Plenary Indulgences During the Time of the Coronavirus
The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain…
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Spiritual Fasting from Holy Communion
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois offers a unique perspective for those who are unable to participate in the celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist. Share his video reflection with your students. The quotation Bishop…
What Doe a Paleographer Do in Biblical Studies?
Ask your students to define the term paleographer. Ask them to speculate what a paleographer would have to do with translating and studying original copies of the Bible. Share the following text from Abba Isn’t Daddy and Other Biblical…
What Is Lent?
We cannot celebrate Easter fully if we have not taken the time to prepare for the celebration. We cannot be restored if we have not taken the time to identify the ways in which we are broken. By the second century Christians were preparing for the…
Supporting National Marriage Week
February 1 to 14 is National Marriage Week. Share with your students three graces of married life and what they think each grace means. (See pages 122-123 of Your Christian Vocation for more information.): Married couples are given the grace to…
What Does It Mean to be a Black Catholic?
At the beginning of Black History Month in the United States, spend some time focusing on the experience of black Catholics in the United States. Use information on African American Catholics provided by the United States Catholic Bishops to present…
Kobe Bryant and the Importance of Going to Mass
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant (1978—2019) and eight other people, including his thirteen-year-old daughter Gianna, were killed on Sunday, January 26, in a helicopter crash in Southern California. They were on their way to a youth basketball…
Personal Pro-Life Actions
In support of this year’s March for Life, have the students explore the website and look for ways they can participate in this effort throughout the year from wherever they are. Also, have the students consider some of these pro-life actions…
New Vocations Text from Ave Maria Press
Just released this week, Your Christian Vocation is a new textbook from Ave Maria Press that supports a high-school course on all Christian vocations and states of life, including marriage, holy orders, consecrated life, and committed single…