Follow this link to Patrick Madrid's blog to read about a Catholic woman who rescued more than 2,000 children from certian death. This is an amazing woman. You can watch the videos that explain what she did and how she did it.
In case you don't know, Patrick Madrid is an excellent person to listen to if you want to hear about our faith. He explains things very well and in ways that they are easy to understand.
By the way, did you pray today? Offer God this day, and ask for the grace to avoid sin.
-G
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Why We Honor the Blessed Virgin Mary
Some time ago, I was listening to a CD set by Dr. Scott Hahn. The title was Answering Common Objections. It's a good set that explains many of our Catholic beliefs to common objections that our protestant brothers and sisters have.
This section was on Mary and it answered the protestant critics that say Catholics worship her. To be clear, we honor her. There is a big difference.
Dr. Hahn's (summarized) comments:
1. We believe that Jesus fulfilled the law completely and was without sin. That includes obeying the 4th commandment to honor your father and mother.
2. We imitate Jesus.
So, Catholics aren't doing anything new. Jesus beat us to it when it comes to giving his mother honor.
1. We believe that Jesus fulfilled the law completely and was without sin. That includes obeying the 4th commandment to honor your father and mother.
2. We imitate Jesus.
So, Catholics aren't doing anything new. Jesus beat us to it when it comes to giving his mother honor.
Try this next topic for a conversation starter:
If you have questions about how the Ark of the Covenant pre-figured Mary because it carried the word of God, the bread of God, and the power of God, I'll bet your students can give a reasonable discussion about this.
You might also ask them about the queens in the Davidic kingdom. How did they decide who was queen? Solomon had so many wives that they would have only been queen for a matter of minutes; so it wasn't the wife/wives.
Have a good chat with your kids!
Greg
If you have questions about how the Ark of the Covenant pre-figured Mary because it carried the word of God, the bread of God, and the power of God, I'll bet your students can give a reasonable discussion about this.
You might also ask them about the queens in the Davidic kingdom. How did they decide who was queen? Solomon had so many wives that they would have only been queen for a matter of minutes; so it wasn't the wife/wives.
Have a good chat with your kids!
Greg
Meet "Roe" from Roe v Wade
Monday, February 23, 2009
Class on 22 FEB 09 - Test Results & Lent
Dear Parents,
We took a test today that covers what the 8th graders should know by the time they are confirmed. It was an open book test, if they remembered to bring their Bible and Catechism.
The students corrected their own tests and took them home. The purpose of this exercise was for both the students and the parents to know where a little more study about the Catholic faith might be needed.
Several teaching opportunities presented themselves during the discussion of the answers. These kids are smart, and they askd very good questions. Some of the questions were about:
Check out virtuemedia.org and look at their ads that they have created.
Scroll down in this blog to the post about the 12 year old girl and the speech she gave.
Remember: "Prayer is the oxygen of the soul." - Padre Pio
We took a test today that covers what the 8th graders should know by the time they are confirmed. It was an open book test, if they remembered to bring their Bible and Catechism.
The students corrected their own tests and took them home. The purpose of this exercise was for both the students and the parents to know where a little more study about the Catholic faith might be needed.
Several teaching opportunities presented themselves during the discussion of the answers. These kids are smart, and they askd very good questions. Some of the questions were about:
- Scandal - our Catholic politicians' (bad) examples provided several good teaching points. (It might be a good idea to cover the definition of heresy, too.)
- The real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
- Transsubstantiation vs Consubstantiation (we covered the concepts without using these words)
- Mortal sin vs venial sin
- Theological virtues (ask your student the definition of Faith - simply believing in God isn't enough, there's more)
- Cardinal virtues (hints to ask you students: Temperance, which includes chastity)
- Forgiveness of sins... ALL sins. Please cover this at home, too. God's mercy has no limits, but you won't be forgiven if you refuse his forgiveness.
BIG NOTE TO PARENTS: Several of the students have asked for us to have a class period for them to go to confession. I won't be able to fit this in the schedule any time soon. Please take your kids to confession. They are asking for a reason.
More to follow later.Check out virtuemedia.org and look at their ads that they have created.
Scroll down in this blog to the post about the 12 year old girl and the speech she gave.
Remember: "Prayer is the oxygen of the soul." - Padre Pio
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Class on Sunday 22 Feb
Remember I said there would be a test? We're having one tonight. All you need is the knowledge and understanding that you've learned over the past 8 years of SOR and Sunday Mass.
Also, please bring your bible and your catechism to every class.
Don't worry, this is a practice test.
Greg
P.S. If you have questions, you can email them to me at gwerkowitch@yahoo.com
Also, please bring your bible and your catechism to every class.
Don't worry, this is a practice test.
Greg
P.S. If you have questions, you can email them to me at gwerkowitch@yahoo.com
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