Category Archives: Catechetical Edge Night

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Life is Wonderful: Life Issues

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to teach the youth that human life is sacred at all stages and to help them understand the Church’s moral stance on the major life issues. The night will concentrate on God as Giver of Life and our role in overcoming the culture of death. Edge Night at a Glance This Edge Night is all about life issues and helping the youth understand the dignity and sanctity of human life. Our Church teaches us that life is a gift given by God. From the

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Defeat for Humanity: War

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to help the middle school youth understand the effects of war on a person and the need to be catalysts for peace in a world filled with violence. The middle school youth should develop a desire for peace above war both in the world and their own lives. Edge Night at a Glance Blessed Pope John Paul II said, “War is always a defeat for humanity.” This Edge Night will help the middle school youth understand the gravity and severity of war

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Breaking the Cycle: Fighting Global and Local Injustice

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is not only to teach about getting involved, but also to get the middle school youth to commit to actively living social justice for the Church. Edge Night at a Glance This Edge Night challenges the middle school youth to get involved globally and locally, working for social justice. The youth will come to an understanding that a few people, working for change, can significantly affect the people around them. Service is not about earning our

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Edge Semester Planning Guide 05: Prayer

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This current book covers Prayer. The Edge Nights cover introduction to prayer and the basic types of prayer. This semester also includes nights on the Our Father and the Hail Mary. We hope this semester helps your young people dive into a life of prayer. This Semester Guide Includes: @PrayToGod: What is Prayer? Thanks Be To God: Prayer of Thanksgiving The Deep End: Prayer of Praise Lord, Help Me!: Prayer of Petition Red Carpet: Prayer of Adoration Hallowed?: Praying the Lord’s Prayer Magnify:

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Around the Table: Dignity of the Family

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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to teach the youth about the dignity of the family so that they learn that in the community of the family we are called to love, forgive, and pray. The youth will also learn that we are all part of the larger family of God. Edge Night at a Glance Tonight we will talk about the dignity of the family. In a document from the Church called Gadium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World), the Church tells us this about

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I’m Sorry! So Sorry! Prayers of Contrition

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The goal of this Edge Night is to introduce the middle school youth to the form of prayer known as contrition and the importance of having a contrite heart. The youth will be encouraged to learn the prayer called the Act of Contrition.

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Daily Decision: Prayer Life 101

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The goal of this Edge Night is to show that prayer is not a one-time decision, just for special occasions, or only when we are in trouble. Prayer is a way of life that takes time and dedication, and it is not always easy or glamorous.

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Magnify: Praying the Hail Mary

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The goal of this Edge Night is to introduce Mary, the mother of Christ as the Mother of God, as well as show how she points us to Christ. The youth will also learn about prayer to Mary as an intercessor.

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Hallowed? Praying the Lord’s Prayer

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The goal of this Edge Night is to examine the Our Father and see where it comes from and for the youth to understand the meaning of the words we pray each time we say it.

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Red Carpet: Prayer of Adoration

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The goal of this Edge Night is to introduce the youth to a form of prayer called adoration. The night will explore what it means to adore God for who He is and to have a time of actual Eucharistic Adoration.