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November 22, 2010 - Volume 3, Number
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Faith Formation
Fr Jim Martin on Prayer is a series of 11 videos. [Technology
and Religious Education
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- How to Easily Add the Catholic Liturgical Calendar to Google Calendar is an article on the Blog Productive Catholic that provides a step by step showing you how to incorporate the Universalis into the calendar in your Google account. Very easy to do indeed and in only a few clicks. Note that the Universalis Web site has been redesigned since this blog article was written and the link to the yearly calendar is now situated on the left hand side and not at the top of the page as indicated in the article.
- Meet Joy Jenkins: 21st Century Teacher of Bible History by Caroline Cerveny on A Cyberpilgrim's Blog
Resources for Advent, Feast Days, and Special Days |
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Resources for feast days in December:
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Wisdom Posters |
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Also see Bible Verses Cards, Scripture Clipart Cards. Bible Posters, and Wisdom of Saints Posters
Articles
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- A Joyful Journey: Advent Day by Day by Gloria Hutchinson
- Finding Your Own Way to Pray - by Jim and Susan Vogt, Every Day Catholic
- Many ways to say thanksby Mary Kathleen Glavich SND, Creative Catechist
These activities teach children the importance of saying tanks to God and others
- The 5 Love Languages and the Sacraments by Gerard-Marie Anthony, Spirituality for Today November 2010
- Thanksgiving by Reverend Mark Connolly, Spirituality for Today November 2010
- Does God Have Favorites? by Roh Roheiser
- Advent: easy, fun, and spiritual ways to celebrate, Catholic Digest
- Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit - The Word Among Us
- The Kingdom Is at Hand - The Word Among Us
Articles for CATECHIST Magazine, November December 2010:
- Who Is Knocking at Our Door? by Marlene Sweeney
I had never heard of the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas until I served in a tri-lingual parish that worked very hard at incorporating different ethnic customs into the community's prayer life. - Craft Clip: Pine Cones by Jeanne Heiberg
Gather natural pine cones, with flat and open petals (scales), or purchase them at craft stores. - St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe by Sr. Vivian Giulianelli, S.A.
The objective of this activity is to learn about Our Lady of Guadalupe (whose feast day is December 12) and St. Juan Diego (whose feast day is December 9) and to have students retell the story with wooden-spoon puppets. - Advent and Christmas: Light in the Darkness by Stephen M. Colecchi
"O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD!" (Isaiah 2:5) - Light Comes into a Dark World: The Day Star by Jeanne Heiberg
There is a joke that goes like this: "Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak." This shows how much we interpret light in more than material forms. - Advent Wreath Blessing by Lori Veenker
This Advent Wreath Blessing can be used in your classroom or you can make copies of it and send it home with your students for them and their families to use. Depending on the size of your group, you may need to combine reading parts. - What Is Advent Really? by Mary McEntee McGill
Each year it arrives—and we notice. - The Lights of Advent for Your Students and Their Families by Sheila Kearney
At this time of year, our thoughts, time, and energy turn toward preparing for the holiday season. - Advent—A Time to Prepare by Jean Grant
A group activity for the family at home or your class family.