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The Threefold Ministry of a Bishop
This resource is a group activity worksheet that has students list examples of the Bishop’s roles in the areas of teaching, governing, and sanctifying.
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A Call to Priestly Ministry
This resource is a discussion guide and worksheet about the call to priestly ministry based on the film clip from There Be Dragons.
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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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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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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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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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Who? What? When? Where? How? in the Local Diocese
An activity where students are asked to locate information about their local diocese.
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My Charisms
A worksheet where students are asked about ordinary charisms and religious charisms.
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Gifts of Holy Spirit
A worksheet where students are asked to explain each of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit and then compose a short essay on instances where the gifts helped them out in difficult situations.
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Terms Related to the Church
A worksheet where students are asked to define several vocabulary terms related to the Church and write a short essay on which term means the most to them.
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Modern-Day Martyrs: Redemptive Love in Action
An activity where students will learn about the lives of several modern-day martyrs, draw connections between the lives of these people and the life and death of Jesus, and explore what the witness of martyrs, from the time of Jesus …
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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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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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World Religions and the Catholic Church
An activity where students are asked to research several religious traditions, complete a comparison chart, and then reflect on their findings.
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Marks of the Church
A chart that students are asked to fill in with at least two examples of ways the Church models the four marks of the Church, and at least two examples of ways they model the four marks of the Church.
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Five Models of the Church
An activity where students are given a chart containing the meanings, strengths, and limitations of each of the five models of the Church and asked to answer related questions.
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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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The Two Pentecosts
A chart used to draw parallels between the feasts of Shavuot and Christian Pentecost.
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Vocabulary for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of several vocabulary terms and definition for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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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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"Homeless: Motel Kids of Orange County" Movie Guide
A movie guide with questions pertaining to the film “Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County.”
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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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Vocabulary for Unit 4 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of vocabulary terms for Unit 4 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Vocabulary for Unit 7 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of vocabulary terms for Unit 7 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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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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Sabbath Reflection Grid
An organizational grid to help students reflect on how they spent their Sabbath.
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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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Temptations and Grace
Quotations and questions dealing with temptations and grace, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Vocabulary for Unit 8
Vocabulary terms for Unit 8 of "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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Vocabulary for Unit 7
Vocabulary terms for Unit 7 of "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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Vocabulary for Unit 6
Vocabulary terms for Unit 6 of "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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The Fourth Commandment and The Ten Commandments
A worksheet regarding the Ten Commandments, especially the Fourth Commandment, 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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Vocabulary for Unit 3
Vocabulary terms for Unit 3 of "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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Gospel Reflection on Sin and Salvation
A Gospel reflection on sin and salvation 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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Giving Thanks for Special People: A Communication Activity for Thanksgiving
A thank-you card activity to give thanks for the special people in students' lives.
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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 …