Poverty Quiz Struck a Nerve

At the end of Monday evening’s session, I asked each of the kids to share one thing they learned that evening: spiritual and corporal works of mercy, social justice, service, and living the Beatitudes. I was struck by how many of the young people referred to the poverty quiz that they took in the social justice session with Chris. Many of them pulled the quiz out and quoted a fact or figure about poverty in […]

An Online Advent Calendar and an Advent Calendar with "Bite"

I came across the following online Advent Calendar, provided by St. Margaret Mary Parish in Naperville, Illinois. http://www.smmp.com/Advent/Advent.php Also, here is an unusual version of an Advent Calendar that I located at http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/resources/youth-guide2.html. This can be used to raise awareness about world poverty and the blessings that we take for granted in our own lives. (the poster at left is also available from this site) This is an Advent “calendar” that has a bite to […]

Online Catechist's Retreat – Week 3: An Openness to the Church

Welcome to Week 3 of our Online Catechist’s Retreat (The Spirituality of the Catechist) as we take a look at the second characteristic of our spirituality: An Openness to the Church. Thanks so much for insights posted last week on the theme of our openness to God! Your stories were very inspiring as we venture forth in this retreat. If you’re just joining us, you can go back and “catch up” and then come back to […]