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"Mass Appeal"
A series of questions that can be used to reflect on the movie, “Mass Appeal.”
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Creating a Promotional Brochure
Your group has been assigned to create a brochure about one of the two major religious orders to emerge during the Catholic Reformation: the Jesuits or the Carmelites. Imagine that you are members of this new religious order during the …
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Chapter 22 Activities
Activities for Chapter 22 Sacraments at the Service of Communion including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
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Commitment Card
Knowing that God is calling me into a vocation of service, I commit to . . . • spending one minute each day in silence, to listen to God’s voice calling to me • remaining open to whatever vocation God …
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Lesson 22 Summary
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 21, Sacraments at the Service of Communion.
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Lesson 14 Summary
The lesson learning objectives and content summary for Lesson 14, The Organization of The Catholic Church
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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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Exploring Religious Orders and Congregations
A research assignment worksheet done in pairs to find important information about different religious orders.
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The Sacrament of Holy Orders Graphic Organizer
A worksheet completed in groups about the symbolic words and actions that take place during the Rite of Ordination, as well as their meaning and effect.
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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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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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Vocations: Answering God’s Call – Final Performance Task Options for Unit 3
Several project options that reinforce the main ideas of Unit 3.
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Vocations: Answering God’s Call – Final Performance Task Options for Unit 2
Several project ideas centered around the main ideas from the Unit.
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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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A Dramatic Call: Lessons from the Old Testament
An activity where young people are asked to pick a Scripture passage that deals with an Old Testament ‘call’, and create a contemporary skit.
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Vocations: Answering God’s Call - Final Performance Task Options for Unit 1
Several final performance task options/activities that correlate with Unit 1 of Vocations: Answering God’s Call.
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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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Presentations on Vocations
A project where students are asked to create several presentations on vocations.
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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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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 8 of “The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ.”
Several final performance task options for Unit 8 of “The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ.”
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A Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony
The leader’s copy of several preassessment questions and answers used to gauge students’ knowledge of the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony.
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Finding Salt and Light for the World
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. It helps students reflect on various gifts, skills and virtues they might posesses in order to discern specific ministries they might be good at.
