For the Poor
I want a Church that is poor and for the poor. People with nothing have so much to teach us. In their difficulties they experience the suffering Christ. Scripture Though he was rich, our Lord Jesus Christ became poor for …
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Mary is Our Guide
Mary, Virgin and Mother; help us to bear radiant witness to generous faith, justice, and love of the poor; that the joy of the gospel may reach the ends of the earth. Scripture I am the Handmaid of the Lord; …
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
How can God be good, but allow bad things to happen? Fr. Mike Schmitz tackles one of the toughest questions religious believers must answer.
Can You Prove That God Exists?
Read and respond to Can You Prove That God Exists? by Peter Kreeft. Write a post in your iblog in which you demonstrate an understanding of the main point(s), relates an idea(s) from the reading to another text(s), offer your own …
Can we be good without God?
Read and respond to Can we be good without God? by J. Budziszewski. Write a post in your iblog in which you demonstrate an understanding of the main point(s), relates an idea(s) from the reading to another text(s), offer your own …
Be Alive
Theme 1: How do I look? Outcomes Students will value the sacredness of the human body, regardless of appearance identify ways that we can co-operate with God in car- ing for our bodies express ways in which the Incarnation shows the …
The Sacramentality of the Present Moment
Read Mark 13:33-37 What if every moment were one in which we might meet our God? What might we notice? How might we act? Extra: Jean Pierre de Caussade invites us into what he calls “the sacramentality of the …
No One Can Serve Two Masters
Read Matthew 6:24-34. In this Gospel reading, before Jesus tells his listeners not to worry, he says “No one can serve two masters.” Who is Jesus refering to? One master is God(Love), surely, but who is the other? Could Jesus …
We are all one
All living species are tied together in one greaat, interdependent network. The smallest subatomic particles are joined together in a cosmic dance, and evey living thing has evolved together on this world. There is no aspect of this amazing creation …
Catch People
Read Luke 5:1-11 http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=322900027 The lake of Gennesaret was also known as the Sea of Galilee or the Sea of Tiberias. It was the scene of many of Jesus’ actions (such as preaching from a boat to the people on …
Pregame Prayer
Strong and faithful God, as we come together for this contest, we ask you to bless these athletes. Keep them safe from injury and harm, instil in them respect for each other, and reward them for their perseverance. Lead us …
The Great Debate
THE CRAIG-NIELSEN DEBATE: GOD, MORALITY, AND EVIL William Lane Craig and Kai Nielsen with annotations by William Lane Craig February 1991, University of Western Ontario This debate is presented on the Internet as a project of Leadership University. …
Justice
Not an option, justice is a mandate of Catholic faith. From the beginning, the educational mission of the church has been seem as participation in God’s saving mission. The divine edict of justice requires education for personal and social transformation. …
The Basics of the Christian faith
Is there more to life than this? (previously Christianity: Boring, Untrue and Irrelevant?) Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus die? How can we have faith? Why and how do I pray? Why and how should I read the Bible? How …
The Next Dr. Frankenstein
Suppose you are going to make a monster out of body parts robbed from graves. For the monster’s brain, you will use the brain of a dead criminal. Little did you know that this criminal’s last thought before dying was …