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	<description>Family Formation is a truly innovative K-6th grade Catholic religious education program used by parishes and families across the US and Canada.  Based on the principle that &#34;Parents are the primary educators in the Faith&#34;  [General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) 255, Family Formation] revolves around weekly family gatherings and home lessons.  This shared learning experience spills over into the family&#039;s everyday life.</description>
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		<title>November Prayer Tables for Classrooms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s classroom topic is the Corporal Works of Mercy and I&#8217;d like to suggest this piece by Dutch artist David Teniers (1610-1690) for your prayer table.  It&#8217;s a scene that was beloved by either the artist and/or his patrons, as evidenced by the many times he painted a similar theme in his lifetime. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=2487&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Angel of God, my guardian dear</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Each and every member of the faithful has a Guardian Angel to protect, guard, and guide them through life.&#8221; and &#8220;Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.&#8221;  -St. Basil the Great [Angels are proof] &#8220;that heaven denies us nothing that assists us. These celestial spirits have been placed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=2278&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October Prayer Tables</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2011/09/15/october-prayer-tables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several beautiful images I&#8217;d recommend for your October prayer centers.  Since we&#8217;re studying the structure and the beauty of the Holy Mass, art that conveys eternal truths about the Mass are very appropriate. This one by Carreno gives us a glimpse of the unseen realities of each Mass as all of heaven celebrates [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=2072&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like yesterday&#8217;s painting, the artist of this one uses his great skill to trick your eyes into seeing something that isn&#8217;t really thereOn first glance, this looks like a photograph of a sculpture, but again it&#8217;s just skillfully painted on a flat wall. You can see the Holy Spirit pictured as a dove and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=854&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Holy Trinity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 04:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a famous depiction of the Trinity by the 15th century Italian artist, Masaccio.  His wonderful use of perspective makes it look very three dimensional, even though it&#8217;s really painted on a flat wall. Notice the tomb on the bottom of the work, which likely represents Adam (and all of humanity) and the pictures [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=848&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The depths of our Father&#8217;s love</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/03/12/the-depths-of-our-fathers-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The process of conversion and repentance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father: the fascination of illusory freedom, the abandonment of the father&#8217;s house; the extreme misery in which the son finds himself after squandering his fortune; his deep humiliation at finding himself [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=764&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Parable of the Lost Son</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/03/11/the-parable-of-the-lost-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any.  Coming to his senses he thought, &#8216;How many of my father&#8217;s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger.&#8217; ~Luke 15:16-17 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Art<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=742&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The joy of repentance</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/03/09/the-joy-of-repentance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this painting by Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), we see an interpretation of the famous parable of the Prodigal Son.  The painting is part of a series depicting lessons from the Corporal Works of Mercy showing the necessity of good works, and the importance of personal participation in such acts.   As you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=735&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Return of the Prodigal Son</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/03/07/the-return-of-the-prodigal-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this month&#8217;s first Home Lesson your family will learn more about the parable of the Prodigal Son, a popular subject for artists.  I&#8217;ll post a few pieces this week, but the most well known is this one by Rembrandt. Consider Rembrandt&#8217;s beautiful use of contrasts to highlight the realities of the story of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=738&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One more reason to visit the Saint Paul Cathedral</title>
		<link>http://familyformationblog.net/2010/02/12/one-more-reason-to-visit-the-saint-paul-cathedral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Klejeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A replica statue of Michelangelo&#8217;s Pietà will be unveiled for public view on February 17, just before the 7:30 a.m. Ash Wednesday Mass. The Ash Wednesday unveiling kicks off the statue’s nation-wide tour. Created with Vatican consent by Nevada-based limited liability company Vescovo Buonarroti Art, it’s one of four Pietà replicas traveling the globe. An [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=familyformationblog.net&amp;blog=8459596&amp;post=710&amp;subd=churchofsaintpaul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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