Posted September 27, 2015 in Faith / 0 Comments
Seven Quick Takes is a weekly link-up hosted by This Ain't The Lyceum.
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It is absolutely crazy to realize that religious education starts this coming Wednesday. Usually we would have begun already, but the Director just had her baby so we held off starting. I have been working very hard to get the classroom all ready for the students. It is just about there.
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First there is the west wall that starts the theme for my classroom this year: Divine Mercy. The small board on the left is based on the Divine Mercy image. I had a lot of fun getting that board ready.
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The northern wall continues the theme of Divine Mercy. This is also the main wall of the classroom and the boards that I use most often. As you can see, I already have the Creed and the first two mysteries of the Rosary ready to go on Wednesday.
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Posted August 25, 2015 in Faith, Life / 0 Comments
I survived camp! This summer I worked at a Catholic summer camp. I had an absolute blast and yet at times I was extremely exhausted and down. Such is the life of a camp counselor. There are good days and there are bad days. I’m going to share some of the good with you.
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Posted March 31, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 2 Comments
Tagged as Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, Apostolic Exhortation, Birthday Month Reading Challenge, Catholic, Catholic Book, Color Coded Challenge, Easter, Fairy Tales, Fairytale Retelling Challenge, Lent, Mary, Monthly Wrap-Up, Pope Francis, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, Saints, Sister, You Read How Many Books Challenge
Posted March 11, 2015 in Faith, Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Joy of the Gospel by
Pope Francis Publisher: Image (2013)
Hardcover (196 pages)
Via: Blogging for Books Rating: Also by this author: Walking with Jesus,
Encountering Truth,
The Name of God is Mercy Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup,
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Pope Francis apostolic exhortation is a passionate call for every Christian to be constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others. He envisions a church of Spirit-filled evangelizers who exude joy and care for God’s people, especially the poor. “Evangelii Gaudium” is thought provoking, wide-ranging, and challenging to every Catholic. Those who carefully read it, study it, and pray with it will be ready for take up, with the whole Church, this new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality and, most especially, joy.
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Posted February 14, 2015 in Faith / 0 Comments
The feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes was on February 11th. It happened to fall on a Wednesday this year which means it was a night we had religious ed. It also happens to be the last Wednesday before Lent this year. All of that led me to declare last Wednesday night a “Mary Party” for the fourth grade classroom.
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