Category Archives: Morality

Life Night

Contrary To Popular Belief

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Goal for the Life Night:
 The goal of this night is to present the Catholic teaching on the use of contraception/birth control and the need for us to live in trusting obedience to the Wisdom of God and the Church. Life Night at a Glance: At first glance, many people might be too intimidated to execute this night or mistakenly feel that it does not affect our teens. Do not allow the fullness of the Church’s teaching on this subject to go unshared. Young men and women need the Church’s truth

Life Night

Watch Your Step

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal of this night is to move teens from an understanding of the Theology of the Body to real-life struggles such as pornography, lust, masturbation, and immodesty. Life Night at a Glance: This LIFE Night is designed to demonstrate the ‘disconnect’ between our sexual design and the misunderstood/misused concept of sexuality that pervades our culture, specifically between genders. The environment will point out how quickly the innocence of our childhood is destroyed.

Life Night

Off The Wall

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Goal for the Life Night:
 By the end of the night, the teens will begin to understand the truth about our sexuality, which “image” God and His love for us. Note: It is extremely important that AT A MINIMUM the youth minister and CORE Members on the night understand the basic concepts of John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, for this night. There is a special feature on www.lifeteen.com about the Theology of the Body, as well as an issue of LIFE Teen’s The Pulse (Volume 3, Spring 2004), which

Life Night

Whistle While You Work

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Goal for the Life Night: To help the teens recognize the Beatitudes as the foundational principles behind all moral teachings of the Church and how these Beatitudes ultimately fulfill our natural desire for happiness. Life Night at a Glance: In a culture that is obsessed with feeling good and being happy, we will stop at nothing to get rid of pain, make our lives comfortable, and avoid inconvenience of any kind. Teens make many moral decisions with these goals in mind, and they figure happiness lies

Life Night

Road Less Traveled

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Goal for the Life Night: To define the necessary elements of a morally good decision and to allow the teens an opportunity to use these elements in various moral dilemmas. Life Night at a Glance: It is very difficult to be a teenager in a culture that aims to teach “whatever feels good do it”. Our Catholic teens need definition. They need clear-cut rules for good moral decision-making and more practice at applying these rules. This LIFE Night is not your cookie cutter LIFE night with normal transitions.

Life Night

No Strings Attached

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal of this night is to help the teens redefine how they think of human freedom and free will and to give them an opportunity to see that they choose between good and evil, between eternal life and death, and between being bound by sin and the freedom of righteousness. In addition, they should be reminded that their conscience and the Holy Spirit are here to help them utilize their freedom in the right way. Life Night at a Glance: This Life Night is based completely

Life Night

Grandma’s Teeth

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal is to define sin in all its components and discuss the pattern of temptation that leads to sin. Life Night at a Glance: This night is a spoof off of the children’s story Little Red Riding Hood. The night includes a skit with Little Red Riding Hood in modern day clothing and visiting her grandmother who is the devil in disguise. The night shows the deception of satan and how satan can distort our image and tempt us into sin with others. The teens will have a time

Life Night

Brick House

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Goal for the Life Night: The goal of this LIFE night is to lead the teens closer to Christ by revealing the big picture of God’s overall plan and where sin fits in that picture, clearing up the misconceptions that many teens have. Life Night at a Glance: This night is designed to show the teens how vital it is to the Christian life to have a strong moral foundation, instituted by God. Through a fun gathering/opening exercise, the teens will begin to draw a correlation to the “foundation” their