Technology and Religious Education

§ Telling a Story, Web 2.0 Style by Susan Brooks-Young

"Storytelling is one of the oldest and most enjoyable ways to teach and learn. Bring storytelling into the digital age by using Web 2.0 tools to make high-tech slideshows, comics, and more."

§ Catholic New Media Library | Blogs | NCRegister.com by Matthew Warner on NCRegister.com

"I figure if we Catholics are going to take the Digital Continent of new media by storm, we need to make sure we’ve read up on all of what the Church has to say about it. So, I’m compiling a list of any Church document, letter, homily or formal resource having to do with how to use new media. "

Resources for feast days in February March and April:

Useful Resources for Holy Week and Easter Liturgical Seasons: Holy Week, Easter Palm Sunday Clipart Holy Thursday Clipart Good Friday Clipart Creed: He Decended into Hell. On the Third Day He Rose Again

8 March: Saint John of God, religious - Optional Memorial 9 March: Saint Frances of Rome, religious - Optional Memorial 17 March: Saint Patrick, bishop - Optional Memorial 18 March: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor - Optional Memorial 19 March: Saint Joseph Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity 23 March: Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop - Optional Memorial 25 March: Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity 2 April: Saint Francis of Paola, hermit - Optional Memorial 4 April: Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor of the Church- Optional Memorial 5 April: Saint Vincent Ferrer, priest - Optional Memorial 7 April: Saint John Baptist de la Salle, priest - Memorial 11 April: Saint Stanislaus, bishop and martyr - Memorial 13 April: Saint Martin I, pope and martyr - Optional Memorial 21 April: Saint Anselm of Canterbury, bishop and doctor of the Church - Optional Memorial 23 April: Saint George, martyr, or Saint Adalbert, bishop and martyr - Optional Memorial 24 April: Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr - Optional Memorial 25 April: Saint Mark the Evangelist - Feast 28 April: Saint Peter Chanel, priest and martyr; or Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, priest - Optional Memorial 29 April: Saint Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor of the Church - Memorial 30 April: Saint Pius V, pope - Optional Memorial

Resources on the Sunday Readings Background articles and commentaries, homilies, children's stories, art, clipart, videos and other resources on the Mass readings for upcoming Sundays:

Words of Wisdom Posters

Scripture Posters

Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. Luke 23.46

Father, forgive them, they know not what they do. Luke 23.34

Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Luke 23.42

Also see Bible Verses Cards, Scripture Clipart Cards and Wisdom of Saints Posters (New posters added)

Articles Online

Articles on the Eucharist in past issues of the Catholic Updates Newsletters

• Communion of Saints Key to the Eucharist
• Eucharist A Short History
• Eucharist: Food for Mission
• Eucharist: Heart of the Church
• Eucharist: Sign and Source of Christian Unity
• Eucharist: Understanding Christ's Body
• Finding Jesus in the Eucharist Four Ways He Is Present
• First Communion Joining the Family Table
• How to Participate More Actively in the Mass
• Is the Mass a Meal?
• Is the Mass Still a Sacrifice?
• Mass and Communion Service What's the Difference?
• Participating Fully at Sunday Mass An Adaptation of Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass
• Real Presence in the Eucharist
• Sunday Mass: Easter All Year Long
• The Liturgy of the Eucharist
• Why I Go to Mass

§ Catechesis in Today’s Cultural Context , Father Ronald Ketteler

§ Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi: Implications for Catechesis by Catherine Dooley, OP, Ph.D.

"The ultimate purpose of liturgical catechesis is to help the Christian community understand and love the liturgy so that they may experience in their own lives the mysteries of salvation and to realize that the echo is no longer around them but within them."

§ Evolution and the Catholic Church: Are They in Conflict? by: Sr. Paula Gonzalez, S.C., Ph.D.

Articles in the March 2010 edition of the CATECHIST Magazine - Online edition:

§ A Way of the Cross for Peace by Kass Dotterweich

"Redeemer Jesus, lead us along the way of peace."

§ Service, Nourishment, Commitment: Teaching about Holy Thursday by Kate Ristow

"Our students miss so much of the richness and meaning of Christ's passion, death, and Resurrection if we neglect to teach them about Holy Thursday and the other celebrations of the Triduum."

§ To Celebrate Confession by The staff of CATECHIST

"Read the following statements and put them in the correct order for going to confession."

§ Complete-A-Project Bible Search: The Parable of the Fig Tree by Sister Alice Pfeifer, CSA

"This Complete-A-Project Bible Search Activity is for teacher and students (grades 4-6) working together. The exercise can be completed using the Bible to find the answers"

§ In the Contours of Hope by Andrew Lichtenwalner

"The Church is radiant with hope. Everything she is comes from Christ and his Paschal Mystery."

§ Living in the Kingdom Today by Mary McEntee McGill

"...we are being called to reflect upon Christ’s life and his direction to be people of peace, forgiveness, and love."

§ God's Eyes: Weaving God into Home and Life by Jeanne Heiberg

"While praying the Rosary with a Catholic TV program, I was inspired by the idea of "helping Jesus carry his cross." Then I thought, "No, it's more like Jesus helps me to carry my crosses."

§ Triduum Prayer Service by Jean Grant

"Help your student understand the Triduum with this prayer service."

§ Score! Connecting test results to big gains in your classroom by Christopher Maricle

"When your class's standardized test scores arrive, do you know how to use them to improve teaching and learning? Learn how to interpret test results and how they can help you and your students."

§ The Unwritten Code: A Case Study by Darrell "Coach D" Andrews

The effects of the hidden roadblock in connectedness with millennial students

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