October-November 2011 - Volume 4, Number 6   Content Index Resources Featured on the Catholic Faith Education Blog Resources for Feast Days, and Special Days Resources on the Sunday and Daily Readings   Blog World Resources Technology and Religious Education Articles Online Previous issues       Resources Featured on the Catholic Faith Education Blog Resources on the Rosary Prayers for Healing - This small booklet contains dozens of prayers for healing Coloring pages: Saint Francis of Assisi Coloring Pages - Coloring Pages - Nuns - Christian Coloring Pages - Top 20 +1 - Coloring Pages - thatresourcesite.com Being Catholic: An e-journal for Catholic Educators Feast Day of Saint Therese of Lisieux - Resources St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) - Resources Mysteries of the Church: Canonization - Videos on the process of canonization. Prayer of a Victim of Sexual Abuse  Franciscan Clipart and Art Resources on Angels Your Kingdom Come: 42 daily meditations and 6 group sessions on the theme of Catholic Social Teaching. Let us Pray: a series of autumn and Lent reflections for group and individual use. Appointed by God: 42 daily meditations and 6 group sessions on the theme of St Paul's life and letters.

Technology and Religious Education You can now find resources for Catholic Faith Education on the new Magazine style Scoop.it magazine. I will be regularly posting interesting and informative articles, web sites, videos, stories, images on this platform. Over 100 resources have already been posted. Please do not hesitate to suggest articles or resources that would benefit others in this magazine. The widget below shows a sampling of these resources. Click on any of them to see the full content: Tablet Devices: Taking Education by Storm? by Susan Brooks-Young, Catechist, October 2011 The rapid acceptance and adoption of tablets for personal use is taking a lot of people by surprise, but what is really astonishing is the interest this mobile technology is generating among K-12 educators. There's an App for That! by Susan Brooks-Young, Catechist, October 2011 Applications, or apps, for tablet computers and mobile devices may be the next great technological find for the classroom. Learn how to sort through the thousands of choices to find those which provide real educational benefits. How Students Use Technology [INFOGRAPHIC], on the MashableTech Blog

Resources for Feast Days and Special Days

Resources for feast days:

October

• 14 October: Saint Callistus I, pope and martyr - Optional Memorial
• 15 October: Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor - Memorial
• 16 October: Saint Hedwig, religious or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin - Optional Memorial
• 17 October: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr - Memorial 
• 18 October: Saint Luke the Evangelist - Feast
• 19 October: Saints Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests and companions, Martyrs or Saint Paul of the Cross, priest - Optional Memorial
• 23 October: Saint John of Capistrano, priest - Optional Memorial
• 24 October: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop - Optional Memorial
• 28 October: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles - Feast

November

• 1 November: All Saints - Solemnity (Resources)
• 2 November: All Souls - ranked with solemnities
• 3 November: Saint Martin de Porres, religious - Optional Memorial
• 4 November: Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop - Memorial
• 9 November: Dedication of the Lateran basilica - Feast
• 10 November: Saint Leo the Great, pope and doctor - Memorial
• 11 November: Saint Martin of Tours, bishop - Memorial
• 12 November: Saint Josaphat, bishop and martyr - Memorial
• 15 November: Saint Albert the Great, bishop and doctor - Optional Memorial
• 16 November: Saint Margaret of Scotland or Saint Gertrude the Great, virgin - Optional Memorial
• 17 November: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, religious - Memorial
• 18 November: Dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles - Optional Memorial
• 21 November: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Memorial
• 22 November: Saint Cecilia - Memorial
• 23 November: Saint Clement I, pope and martyr or Saint Columban, religious - Optional Memorial
• 24 November: Saint Andrew Dung Lac and his companions, martyrs - Memorial
• 25 November: Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Optional Memorial
• 30 November: Saint Andrew the Apostle - Feast

Resources on the Sunday and Daily Readings

Articles, Commentaries, Homilies, Clipart, Coloring pages, Puzzles, Children's Stories for the upcoming Sunday Gospel readings: October 16, 2011: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 22:15-21 October 23, 2011: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 22:34-40 October 30, 2011: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 23:1-12 November 6, 2011: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 25:1-13 November 13, 2011: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 November 20, 2011: Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ The King (A) - Matt 25:31-46 For more articles, commentaries, homilies, clipart, coloring pages, puzzles, children's stories for Sunday Gospel readings consult the following pages: Sunday Readings: Matthew - Sunday Readings Mark - Sunday Readings Luke - Sunday Readings: John Other Useful Resources: Prepare for Mass Blog - Lector's Notes - Lector Works Resources for All Saints Day: Calendars and Indexes of Saints - General Information on Saints - Canonization & Beatification - Classroom Activities on Saints - The Wisdom of Saints - Sayings - The Wisdom of Saints - Posters - Catholic Faith Education Blog: Resources on Saints - Saints Coloring Pages - All Hallows Eve, All Souls and All Saints Day Resources  Resources for Thanksgiving

Daily Mass Readings: October - November Daily Gospel Contemplating Today's Gospel

Blog World Resources

Engaging Faith Respect Life Month Teaching Resources E-D-U-C-A-T-E -  acronym to help youth ministers be better catechists to the youth they serve. The Religion Teacher New Resources to Teach the Changes to the Catholic Mass “And With Your Spirit” Lesson Plan (New Roman Missal) Hocus Pocus!: A New Roman Missal Lesson Plan Exit Cards as Formative Assessment Transformed in Christ The Ecclesial Method: Preparation - Proclamation - Explanation Evangelisation in Confirmation preparation RCIA: Liturgical steps and discernment interviews American Catholic Blog Psalm 15–Saints and Sinners Saints Abraham, Sarah, Moses, David The Healing Found in Woundedness

The Catholic Toolbox Lesson Plan Templates Nicene Creed Activities 2011 Printable Advent Chain Games for Celebrating the Mass Lessons Catholic Prayers In Latin Mass Journals Our Father/Lord’s Prayer Activities Road To Emmaus (file folder game) Bible Memory Verse Activities Hail Mary Activities Marc Cardaronella | Evangelizing Catechesis Why You Should Begin with Biblical Catechesis 4 More Reasons Why Biblical Catechesis Rocks

Articles Online

• Unconscious Images that Deeply Influence Us - Ron Rolheiser
• Growing In Holiness by Fr. Dr. Jerom Paul, Spirituality.org - September 2011
• Legacy Of A Christian Martyr by Cynthia Cabo Sellers, Spirituality.org - October 2011
• From The Cross With Love: Seven Words To Live By, George Olivera, OFM Cap. - Spirituality.org - August 2011

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