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How to Pray: Back to the Basics

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A rhythm of prayer is absolutely necessary to get closer to God but it’s not going to be some specific formula and it’s not going to look the same for everyone. If you can find a way to incorporate all those prayers into your life then that’s amazing, but that’s not expected of everyone. Going from being a missionary to an office setting I had to change my rhythm to make sense according to my new role. But, there’s no better tool for ministry than a heart inspired by God.

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Are You Relying on Signs and Wonders?

I fly on jets, but still don’t know how they are able to fly with being so large and carrying so many people. I drove by an aircraft carrier the other day while on vacation and can’t believe that something that big could float. I walk down the streets of some of the world’s biggest [...]

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Life Teen Curriculum Guide 13: Sacraments

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This book covers the Sacraments. In the first Curriculum Guide on this topic we broke open each of the seven sacraments individually. In this second Curriculum Guide on the sacraments, you will find Life Nights that focus on the sacraments in relation to one another. The semester will also take a deeper look at challenges [...]

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At Your Service: The Sacraments at the Service of Communion

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal for this Life Night is to have teens understand the Sacraments of matrimony and Holy Orders as Sacraments at the Service of Communion and to encourage teens to begin living the self-giving love encouraged by these sacraments. About this Life Night: Two weeks before the Life Night, invite [...]

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Follow the Recipe: The Visible and Invisible Reality of the Sacraments

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal of this night is to explain that the seven sacraments are not only spiritual but also very physical. These physical elements are called matter and form. The teens will have the opportunity to explore the matter and form of each sacrament and what the significance is for each [...]

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Rise & Walk: The Sacraments of Healing

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal of this night is to understand the power of the Sacraments of Healing both spiritually and physically. God is not only our loving father but He is also the divine Physician that desires to heal our brokenness and make us whole. About this Life Night: This night will [...]

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Picture Perfect: The Sacramental Nature of the Church

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal of this night is to introduce the new semester on the Sacraments to the teens. The night will help teens understand why the Sacraments were given to the Church. About this Life Night: This Life Night kicks off the semester on the Sacraments. It is a fun way [...]

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Wipeout!: Challenges to Worship and Sacraments

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal of this Life Night is to help the teens understand some common questions about the sacraments and how we worship as Catholics. The teens will be given an open forum to ask questions and seek answers. The teens will leave this Life Night with the confidence to seek [...]

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Edge Semester Planning Guide: Sacraments

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The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines. Beginning with the March 2010 resources, we are presenting a six-semester Edge curriculum. This systematic approach to [...]

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Move That Bus! 3 Elements of a Catholic Youth Ministry Makeover

What if you could take a week long break with your family and go to Disneyworld while a team of youth ministry “guru’s” came in and did an extreme makeover of youth ministry at your parish? When you returned and yelled – “Move that bus!”, and the bus rolled away – what would be different?