Dear Friends in Christ, I had previously written about our anticipation for this to be a year of more silence on this website due to our daughter’s upcoming wedding. We indeed did follow that decision for most of the year. The happy couple were married in October, just a few weeks ago, in a splendidContinue reading “Fall 2025 Update, update”
Category Archives: Family Faith Formation
Fall 2025 Update
Dear Friends in Christ, Each year we ponder on our role as parent catechists. Asking ourselves: Where do we want to grow in our vocation of parenting and teaching the faith? By now we had envisioned a return to the classroom setting for at least one of us. Again this year we decided against it.Continue reading “Fall 2025 Update”
Fall 2024 Update
Dear Friends in Christ, We have decided against returning to the classroom again this year. Our interest still remains. Our calling is still quite present. It has been a season of intention for us. Having children spanning in ages from young adult to pre-schooler makes for an interesting work life balance. Specifically helping young adultContinue reading “Fall 2024 Update”
Lesson 21: Sacramental Learning
The Mass and Holy Eucharist *****Read Lessons 26-28 in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism Book #2 **** This sacrament infuses into the soul great interior peace, a strong inclination to virtue, and great willingness to practice it, thus rendering it easy to walk in the path of perfection. St. Alphonsus Liguori In this week’s sacramentalContinue reading “Lesson 21: Sacramental Learning”
Lesson 11b: Sacramental Learning
(a) Anointing of the Sick and (b) Holy Orders Read Lesson 34: Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism Book #2 For this week’s sacramental learning lesson we will cover 2 sacraments. This is a hearty lesson and if you prefer you can break it up into separate lessons,Continue reading “Lesson 11b: Sacramental Learning”
Lesson 11a: Sacramental Learning
Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders Read Lesson 34: Anointing of the Sick and Holy Orders in the St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism Book #2 For this week’s sacramental learning lesson we will cover 2 sacraments. This is a hearty lesson and if you prefer you can break it up into separate lessons, this isContinue reading “Lesson 11a: Sacramental Learning”
Lesson 10: was Crucified, Died, and was buried;
Jesus loves you and me so much that He allowed Himself to be nailed to the Cross for our sins. Jesus Christ died for our sins on Good Friday. He willingly offered up His life in order to open Heaven for us. Some of Jesus’ friends took Him down from the Cross and tenderly buriedContinue reading “Lesson 10: was Crucified, Died, and was buried;”
Lesson 9: Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate ordered the Roman soldiers to torture Jesus, but Jesus had done nothing wrong. Who was Pontius Pilate? Marcus Pontius Pilate was the fifth Roman governor of Judaea under the Emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, ruling during Jesus’ adulthood. During Passover Jesus was arrested and taken to be tried before the Sanhedrin, the JewishContinue reading “Lesson 9: Suffered under Pontius Pilate”
Lesson 8: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary
Jesus Christ was made man by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. All three Divine persons of the Holy Trinity chose the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the Mother of God. The Blessed Virgin Mary – Who was she? Her parents St. Joachim and St. Anne hadContinue reading “Lesson 8: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary”
Lesson 7: Sacramental Learning
Baptism is the sacrament through which we are freed from sin, become children of God and members of Christ and his Church, and share in the Church’s mission. Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua), and the door which gives access to theContinue reading “Lesson 7: Sacramental Learning”
The Small Pencil Catechist 