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Afterhours
Inspirational Stories: This offers hundreds of stories of the
"Chicken Soup" variety. Some of them are explicitly Christian. Quite
a few could be used to enhance a lesson.
Visit our Storytelling page for more links
on web sites containing stories or focussing on storytelling.
eLectionary
Storybook Directory, created by Robert Bela Wilhelm, Th.D. - A
fascinating online project! Robert Bela is compiling stories from
all over the world that can be used to illustrate the Sunday Gospel
readings. For subscribers, but several stories are available on the
page.
The
Word Made Flesh: Breathing Life Into the Story - Story, Biblical Storytelling
and Narrative Theology. Abibiliography Compiled by Dennis Dewey,
Tracy Radosevic and Klara Tammany
Acting
the Clown - By Hilary Musgrave RSC,. This article relates the experience
of a Loreto nun working with a storyteller/singer to bring the Gospel
to schollchildren.
The Reflective Teacher
- The Role of Teacher Thinking and Storytelling in the Integration
of of Theory and Practice in Religious Education, By Kath Engebretson,
ACU, Christ Campus, Melbourne, Word in Life, June 1997
Picturing the Kingdom
of God - article by Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR of Holy Spirit Friary.
- "Stories, parables, fables, anecdotes, illustrations, etc.,
help us to see the "bigger picture" in life. They help us
to understand there is more to life than our own limited spheres of
experience. They create pictures in our mind and open up our imagination
to comprehend a greater dimension of life than we are normally used
to experiencing. Stories are vehicles that take us to far off places,
places we've never experienced ourselves."
Storytelling as Ministry
- Another article by Fr. Brian Cavanaugh - "Whenever, and wherever
stories are told--be it through preaching, counseling, teaching--a
chord is plucked within the understanding of the listeners. Often
the story is heard by the ear, but listened to by the sub-conscious
mind where its deeper meaning resides. "
What
use is storytelling? - "They [the students] didn't know they
were learning anything - it wasn't like a lesson. But they became
better listeners, clearer and more confident speakers, their memories
more retentive and their attitudes more cooperative."
Storytelling
for Character Development: Why is Storytelling an Effective Technique
to Use? Excerpts from Books That Build Character by William Kilpatrick
and Gregory and Suzanee Wolfe - " Stories, because of their hold
on the imagination, can create an attachment to goodness. The nature
of stories enables us to "rehearse" moral decisions, strengthening
our solidarity with the good."
Past Reviews of Online Resources
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