Weekly Songs Playlist

This is my weekly playlist of inspirational Christian songs. Just for for the joy of listening to them. Enjoy!

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Being Catholic: An e-journal for Catholic Educators

Being Catholic "exists to serve the needs of two diverse groups of people who serve within Catholic Education. Firstly, it hopes to provide baptised Catholic teachers and leaders with an ongoing and deeper insight into the great panorama of Catholic thought and teaching on many issues. It seeks to help them draw deeper inspiration, edification and motivation from the Church’s teaching. Secondly, it seeks to provide those staff who may not have grown up within the Catholic tradition with a simple and accessible resource for learning a little more each month about the great adventure they have embarked upon."

Feast Day of Saint Therese of Lisieux

Ocotober 1 is the feast day of Saint Therese of Lisieux. Here are various resources that you might find useful:

Saint Therese of Lisieux – Various resources online
Therese of Lisieux  - Quotes of words by Saint Therese or on her.
St. Therese of Lisieux and the statue that smiled! – article  by Sheila M. Coyle
By any other name: A Story of the Intercession of St. Therese of Lisiseux – article by Elizabeth Ficocelli

Posters to print out with quotations from Saint Therese of Lisieux:

Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
Even when I have nothing to offer Him... then, I will give Him this nothing.
O my God, You have surpassed all my expectations.
You ask me a method of attaining perfection. I know of love - and only love. Love can do all things.
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

Mysteries of the Church: Canonization

Mysteries of the Church, recently nominated for a New York Emmy, is a documentary style program that examines the many teachings and beliefs of the Catholic Faith. The three videos below are from one episode of this program on the process of canonization.

Saints Feasts in October

October (General Calendar)

• 1 October: Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor - Memorial (Resources)
• 2 October: Guardian Angels - Memorial (Resources)
• 4 October: Saint Francis of Assisi - Memorial (Resources: Franciscan Clipart and Art - The Origin of the Peace Prayer of St. Francis - Posters with sayings of Saint Francis)
• 6 October: Saint Bruno, priest - Optional Memorial
• 7 October: Our Lady of the Rosary - Memorial (Resources)
• 9 October: Saint Denis and companions, martyrs or Saint John Leonardi, priest - Optional Memorial
• 14 October: Saint Callistus I, pope and martyr - Optional Memorial
• 15 October: Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor - Memorial
• 16 October: Saint Hedwig, religious or Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin - Optional Memorial
• 17 October: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr - Memorial 
• 18 October: Saint Luke the Evangelist - Feast
• 19 October: Saints Jean de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, priests and companions, Martyrs or Saint Paul of the Cross, priest - Optional Memorial
• 23 October: Saint John of Capistrano, priest - Optional Memorial
• 24 October: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, bishop - Optional Memorial
• 28 October: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, apostles - Feast

Posters for the Feast Day of Saint Vincent de Paul

Today, September 27, is the feast day of Saint Vincent de Paul.
There are 3 free small printable posters with sayings of Saint Vincent de Paul available on the 4CatholicEducators.com Web site:

Consider God's generosity towards you rather than your own unworthiness in His sight, and live in His strength, rather than in the thoughts of your own weakness. -- St. Vincent de Paul
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Be careful to give no credit to yourself for anything; if you do, you are stealing from God, to whom alone every good thing is due. -- St. Vincent de Paul
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We should strive to keep our heart open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God. -- St. Vincent de Paul
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Coloring Pages - Nuns

The Web site http://www.holy-habits.com has coloring pages of nuns in habits:

1. Congregation of the Assumption
2. Sister of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul
3. The Sisters Wish You A Happy And Blessed Christmas!

Daily Bible Poster - John 15.1-2

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. -- John 15.1-2

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Resources on Scoop.it

In the last week, I have posted dozens resources for Catholic Faith Education on the new Magazine style Scoop.it account. I will be regularly posting interesting and informative articles, web sites, videos, stories, images on this platform. The widget below shows a sampling of these resources. Click on any of them to see the full content:

Resources 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Articles, Commentaries, Homilies, Clipart, Coloring pages, Puzzles, Children's Stories for the upcoming Sunday Gospel readings: October 2, 2011: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 21:33-43

Prayer of a Victim of Sexual Abuse

This Prayer of a Victim of Sexual Abuse is from the Daughters of Saint Paul.

Open publication - Free publishing - More sexual abuse

Franciscan Clipart and Art

This is my third article on the Web site of the Secular Franciscan Order. Previous articles were posted in August 2009 and September 2010 and dealt with the wonderful collection of public domain clipart that the site contains. With the feast day of Saint Francis coming up soon (October 4th) it is appropriate to revisit this wonderful web site. Every time I do so, I discover new resources there. This time I found a beautiful set of 50 watercolors on the life of Saint Francis - below are a few examples:

     

Possible activity with these: Students could read about saint Francis and write their own story using these images to illustrate it. Or you could have high school students write and illustrate the story so that they could then read it to K-3 children. They might even want to use one of the many presentation tools available online (such as Prezzi) to do this.

Also on the same Web site is an Index to Cathedral Basilicas by Nations that includes photos of cathedral basilicas in 30 countries. This is an ongoing project and we can expect to find more photos there in the future. 

There is also an article on The World's Great Catholic Churches that describes dozens of churches and provides numerous photos as well.

There is much more on this content-rich Web site that you will, I am sure, want to spend time exploring.

Resources on Angels

September 29 is the feast day of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels and October 2 the feast of Guardian Angels. Resources suitable for these two feast days are available in previously posted articles: 

• Feast Day Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels
• Catechesis on Angels
• Wikimedia Commons Christian Art

Psalm 63.1 Poster - "O God, you are my God...

Posters with quotations from the Bible....

O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. -- Psalm 63.1

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Christian Coloring Pages - Top 20 +1

Coloring pages on a Christian theme (advent, saints, the Bible, and so on) are among the most sought after of resources as evidenced by the number of times people have accessed the 130 articles I have posted on such resources since January 2009.  Thousands of coloring pages can be accessed through the close to 150 Web sites  mentioned in these articles.  Below is a list of the most popular of my blog postings on coloring pages starting with the most popular (the article on Advent coloring pages was viewed close to 6000 times!).

1. Advent Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/11/advent-coloring-pages.html
2. Free Catholic Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/01/free-catholic-coloring-pages.html
3. Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/09/coloring-pages.html
4. Coloring Pages - sermons4kids.com - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/11/coloring-pages-sermons4kidscom.html
5. Joseph, son of Jacob coloring pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/09/joseph-son-of-jacob-coloring-pages.html
6. Clipart and Coloring pages - Saint Anne's Helper - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/10/clipart-and-coloring-pages-saint-annes.html
7. Coloring Book of the Mass - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/08/coloring-book-of-mass.html
8. Children's Bible Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/01/childrens-bible-coloring-pages.html
9. Saints Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/09/saints-coloring-pages.html
10. Bible Stories Coloring Book - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/01/bible-stories-coloring-book.html
11. Coloring Pages on Creation - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/05/coloring-pages-on-creation.html
12. Public Domain Christian Images - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/11/public-domain-christian-images.html
13. Coloring pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/06/coloring-pages.html
14. Christian Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2011/03/christian-coloring-pages.html
15. Coloring pages and Clipart - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/10/coloring-pages-and-clipart.html
16. Epiphany - Coloring Pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/12/epiphany-coloring-pages.html
17. Saint Valentine Coloring Page - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2011/02/saint-valentine-coloring-page.html
18. Colorear dibujos de Religión - coloring pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/08/colorear-dibujos-de-religion-coloring.html
19. Coloring Pages - Saints - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2009/08/coloring-pages-saints.html
20. Bible Coloring Book - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2011/03/bible-coloring-book.html 
21. Free printable Bible coloring pages - http://catholicfaitheducation.blogspot.com/2010/09/free-printable-bible-coloring-pages.html

Weekly Songs Playlist

Here is my offering of songs for this weeks. You can watch the YouTube video as you listen if you wish (see the top left corner). Hope you enjoy!

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St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

September 23 is the feast day of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio. There is a comprehensive article on Padre Pio on the Catholic Online Web site at http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=311. Also here: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1147.

For more information on this saint also consult: St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) on the the Resources for Catholic Educators Web sites

The image on the left  is from the Wikimedia Commons. 

Resources for Catholic Faith Education on scoop.it

http://www.scoop.it/t/resources-for-catholic-faith-education/

I have created a page to post tidbits of information, links to articles and to useful resources for catholic faith education on scoop.it, an online application that allows you to build your own online magazine from material gleaned from blogs, twitter posts, web pages.  

Please do not hesitate to suggest articles or resources that would benefit others in this magazine.

Resources 26th Sunday Ordinary Time A

Articles, Commentaries, Homilies, Clipart, Coloring pages, Puzzles, Children's Stories for the upcoming Sunday Gospel readings: September 25, 2011: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) - Matt 21:28-32

Your Kingdom Come - Meditation and Group Sessions

Your Kingdome Come: 42 daily meditations and 6 group sessions on the theme of Catholic Social Teaching, produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster.

Songs and YouTube Videos

A musical offering. Enjoy! Click on "Video" when a song is playing to see the YouTube video.

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Let us Pray

Let us Pray: For several years the Diocese of Westminster has produced a series of autumn and Lent reflections for group and individual use. The prayers used to open and conclude these reflections have proved helpful to many. Let us pray brings many of these prayers together for the first time. This 82 pages booklet can be printed.

Open publication - Free publishing - More westminster

A bit of humor

Little Carole came into the kitchen where her mother was making dinner. Her birthday was coming up and she thought this was a good time to tell her mother what she wanted. "Mom, I want a bike for my birthday."

Now, Little Carole was a bit of a troublemaker. She had gotten into trouble at school and at home. Carole's mother asked her if she thought she deserved to get a bike for her birthday. Little Carole, of course, thought she did.

Carole's mother, being a Christian woman, wanted her to reflect on her behavior over the last year, and write a letter to God and tell him why she deserved a bike for her birthday. Little Carole stomped up the steps to her room and sat down to write God a letter.

LETTER 1:

Dear God:
I have been a very good girl this year and I would like a bike for my birthday.. I want a red one.

Your friend, Carole
Carol knew this wasn't true. She had not been a very good girl this year, so she tore up the letter and started over.

______________________________

LETTER 2:

Dear God:
This is your friend Carole. I have been a pretty good girl this year, and I would like a red bike for my birthday.

Thank you, Carole

Carol knew this wasn't true either. She tore up the letter and started again.

_______________________________

LETTER 3:

Dear God:
I know I haven't been a good girl this year. I am very sorry. I will be a good girl if you just send me a red bike for my birthday.

Thank you, Carole

Carol knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get her a bike. By now, she was very upset. She went downstairs and told her mother she wanted to go to church. Carole's mother thought her plan had worked because Carole looked very sad.

'Just be home in time for dinner,' her mother said. Carole walked down the street to the church and up to the altar.
She looked around to see if anyone was there. She picked up a statue of the Virgin Mary, slipped it under her jacket and ran out of the church, down the street, into her house and up to her room. She shut
the door and sat down and wrote her letter to God.

LETTER 4:

I GOT YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND THE BIKE.

Signed, YOU KNOW WHO

Appointed by God - Saint Paul

Appointed by God: 42 daily meditations and 6 group sessions on the theme of St Paul's life and letters, produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster. See also the map of The Missionary Journeys of St Paul that accompanies this booklet.

Open publication - Free publishing - More westminster