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The Seven Petitions
On this handout, students match the meaning to each line of the Lord’s Prayer.
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A Prayer Puzzle
On this handout, students must use clues to unscramble words related to prayer.
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Spirit Telecom: The Universal Wireless Prayer Network
This handout guides students as they locate and read various Scripture passages focusing on the many way God calls us to prayer.
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My Vocation
This handout helps students identify their talents, gifts, and personality and how these fit into God’s vocation for their lives.
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Saying Yes
This handout guides students to examine several Scripture passages exemplifying what it means to say “yes” to God’s call.
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Stories That Speak to Us
This handout guides students to recognize the importance of stories, both in our families and our faith.
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Liturgical Roles
This handout asks students to identify the role of the various liturgical ministers at Mass.
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Important Moments
This handout asks students to think about and reflect on moments in their life that have been significant.
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My Morning and Evening Prayers
This handout asks students to think about the Liturgy of the Hours before they answer questions about and create their own morning and evening prayers.
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Symbol Search
This handout challenges students to find symbols in their classroom or school and identify the deeper meaning of each.
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Married Couple Interview
This handout provides the outline for an interview of a married couple.
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The Roles of Men and Women on TV: True to Life or Not?
This handout provides questions for students to answer as they observe the roles of men and women on TV.
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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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Exodus, Chapters 19–20
This handout provides a note-taking guide while reading chapters 19-20 from Exodus.
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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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"The Secret Garden"
A set of questions that can be used to reflect on the movie “The Secret Garden,” a film that is an excellent example of reconciliation.
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"My Life"
A set of questions that can be used to reflect on the movie “My Life” and the key themes surrounding the sacrament of Reconciliation.
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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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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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What Do I Know about the Catholic Faith
In the time allotted for this exercise, answer each question to the best of your knowledge. Each set of questions corresponds to the units you will study in this course and represents content you will cover in more detail in …
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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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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
A preassessment about things that a student already knows, thinks that they know, and wants to know about the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
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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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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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Baptism: Entering the Circle of Life
A worksheet on Baptism with questions based on the "Circle of Life" segment from the Walt Disney movie, "The Lion King."
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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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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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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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The Sacraments of Christian Initiation on My Parish
A worksheet where students are asked to look at the Sacraments of Christian Initiation in their parishes.
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A Biblical and Symbolic Look at the Sacraments of Christian Initiation
A worksheet that takes a look at the biblical and symbolic elements of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation.
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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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Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ
A worksheet that looks at the seven Sacraments.
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Statements from the Catechism on the Sacraments at the Service of Communion
Several passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Sacraments at the Service of Communion that students can cut apart to use as study tools.
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Christ's Healing Power in Society
A worksheet where a problem in society or in the world that needs to be healed is addressed through Christ's healing power.
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Invictus Forgiveness Reconciliation and Healing
Questions dealing with the issues presented in the film “Invictus.”
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Stories of Reconciliation and Healing
An activity where students use the spaces provided to write a description of a true story that illustrates forgiveness, reconciliation, or healing.
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Is Your Life a Eucharistic Journey?
A worksheet where students are asked to reflect on the relationship between their faith journey and the celebration of the Eucharist.
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A Place at the Table
Questions about the significance of sharing a meal with others, and how sharing a meal pertains to the celebration of the Eucharist.
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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Eucharist: Part II
A preassessment exercise on students’ knowledge of the Eucharist: Part II.
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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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What's in a Name
A worksheet where different names for the Eucharist are listed and students must discover the history of the name as well as the dynamic action that is revealed by the name.
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Babette's Feast
A worksheet on “Babette’s Feast”, from “The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ.”
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Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Eucharist Part I
A preassessment exercise on students’ knowledge of the Eucharist: Part I.
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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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The Rite of Confirmation
A worksheet on the Rite of Confirmation, with blank spaces for students to write down important information.
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Confirmation East and West
A chart where students can compare and contrast Confirmation in the Eastern Catholic Church and the Western Catholic Church.
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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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Personal Experiences of Confirmation
Short answer questions on students’ personal experiences of confirmation.
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Preassessment of My Knowledge of Confirmation
A preassessment of students’ knowledge of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
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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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Preassessment of My Knowledge of Baptism and RCIA
A preassessment of students' knowledge of Baptism and RCIA.
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The Sacraments Seven Ways of Experiencing Christ
This chart contains a concise overview of each of the Seven Sacraments. Some information is left out for students to fill in.
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Describing Symbols and Rituals
A reading and questions on describing Symbols and Rituals, from "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
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Identifying Symbols and Rituals
A worksheet on identifying symbols and rituals from objects and actions, from “The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ.”
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The Liturgical Year
A research assignment on the Liturgical Year: unfolding the Paschal Mystery.
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Story Critique
Guidelines for critiquing “What is My Story?” from “The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ.”
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Human Expression Through Ritual
An activity on human expression through ritual from "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
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Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Church's Liturgy
A preassessment of knowledge on the Church's Liturgy.
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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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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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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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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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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 …