Overcoming the Forgetting Curve in Teaching a Consistent Ethic of Life

Posted by Sarah Kernan on Mar 17, 2021 7:02:00 AM

As a high school moral theology teacher, and especially after a tumultuous political season, I’m deeply invested in whether my students gain a solid understanding of a consistent Catholic ethic of life—which recognizes the human person’s inalienable dignity from womb to tomb. Whatever their future vocation, I hope they retain a deep-in-their-bones conviction that all human life, and indeed all of God’s creation, has profound value that must be nurtured and protected.

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Topics: pro-life, human dignity, teaching resources, downloadable resources, Office of Life and Human Dignity

Free Teaching Resources: Promoting an Integral Vision of Human Life and Dignity Across Disciplines

Posted by Jessica Keating on Feb 25, 2021 7:04:00 AM

For over 2000 years, the Catholic Church has proclaimed that every human person has inherent dignity and inestimable worth. Though one of the greatest gifts handed down to cultures and societies across history, this proclamation is perhaps the most audacious the Church announces in the modern world. Amidst the violence and chaos of the world, the Church consistently calls on each one of us to recognize and act in accordance with the dignity of each and every human being, from conception to natural death. Catholic school educators, regardless of the subject they teach, have a responsibility to inculcate this fundamental belief in their students.

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Topics: human dignity, downloadable resources, Office of Life and Human Dignity, educational resources

Make a Scriptural Pilgrimage this Lent

Posted by Leonard J. DeLorenzo on Feb 15, 2021 11:48:08 AM

“What are you discussing as you walk along?”
—Luke 24:16

During Lent a few years ago, I decided to reflect intentionally on the questions of Jesus. By that, I mean the questions that Jesus asks as recorded in the gospels. It turns out he asks a lot of questions, and not a single one of them is innocuous. What I discovered is that if we are willing to hear him, his questions will jolt us, surprise us, trouble us, and potentially even transform us. The only thing that is guaranteed to not happen if you let Jesus ask you questions is that you will remain comfortable. And so my Lenten practice turned out to be quite uncomfortable—beautifully and wonderfully uncomfortable.

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Topics: Lent, Scripture, downloadable resources

Pray the O Antiphons [Free Resource]

Posted by Carolyn Pirtle on Dec 14, 2020 7:03:00 AM

This Thursday, December 17, the Church will begin praying what are known as the “O Antiphons” each evening during Vespers, or Evening Prayer. Outside of Vespers, the O Antiphons are more familiar in their adapted form as the verses for the quintessential Advent hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” 

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Topics: Liturgy of the Hours, Vespers, downloadable resources, liturgical year, Advent, O Antiphons

Four Ways to Celebrate Advent as a Domestic Church

Posted by Aurelia Vaiana on Nov 30, 2020 11:48:35 AM

It’s no secret that Advent will look different this year than in years past. Take advantage of the extra time at home with your family to intentionally prepare your hearts for the birth of Christ. Below are four ways to celebrate Advent in your home.

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Topics: devotional prayer, downloadable resources, Advent, domestic church, coronavirus, COVID-19 Resources

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