Teaching Activities Manual For The Catholic Faith Handbook For Youth: A Resource For High School Teachers

by McGlaun, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780884898337
• ISBN10: 0884898334
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: St Marys Pr

Summary

This teaching activities manual works with both the first and second edition of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth The Teaching Activities Manual for "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" is designed not as a curriculum but as a collection of activities to help teachers make their current curriculum more meaningful and effective. Each chapter coincides with a chapter in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth and includes several activities that address the chapter's themes. Themes include: the Creed liturgy and sacraments Christian morality Christian prayerTwo appendices help teachers use the The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth with their class. "Additional Resources" lists books, movies, and songs to use in class. "Prayer Experiences" is a collection of ten prayer services on themes present in the The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth. The prayer services require minimal supplies and are designed to take 10 to 20 minutes.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Teaching Activities Manual for ``The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth''	9	(8)
Teaching Strategies
Introduction
Being Catholic: The ``CliffsNotes'' View	17	(6)
Knowing God: Reason and Revelation	23	(6)
Part A: The Creed
Faith	29	(5)
God Our Father	34	(4)
The Human Person	38	(5)
Jesus Christ: True God and True Man	43	(3)
Jesus' Message and Mission	46	(5)
Jesus' Death	51	(5)
Jesus' Resurrection	56	(4)
The Holy Spirit	60	(6)
The Mission of the Catholic Church	66	(5)
The Organization of the Catholic Church	71	(5)
The Last Things	76	(7)
Part B: Liturgy and Sacraments
Introduction to the Liturgy	83	(6)
Introduction to the Sacraments	89	(3)
Baptism	92	(4)
Confirmation	96	(4)
The Eucharist	100	(5)
Sacraments of Healing	105	(5)
Sacraments at the Service of Communion	110	(9)
Part C: Christian Morality
Introduction to Christian Morality	119	(5)
Social Justice	124	(4)
Sources of Moral Truth	128	(5)
Honoring God	133	(4)
Honoring Family	137	(4)
Respecting Life	141	(5)
Respecting Sexuality	146	(4)
Respecting Material Goods	150	(5)
Respecting Truth	155	(4)
The Moral Life	159	(8)
Part D: Christian Prayer
Introduction to Prayer	167	(5)
The Forms of Prayer	172	(5)
Personal Prayer	177	(6)
Praying with the Scriptures	183	(4)
Praying Together	187	(6)
The Lord's Prayer: God's Glory	193	(6)
The Lord's Prayer: Human Need	199	(26)
Appendices
A. Additional Resources	207	(7)
Audio Resources	207	(1)
Spirit & Song Selections	207	(4)
Organizations and Web Sites	211	(1)
Visual Resources	212	(1)
Print Resources	212	(1)
Distributors	213	(1)
B. Prayer Experiences	214	(11)
My Act of Faith	214	(1)
God Calling	215	(1)
God, We Praise You	216	(1)
Come, Spirit of Love and Peace!	216	(1)
The Cross	217	(1)
The Beating Heart of the Community	218	(1)
Examining Our Choices	219	(1)
Compassionate Love	220	(1)
Mary's Yes	221	(1)
Be Still, and Know That I Am God	222	(3)
Acknowledgments	225