While you’re doing this week’s meal planning, don’t forget the little cookbook in your Home Lesson packet with traditional recipes for Passover. This is one of those occasions where a great lesson is meant to center around food! Not only do each of the foods have a special meaning, but all the major events of [...]
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March 30, 2012Seeing Holy Week from a different perspective
March 29, 2012No matter how much you love your home parish, there’s something amazing about attending a Holy Week liturgy at the Cathedral! Besides the added beauty of the building and the music, you’ll get a greater sense of belonging to the Universal Church. Below is the schedule for the diocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis. I strongly encourage [...]
Bringing Your Holy Thursday Lesson to Life!
March 24, 2012Plan to join Archbishop Nienstedt on March 27th at 7pm at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, as he celebrates one of the most important liturgies in the local Church’s life – the Chrism Mass. Within this Mass, traditionally celebrated on the morning of Holy Thursday, the oils used for baptism, confirmation and ordination will be [...]
From Today’s Mailbag:
March 22, 2012We had a question from a DRE today about the Modeling Dough With A Surprise activity from the upcoming classroom lesson: I was wondering if you knew how much the “Modeling Dough With a Surprise” makes. And will the colors bleed through if it is made the day before? I know I’ve made it before [...]
How’re You Doing?
March 21, 2012My last suggestion on learning the Ten Commandments has to do with your ongoing self-assessment. A major portion of your life as a Christian has to do with seeing how you measure up to the standards laid out in the Commandments, and ending each day by using them as a mental checklist is a good, [...]
Learning by Heart
March 20, 2012It’s great to know the text of the Commandments, and even better to know the words and the order, but MOST important is to understand what they mean and apply that meaning to your life. A great place for grown-ups to continue their education on the Commandments is in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. [...]
How’s Your Memory?
March 19, 2012Make a different set of cards, this time to play a round of Memory. Using 20 index cards, write a Commandment on each of the first ten, and number the others from 1-10. (If you can, make the two sets different colors or give them some distinguishing feature so they’re easier to sort when face [...]
Mixing it Up!
March 18, 2012Time to shake it up a bit more, this time in a different way. Using your set of flashcards, lay them all out on the table, text side up, except one. Can your student tell which one is missing? Just for fun, let your kids turn the tables by setting it up to see how [...]
Shaking Up Your Memory A Bit
March 17, 2012Using dice automatically makes just about anything into a game! After your family becomes familiar with the Commandments, you’ll want to work on associating each with its proper number. Try using a 10-sided dice like the one pictured below. With each roll, simply take turns reciting the Commandment that goes with the number rolled. I’ve [...]
More with Flashcards
March 16, 2012Use your ten flashcards for another game, this time involving two people. Simply take turns quizzing each other on both the number and the text of each Commandment. Have one players show the numbered side of a flashcard, and the other player recite the text. Reinforce what they know by then showing the text side [...]
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