3/4/2020 After preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation by doing an examination of conscience, the children went to Confession and everyone did great! We also began reviewing the Sacraments with Chapter 17.
2/19/2020 This week we went over the liturgical year. What is a liturgical season and which is your favorite and why? And of course we talked about Lent and how we can prepare.
2/12/2020 We talked about the 8th Commandment and the difference between telling the truth... and not lying! Ask your child: "What does that mean to you?" Chapter 15
2/5/2020 Looking at Chapter 13, we talked about the many ways we can honor our father a mother.
1/29/2020 Jesus chose Peter and the other Apostles and gave to them and their successors the authority to teach and lead in His name the one Church He established (Chapter 12).
1/15/2020 Happy New Year! This week we jumped right into learning about "Models of Virtue and Holiness." We talked about how we are all saints in the making!
12/11/2019 "Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." We talked about the gifts each of us have and how we can use them to serve God and others. Chapter 10. Ask your child what gifts they have? What gifts do you have?
12/4/2019 We discussed chapter 9. How do you honor and respect God? We came up with many ways!
11/20/2019 We worked on Chapter 8 and talked about Advent. What are we thankful for? What do we thank God for?
11/6/2019 Making the right choice isn't always simple. We talked about ways to help us make good decisions.
10/30/2019 This week we worked on chapter 5. Like Jesus and the early Christians, community is a big part of our life. How do you help in your community?
10/23/2019 Tonight in chapter 4, we talked about human dignity. How do you help others?
10/9/2019 We worked on chapter 3 this week, and talked about the Ten Commandments with our guest catechist. Invite your child to tell you about the Commandments and what they mean. This week we also reviewed the 4 personal safety rules of how to stay safe: 1. CHECK FIRST 2. TAKE A FRIEND 3. TELL PEOPLE "NO" 4. TELL MY TRUSTED ADULT Your child received a few handouts about the 4 rules. Please go over them with your children and periodically review them.
10/2/2019 In these first two weeks, we have looked at God’s Divine Revelation of Himself and His plans to us, how He made everything, and have learned about the goodness of all God’s creation. We have also recalled that God reveals himself through Sacred Scripture and the Sacred Tradition of the Church. We discussed the First Sin of Adam and Eve, known as Original Sin, and how it resulted in death, suffering, ignorance, and the inclination to sin coming into the world. And we remembered that God always remains faithful and promises salvation, through Jesus Christ.