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Moral Decision Making

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Objective:
 The middle school youth will learn how the Ten Commandments can guide their decisions. They also will draft their own “Ten Commandments for Middle School Youth Today.” Overview: Through His Son, God has revealed the way to live in love and service as human beings. This collection of teachings is known as the “moral law.” The moral law is the work of divine Wisdom. Its biblical meaning can be defined as fatherly instruction, God’s pedagogy. It prescribes for man the ways,

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Think About It

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Objective:
 The middle school youth will understand how the moral law of God guides our decisions and actions. They also will understand how studying and following the example of Jesus can help us make better choices. Overview: “The moral law,” according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “is the work of divine Wisdom. Its biblical meaning can be defined as fatherly instruction…. It prescribes for man the ways, the rules of conduct that lead to the promised beatitude; it proscribes

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Heaven, Hell & Purgatory

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Objective:
 To help the middle school youth understand the Catholic Church’s teachings regarding heaven, hell and Purgatory Overview: What words would you use to describe heaven? Each person asked would probably give a different answer. However, heaven is not simply a place based upon our own individual idea of happiness. In fact, John Paul II said that heaven “is neither an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity.” Heaven

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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom

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Objective: The middle school youth will develop a deeper understanding of the gift of wisdom that is given to them by the Holy Spirit. Overview: Wisdom comes from the translation of the feminine Hebrew noun, hokma. According to the Old Testament, wisdom is God’s created, feminine companion before creation: I, Wisdom, dwell with experience, and judicious knowledge I attain. Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate. Mine are counsel and advice; mine is strength; I am understanding.

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Breath of Fresh Air

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Goal for the Life Night: To connect the Holy Spirit to the everyday decisions that we make to either give life or take it away. To challenge teenagers to examine their actions and to unconditionally set the Holy Spirit in motion by putting others before themselves. Life Night at a Glance: This night is a collection of ideas designed for you and your CORE to create a LIFE Night specifically designed for your teens. This night is different than anything we have put out from LIFE TEEN and is intended