Discovering your own Lenten Journey Many of you are wondering what are we going to do for Lent? What are we going to give up? As well as many other thoughts and questions. It can leave us feeling like we are spinning in circles trying to land on something profound. Lent can be an overwhelmingContinue reading “Lenten Habits at home”
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St. Martin de Porres
“Always consider others as more holy and more worthy than you, at the same time strive to be as holy as you can be.” -St. Martin de Porres St. Martin de Porres is the patron saint of social justice and race relations. His example shows us that the true solution to social injustice is foundContinue reading “St. Martin de Porres”
Through the Eye of a Needle Lesson
The Rich Man: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” -Mark 10:17-30 When we read this passage to our childrenContinue reading “Through the Eye of a Needle Lesson”
Our Lady Devotions Box
The Blessed Virgin Mary, our spiritual Mother is the Mediatrix of All Graces. “Then, O sinner, whoever thou mayest be, imbedded in crime, grown old in sin, despair not; thank the Lord, who that He might show thee mercy, has not only given His Son for thy advocate, but, to encourage thee to greater confidence,Continue reading “Our Lady Devotions Box”
October is Dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary
The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7 “When I pray ‘Hail Mary’, the heavens smile, the angels rejoice, the earth is happy” -St. Francis of Assisi “I have no better way of knowing if a man is for God than if he likes to say the Hail Mary andContinue reading “October is Dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary”
Summer 2021 Update
With Summer coming to an end in the next few weeks we wanted to give you an update about the upcoming 2021-2022 CCD year. After days of prayerful thinking we have decided to step aside for the new CCD year. We are Catechists that absolutely love teaching and sharing our own experiences with learning howContinue reading “Summer 2021 Update”
Session 24: The Lord’s Prayer
Significance of the Our Father Prayer “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “Pray then in this way: OurContinue reading “Session 24: The Lord’s Prayer”
Session 23: Commandments Four through Ten
Showing Love Towards Others By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. -1 John 5:2-3 For the past two Sessions we have been focusing on theContinue reading “Session 23: Commandments Four through Ten”
Session 22: The First Three Commandments
Showing Love Towards God Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all isContinue reading “Session 22: The First Three Commandments”
Session 21: Sacraments of Service and Communion
Matrimony and Holy Orders For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. -Luke 9:24 This week we are discussing the final two sacraments that consecrate people for service to the whole Church: Matrimony and Holy Orders. These are known asContinue reading “Session 21: Sacraments of Service and Communion”
The Small Pencil Catechist 