When I began this website for Catechists, I tried to
provide a tip of the week for you.
This proved to
be an
almost impossible task for someone who works full time in
the Catechetical Ministry.
As this new school and parish
year begins I have set a different goal for these
pages.
Ideas will be added monthly,over and above those
that will be included in the Religion Teacher's Journal
Page.
Those of you who have been kind enough to let me
know what grade level interests you may be interested to
know that most of the readers of these pages who answered
that survey are Junior High Teachers and
Catechists.
With this in mind, I will try to find more
resources for that level.
The very first item I bring to this new page is called"Kafi Annan's Astonishing Facts!".
Here is an excerpt from the article.
"The United Nations Human Development Report looks for a new way to measure the lives of people.
Putting aside faceless statistics like per capita gross domestic product or export-import figures, the report burrows into the facts about what children eat, who goes to school, whether there is clean water to drink, how women share in the economy or who doesn't get vaccinations against diseases that go on killing even though they are preventable.This year, the report takes its first look at what people have -- from simple toilets to family cars -- and what proportion of the world's goods and services are consumed, comparatively, by the rich and by the poor. The pie is huge -- the world's consumption bill is $24 trillion a year -- but some servings are very small indeed.
THE HAVES The richest fifth of the world's people consumes 86 percent of all goods and services while the poorest fifth consumes just 1.3 percent. Indeed, the richest fifth consumes 45 percent of all meat and fish, 58 percent of all energy used and 84 percent of all paper, has 74 percent of all telephone lines and owns 87 percent of all vehicles."
The url to the rest of the article is provided below along with a lesson plan which is designed for a current events curriculum.
Catechists can take these statistics, and adapt the lesson plan for use in a lesson or unit on Social Justice issues.
Social justice issues SHOULD permeate our Religious Education lessons on all levels, but I believe that the Junior High level~grade 6 and up~ is a good place to become specific.
I would be most interested in feedback from those of you who do adapt these materials or those of you who wish to share similar lesson plans.
Kofi Annan's Astonishing Facts
Here is some more
interesting information.JUBILEE 2000/USA
Included this month is a page concerning Edith Stein who has just been canonized.
Here is another story about the newly canonized St.Teresa Bededicta of the Cross fromSt. Anthony's Messenger
Going away? Find Sunday Mass
anywhere in the United States.
MASS TIMES
Here is a very useful page. It gives the readings of the
day,the lectionary cycle,the color of the vestments of the
day and the appropriate mystery of the Rosary.
THE CATHOLIC CALENDAR PAGE
The Catholic
Church makes use of the secular Halloween celebration and
teaches about the Communion of Saints.
For a refresher
about "All Hallows Eve" click on the Jack O'Lantern
Our lady of the
Rosary School has some interesting ideas about
celebrating CLICK
HERE
Find more about the Saints at
CATHOLIC ONLINE SAINTS INDEX
And at For All the
Saints Index MOR
E SAINTS
Looking for the patron of gardeners,students? SEARCH THIS SITE
Here is another
great idea for a lesson. It can be used with different age
groups. Here are some examples to get you started.
GOD IS
LIKE
Here is a new Video package that contains
excellent materials for Catechists published by Resources
for Catholic Living
ECHOES OF
FAITH
Thank you to all who have emailed me with encouragement and support. Your kind words and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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