Crystalina’s Testimony (Part 1)—Love or Lust?
The Crystalina Evert video "Crystalina’s Testimony (Part 1)—Love or Lust?" available on YouTube (12:20), is best used on day 2 or day 3.
Students identify their motivation for doing good deeds before reflecting on the role of grace in their lives.
This chart provides students space to create examples of acts of charity and social justice for several real-life situations.
This handout provides a series of Scripture passages and real-life accounts to help students reflect on poverty in America.
This handout provides the outline for an interview of a married couple.
This handout provides several real-life situations that teens might encounter. Students are challenged to respond to the situations and give advice to other teens.
This handout provides questions for students to answer as they observe the roles of men and women on TV.
This worksheet provides questions for students to answer as they research and learn about the Fair Trade Movement.
Students read two “news articles” and evaluate the morality of each by answering a series of questions.
Students evaluate a contemporary piece of music based on several different categories of violence and disrespect.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how they can value the dignity of life on a day-to-day basis.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings about Justice from the Bishops of the World apply to their daily lives.
This worksheet challenges students to think about how the teachings from the Catechism on the fourth commandment apply to their daily lives.
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.
A scavenger hunt to find important Church doctrines, teachings and beliefs in the Catechism.
This worksheet helps students to read Scripture passages, answer questions about, and understand the importance of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
This handout presents different roles for students to act out from a real-life theft situation
This worksheet guides students as they look up Scripture passages that give moral advice.
A list of the Beatitudes organized to be cut into strips for a class activity.
This handout provides a note-taking guide while reading chapters 19-20 from Exodus.
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 13, by discussing more deeply the meaning of faith and its connection to religion and belief.
<p>This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 10, by discussing the inherent dignity of all life as shown to us by Jesus.</p>
A lesson plan for lesson 32 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to use virtues and grace to live a moral life.
A lesson plan for lesson 31 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect truth.
A lesson plan for lesson 30 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect material goods.
A lesson plan for lesson 29 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to respect the sexuality of ourselves and others.
A lesson plan for lesson 28 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide. In this lesson students explore what it means to truly respect life.
A lesson plan for lesson 27 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 26 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 25 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
A lesson plan for lesson 23 in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth: Catechist Guide.
This handout examines how actions, attitudes, and decisions affect ourselves and the people around us
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.
This is a writing prompt to help students reflect on what it is like to be a virgin in society today.
This article gives information about common STDs and AIDS.
This handout provides a list of True/False statements about sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS.
This handout provides two role-play situations in which a couple has discovered they are pregnant.
Students share their opinions in response to a series of statements about gender roles in society.
Students share their opinions in response to a series of statements about gender roles in society.
This handout presents a series of statements about sexuality. Students are to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with each.
This handout asks students to rank statements according to their beliefs about what it means to be fully alive.
This handout provides three situations for students to read and evaluate. Students must give a suggestion for how to respond to the conflict in each scenario based on the strategies in the book.
This handout provides three situations for students to read and evaluate. Students must decide if the story shows an example of Euthanasia.
This handout provides the beginning of a story about a teen who is about to break up with his girlfriend. Students are to complete the story following teacher instructions.
This handout provides three situations where teenagers are not fully respecting themselves. Students read the situations and respond with suggestions that demonstrate more self-respect.
This handout provides two role-play situations for students to practice open, honest communication in a kind, truthful way.
This handout provides a chart to help students keep track of the types of truths and lies portrayed on TV.
This handout provides a chart to help students keep track of their expenditures during one week
This handout provides several comments from teenagers about sex. It can be used as a discussion starter or writing prompt.
This handout presents a story about drug pushing in a school community. Students are challenged to reflect on several questions regarding the situation.
Read the following cases. For each one, fill in the words that describe what kind of conscience and what kind of guilt the person has. Then write a sentence or two of advice that you would give to that person.
Briefly describe below a moral dilemma that an individual might face. For each section of the LISTEN process, fill in one or more things a person facing this dilemma might need to consider.
he following moral principles (described in the text on pages 58–59) can be considered basic or foundational: a. Do good; avoid evil. b. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. c. The end does not justify …
This checklist will help you identify how well you understand your parents’ (or guardians’) views on moral issues and whether you think that your parents understand your views on moral issues.
Spend a few moments quietly asking God to help you see clearly and honestly into your heart and mind as you begin this examination of conscience. Write your responses to the questions below. No one will collect this handout.
For each of the following actions, write a selfish motivation and a selfless motivation. Responses have been supplied for the first action as examples.
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course VI: Life in Jesus Christ from Christian Morality: Our Response to God’s Love.
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course III: The Mission of Jesus Christ (The Paschal Mystery) from The Paschal Mystery: Christ’s Mission of Salvation.
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course IV: Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church from The Church: Christ in the World Today.
Chapters 38 and 39 of The Catholic Connections Handbook discuss the basic teachings about Christian morality. After reading or reviewing these chapters, complete the crossword.
Below are five statements, written in code, about the human person. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a symbol. The same symbol represents the same letter in all statements. Review chapter 7 in The Catholic Connections Handbook, then …
A nice summary of the Sixth and Ninth Commandments, and how God wants us to conduct ourselves in sexual matters.
Students are asked to list 10 practical ways to keep the 7th, 8th, and 10th Commandments.
A summary of Chapter 43, Respecting Truth and Property from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
Every day you have numerous opportunities to show respect for God’s work of creation in yourself and in other people. Respecting life means protecting oneself and others from harm, but it also means valuing life in everyday ways. The following …
A summary of Chapter 42, Respecting Life from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
A summary of Chapter 41, Honoring Family from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
Complete the following crossword puzzle to review what you have learned.
It’s not always easy to choose to do what is right, but if you listen to your conscience, you will usually know what choice you should make. For each of the following items, describe the choice you should make. Include …
A summary of Chapter 39, Moral Decision Making from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
When you have a difficult moral decision to make, how do you go about figuring out what you should do? Do you talk with your friends or a parent or other adult, or do you pray about it? For some …
A summary of Chapter 38, Living the Moral Life from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.
For each beatitude, write down how you live it in your own life.
How to respond in various life issues situations.
Living as a follower of Christ is easier at certain times than at others. For example, when a group of friends wants to do something that you know is wrong and goes against Jesus’ teachings, it can be difficult to …
How you would respond to different life issue scenarios.
Match column A with column B to complete the sentences about Jesus’ healing ministry.
In Sacred Scripture, Jesus teaches about the Kingdom of God. Although the Kingdom of God will reach its fullness in Heaven, we can strive to build it on earth. On the lines below, describe what you imagine the Kingdom of …
When God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, he gave his Law to all people. The Ten Commandments give us a summary of how we are to live. The following tablets contain the Ten Commandments, with an example of how …
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 32, The Moral Life.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 31, Respecting Truth.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 30, Respecting Material Goods.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 29, Respecting Sexuality.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 28, Life Issues: War.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 27, Honoring Family.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 25, Sources of Moral Truth.
A PowerPoint presentation with information from The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 23, Introduction to Christian Morality.
A PowerPoint on The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 15, The Last Things.
A PowerPoint on The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition Chapter 6, The Human Person.
Activities for Chapter 32 The Moral Life including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 31 Respecting Truth including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 30 Respecting Material Goods including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 29 Respecting Sexuality including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 28 Respecting Life including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 27 Honoring Family including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 26 Honoring God including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 25 Sources of Moral Truth including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 23 Introduction to Christian Morality including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 15 The Last Things, including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 7 The Promise of a Messiah, including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
Activities for Chapter 6 The Human Person, including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
A worksheet where students are asked to rank items on their necessity for living a happy life.
Catholic social teaching is based on some key concepts. By applying these concepts to different social issues, the Church makes judgments about the correct direction to follow.
For each situation, determine whether the action is right, neutral, or wrong; whether the intent is good or not good; and whether the circumstances allow you to decide freely or keep you from deciding freely.
Questions about how we can imitate Jesus’ example in the way we interact with others.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 32, The Moral Life.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 31, Respecting Truth.
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.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 30, Respecting Material Goods.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 29, Respecting Sexuality.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 28, Respecting Life.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 27, Honoring God.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 26, Honoring God.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 25, Sources of Moral Truth.
Catholic social justice teachings are based on some key concepts. By applying these concepts to different social issues, the Church makes judgments about the correct direction to follow. In this lesson we look briefly at the following four key concepts, …
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.
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 23, Introduction to Christian Morality.
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. …
In the boxes below, give examples for each type of suffering, and respond to the questions that follow.
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 …
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 …
A worksheet with tough decisions students may be faced with in their lives.
An article that breaks down the differences between good and evil spirits.
A scripture passage from the Gospel of Luke about Martha and Mary is read along with a commentary, and is followed by large group discussion questions.
A reflection worksheet and class discussion on the video Gang Busters: One Man’s Mission to Stop Bullets by Creating Jobs.
A PowerPoint about marriage, children, natural family planning, in vitro fertilization, and abortion.
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.