February, 2010 - Volume 3, Number 3
Resources Featured
on the Catholic Faith Education Blog |
§ The Church's 2000 Year History - a concise history of the Catholic Church. Read more...
§ Benedict Everyday.com offers daily selected quotes of Pope Benedict XVI for prayer and reflection.
Word of God Everyday provides a daily scripture verse and a quote from a saintly figure in the Church. Read more...
§ The Foundation for Sacred Arts is a Catholic nonprofit organization founded to stimulate a vibrant renewal in the patronage and production of Christian sacred arts. Read more...
§ Digital Catechesis is a social networking site that aims to be a "worldwide community for advancing the effective use of technology in all areas of faith formation. Read more...
§ Homilies offers just that... homilies in both English and Spanish from different homilists for each Sunday of the liturgical year. Read more...
§ Crossmap Christian Backgrounds and Christian Wallpaper offers over 200 free images. Read more...
§ The Roots of Catholic Social Justice Teachings - a PowerPoint presentation It provides an oveview of Catholic Social teachings from 1878 to 2005. Read more...
Come Home - Song by Annie Karto: A video based on Jesus' parable, the prodigal son. The song, 'Come Home', is written and sung by Annie Karto, Catholic Singer/songwriter and Inspirational Speaker, from Treasure Island, FL www.anniekarto.com
Technology
and Religious Education |
§ Pope: Blog the Gospel! by James Martin, S.J., In All Things, group blog of America, the Catholic National Weekly, January 23, 2010
Useful Resources on Saints and Feast Days |
Resources for feast days in January and February:
John of God as painted by Murillo |
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Other Useful Resources
Resources for Catholic Educators:
- Lenten Clipart - Resources for Catholic Educators
- Lent - Resources for Catholic Educators
- Site Reviews: Lenten Season - Resources for Catholic Educators
- Prayer - Resources for Catholic Educators
- Resources for Holy Week and Easter Online
- Lent - Call to Conversion - Frequently Asked Questions
- Ronald Rolheiser - Reflections for the Lenten Period
- Ash Wednesday
- Lent Reflections from Saint Elizabeth's
- FindingGod.org - More resources for Lent
- Lent and Easter Resource Guide
- Praying Lent
- Lenten Retreat Online
- Lenten Features
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Words
of Wisdom Posters |
Scripture
Posters |
“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled." -- Luke 6.21 |
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." -- Luke 6.20 |
“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." -- Luke 6.21 |
Also see Bible Verses Cards, Scripture Clipart Cards and Wisdom of Saints Posters (New posters added)
Articles
Online |
§ The Transmission of Faith through Art by Hamilton Reed Armstrong, Communio 28 (Summer 2001)
§ Haiti and the Theodicy Question, Ron Rolheiser OMI, January 24, 2010
"Where is God in the countless tragedies that happen in our world? Where is God when bad things happen to good people? Where was God during the Holocaust?"
§ Praydreaming: Key to Discernment, by Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J., Catholic Update
"We Christians don’t just decide things, we discern them. That is, we do our best to figure out what God is calling us to in every situation. We do our best to say yes to that divine invitation. But how do we discern God’s will for us? That’s the tricky part."
§ Appreciative inquiry and adult faith formation: The art of asking questions is the secret to parish and parishioner renewal by David DeLambo, Today's Parish, January-February 2010, Volume 42 #1
"Appreciative inquiry" is a cutting-edge technique in the world of organizational development. Many parishes have successfully adapted the technique for pastoral planning and adult faith formation. What makes it so successful is its use of personal stories to cause powerful transformation."