Few subjects have inspired more beautiful art over the centuries than the Blessed Virgin Mary! This work is one of many that can be found in the Convent of San Marco in Florence, Italy. In the 15th century, Fra Angelico created one piece for each of the cells (dormitories) in the convent as its only [...]
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May is the month of Mary
May 14, 2012Want to $ave a little ca$h?
May 8, 2012Church of Saint Paul: Register early for your 2012-2013 Family Formation classes and not only will you save $10 on your family’s registration, but you’ll be doing our office a huge favor! The big summer job of getting everything set up for the fall classes is a lot easier when people register early. Thanks in [...]
Don’t forget your Rosary
May 4, 2012Just a brief reminder to bring your rosary as we will be praying it together as part of May’s Family Formation meetings. The second graders will be leading the procession with flowers and a May Crowning and then all of the classes will help us pray the Glorious Mysteries.
Having a Core Team: covering your program in prayer
May 3, 2012A Core Team member writes about the primacy of prayer: My husband and I started out teaching Family Formation when we were first married and before children, so we could check out this program everyone was talking about. Now ten tears later, three of our four children are involved and I am a member of [...]
Developing a Core Team: A little Family Formation history lesson
May 2, 2012A few words from one of our founders: Where two or three are gathered in my Name, there I will be with them. Matthew 18:20 When Religious Education was moving from teacher based to family based format and Family Formation was in its birthing stage at the Church of Saint Paul, the only way I [...]
The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for May, 2012
May 1, 2012General Intention: The Family. That initiatives which defend and uphold the role of the family may be promoted within society. Missionary Intention: Mary, Guide of Missionaries. That Mary, Queen of the World and Star of Evangelization, may accompany all missionaries in proclaiming her Son Jesus. O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer [...]
Moving from “obligation” to true love
May 1, 2012ob·li·ga·tion/ˌäbliˈgāSHən/ Noun: An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment. The condition of being morally or legally bound to do something. We’ve all heard of our obligation to attend Sunday Mass and we’re familiar with the term, “holy days of obligation,” but that emphasis [...]
Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy…
April 30, 2012… through story time! Our Sabbath Scripture Books help you follow the Pauline family as they prepare for the Sunday Gospel in a fun, creative, and often dramatic way. By using this simple tool, you and your family will learn how to incorporate the Gospel into every Sunday by bringing it down to an easily [...]
Bringing Children to Mass
April 29, 2012The game in this week’s Home Lesson presents many ways we can keep the Lord’s Day holy, but the one that stands out among them all is simply going to Mass. With a few exceptions, all Catholics of the age of reason* are required to attend Mass each Sunday. But what of those children [...]
Just which is the Lord’s Day?
April 28, 2012The Old Testament Sabbath (and that still celebrated by Jews to this day) is Saturday, but just as Christ influenced every other aspect of life, so did He influence our weekly day of rest and worship dedicated to God. As you’re learning about keeping the Lord’s Day holy this week, you might be interested in these [...]
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