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Religion

As we begin this school year, let us rejoice in God's love and be thankful for all He has given us. Our religion lessons will focus on four specific areas: prayer, character and moral development, social awareness, and scripture.

Prayer

Each morning, we will begin by praying the rosary as well as pray for people in our family, our community and our world. Throughout the year, we will learn prayers associated with our Catholic faith as well as different approaches to prayer in order to more fully develop our "quiet time" wth God.

Character and Moral Development

During our read-aloud time, we will use the Beautiful Feet Teaching Character Through Literature program. With each piece of literature, we will focus on a specific character trait or virtue. Each lesson uses scripture references to aide in developing moral reasoning skills. When appropriate, we will draw parallels to pertinent Bible stories.

Social Awareness

As Catholic Christians, we are called to act for justice. It is our responsibility to teach our children how to treat others with compassion and dignity. Mother Teresa reminds us that "In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." We will be looking at ways we can carry out this message of God's love in our community and our world.

Scripture

As Christians it is always important to read and study the Word of God. Throughout the year, we will focus on various scripture verses and Bible stories as they relate to social awareness, prayer and character development.

Our Catholic faith has a rich heritage filled with many feasts, celebrations, and Holy Days. Throughout the year we will fully participate in these traditions as we strive to grow in our faith and draw closer to our God.

Peace in Christ!

Thursday

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The Greatest Commandment

Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 9:00AM

In the gospel of Luke we hear Jesus ask his followers, "What do the Scriptures say?" On man replies,

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind and love your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:25-28

Jesus summarizes the Ten Commandments in one Great Commandment. If we love the Lord with all of our heart and love our neighbor as ourself, then we are following all of the others. Challenge yourself to see how you live out the "Good News" in your life. How does your life reflect God's light and his message of love, mercy and forgiveness? Ask your children, to come up with ways they can grow in their faith and share God's love with others. As a family, discuss ways you can "love the Lord with all of your heart" and to "love your neighbor."

Have a blessed day!

Ashley Allain |

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