Wisdom of the Saints: “Sins that are easiest to amend bring the greatest punishment.” – St. John Chrysostom “The devil tempts so that he may ruin, God tempts so that He may crown.” – St. Ambrose of Milan “He did not say: you will not be troubled – you will not be tempted – you [...]
Wisdom of the Saints: “He accomplishes more by his silence than others that talk to no purpose.” – St. Ignatius of Antioch “Silence is indeed the friend and helpmate of thought and invention.” – St. Gregory the Wonderworker “Silence is a gift of God, to let us speak more intimately with Him.” – St. Vincent [...]
Wisdom of the Saints: “Treat this body with care, I pray you, and understand that with this body you will rise from the dead to be judged.” – St. Cyril of Jerusalem “Born as a son and led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man, he rose from the dead [...]
Wisdom of the Saints: “The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ, that the soul may grow fat on God.” – Tertullian “If when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that He will perform miracles, since He is [...]
Background Info For this skit, the room should be divided into 2 distinct sides. One side is Hell. You can create fake flames from construction paper and have little devils sitting around. In the middle of this, Satan is sitting in a chair covered with a red blanket to make it look throne like. Characters [...]
Goal for this game: Have the teenagers work together to find specific answers in their Bibles. Ministry Applications Reading the Bible can be fun. We need God’s word in our lives on a daily basis. We can learn more about ourselves and Christ through Scripture. Bible Trivia
Goal of the game: Be the first person to find someone that fulfills the need of each box on your bingo sheet and write that person’s name in the boxes. Give to the youth minister and then make sure that the person in the room can prove fulfillment of the need in front of everyone. [...]
Okay, you’ve probably figured out by now that Dr. Seuss is a huge influence in this
retreat. Each session is based on a work by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss). The hope of the retreat is to help the teens re-discover the fun and innocence of their childhood, while being reminded of the simplest lessons in their moral life and faith development along the way!
The Mass and the Eucharist is the center of the Life Teen ministry. We are committed to helping parishes develop dynamic youth-focused Masses. This resource is part of that commitment. This book contains a guide for each Sunday from Palm Sunday (March 28, 2010) to the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 25, 2010). In [...]