with short answer questions, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Research Directions on Respect for Life Issues
Directions to research respect for life issues, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Beginning of Life and End of Life Issues Worksheet
A worksheet on beginning of life and end of life issues, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Our Catholic Faith in Action
A chart that accompanies the Web Quest on our Catholic faith in action, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Calling Society to Justice Worksheet
A worksheet on calling society to justice, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Unit 4 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 4 of "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Directions for Short Research Report
Directions for a short research report dealing with topics from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Icons and iconography: Awe and Reverence
A research assignment dealing with icons, iconography, awe, and reverence, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Choosing a Path to Life
An exercise on choosing a path to life, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Unit 3 Preassassment
A preassessment for Unit 3 of "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Determing the Elements of Human Acts
A worksheet on determining the elements of human acts from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Defining Sin
A worksheet on defining sin from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Sin and Salvation
A worksheet on sin and salvation from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Reading Guide for the Splendor of the Truth
A reading guide for the Splendor of Truth from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Values in New Testament Moral Teachings
A worksheet on values in New Testament moral teachings from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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A Look at Moral Law
A look at moral law from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Survey Summary Life in Christ
A survey summary for "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Unit 1 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 1 of "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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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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Prayers of Petition
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It gives students spaces to write their own intentions and petitions as a prayer activity.
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Leadership Quotations
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers quotations from several historical leaders and asks students to reflect on various styles and characteristics of leadership.
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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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Leader's Guide for Coyote Meets Jesus
Stories are not just for young children. Everyone loves a good story and good storytelling is a useful tool for teaching. Using folktales as a teaching tool in a catechetical setting or a religion class can help teens understand the …
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January 22: Saying Yes to Life
Preparation Bring in pictures of fetal development. 1. Present a scenario in which a girl like those in your group experiences a crisis pregnancy. Then list on the board a number of options, such as these: She can keep the …
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Praying the Psalms
Remember the television show from the late 80's called "Doogie Howser, M.D.?" At the end of every show, Doogie would sit down at his computer and write a 2 or 3 sentence "blurb" that perfectly summed up his day and …