One of our distance parishes will begin this month’s lesson on the Sacrament of the Sick by reviewing the basics with this poster: And will then fill out that teaching as they move through the lesson: It’s always a great idea to start with the most basic concept and expand on it. In a classroom [...]
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Remembering the basics
February 2, 2012“An awesome mission”
January 31, 2012Thank you so much to this DRE from a distance parish for her reminder of what’s at stake when passing on the Faith the the next generation. I can’t believe I am in my 6th year of Family Formation! It has been an awesome mission with it’s many blessings and sometimes painful issues to deal [...]
All vocations lead to heaven!
January 27, 2012One of our creative catechists made a very eye-catching visual of this truth by taping paths all over her classroom. She demonstrated that even though all the vocational choices are distinct and have certain overlaps, they all move toward the same goal of eternal life in heaven. What a great introduction to last month’s topic! [...]
Field Trip Anyone?
January 23, 2012Many thanks to one of our distance DRE’s for sharing the great idea she’ll be using with her catechists for the February lesson on the Sacrament of the Sick: This month’s Family Formation lesson calls for each catechist to have a small vial of Holy Oil and to bless each student with that oil. We [...]
January Prayer Tables for Classrooms
January 2, 2012Remind your students that it’s still the Christmas season by using pieces of your nativity set on this month’s prayer table. While the traditional (12 days after Christmas) date of Epiphany is January 6, most countries, including the United States will celebrate it on Sunday, January 8.
Fun and Games
November 26, 2011One of our creative catechists shared a couple suggestions for teaching December’s classroom topic, Mary: God’s Masterpiece. “For acting out the story, bring some simple props to liven up the acting out part. A broom for Mary’s chores, a book for her lessons, a hammer for Joseph the carpenter, two plastic wine glasses for the [...]
December Prayer Tables for Classrooms
November 17, 2011In this month’s topic, Mary: God’s Masterpiece, even the title encourages you to use beautiful art on your prayer table! Since your classroom time will be in December, the typical go-to idea is to set up all or part of a Nativity set for your decoration, but I’d like to suggest you possibly put that [...]
More effort means more time
November 7, 2011Hello Everyone, I love reading the documents of the Church. They provide such wisdom, reminding us what is really important. Take this quote from Pope Pius XI back in 1935 from the document On Better Care for Catechetical Teaching: “Pastors and others having the care of souls should ever bear in mind that catechetical instruction [...]
How to Use a Bible When Catechising Children
October 24, 2011Hello Everyone, I want to take a two minutes today to introduce you to a catechetical tool that is simple, easy, and effective. Whenever possible with your home or classroom lessons, use a real Bible. From now on make it a habit to stop reading Bible quotes from the lesson page. Instead, pick up the [...]
Fun and games
October 20, 2011One of our creative catechists shared a suggestion for introducing November’s classroom topic, the Corporal Works of Mercy. Instead of just telling the kids what they are, have them discover for themselves through a fun and quick game of Charades! Each of the corporal works requires a giver and a recipient, so pair up your [...]
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