Monday, August 27th, 2012: Chapter 1 - God Sends Us His Own Son
Focus Questions:
page 20:
* What is the Blessed Trinity?
* What is the Incarnation?
* How did God the Father show his love for us?
pages 22-23:
* Who was John the Baptist?
* What is a prophet?
* What does repent mean?
* What do we mean when we say Jesus began his public ministry?
* What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle?
page 20:
* What is the Blessed Trinity?
* What is the Incarnation?
* How did God the Father show his love for us?
pages 22-23:
* Who was John the Baptist?
* What is a prophet?
* What does repent mean?
* What do we mean when we say Jesus began his public ministry?
* What is the difference between a disciple and an apostle?
Monday, September 3rd
No school - Labor Day
Monday, September 10th: Chapter 3 - Christ Will Come Again
- How has Jesus power over life and death? (page 36)
- What happened to Lazarus? (page 36)
- What do we mean by the second coming? (page 37)
- How will we feel when Jesus comes again? (page 37)
- What were Jesus’ different miracles? (page 37)
- What will happen when Jesus comes again? (page 38)
- What is heaven? (page 38)
- What do we mean by the Last Judgment? (page 38)
- What is the second greatest commandment that Jesus gave us? (page 39)
Monday, September 17th: Chapter 4 - The Church Begins
Essential Questions:
1. Why did Jesus promise to send the Holy Spirit?
2. When did the Holy Spirit come to the disciples?
3. When does the Church begin?
4. How did the early Church grow?
1. Why did Jesus promise to send the Holy Spirit?
2. When did the Holy Spirit come to the disciples?
3. When does the Church begin?
4. How did the early Church grow?
Monday, September 24th: Chapter 5 - We Learn About the Early Church
Essential Questions:
1. How did the Apostles lead the early Church? (p. 52)
2. What was the good news that the disciples of Jesus shared with everyone? (p. 53)
3. How did the followers of Jesus stand up for their faith? (p. 54)
4. How are many of our ancestors in faith examples of holiness? (pp. 54-55)
1. How did the Apostles lead the early Church? (p. 52)
2. What was the good news that the disciples of Jesus shared with everyone? (p. 53)
3. How did the followers of Jesus stand up for their faith? (p. 54)
4. How are many of our ancestors in faith examples of holiness? (pp. 54-55)
Monday, March 26th - Chapter 21 - The Three Days
Essential Questions:
1. What are the The Three Days which celebrate Jesus passing from death to new life?
2. What are our baptismal promises?
1. What are the The Three Days which celebrate Jesus passing from death to new life?
2. What are our baptismal promises?
Monday, March 19th - Chapter 23 - The Church Respects All People
Essential Questions:
1. What are the different beliefs around the world that people have about God?
2. Why is the Jewish Faith important to Christians?
3. How did Christ call his followers to be united?
4. How does the Church work for Christian unity?
1. What are the different beliefs around the world that people have about God?
2. Why is the Jewish Faith important to Christians?
3. How did Christ call his followers to be united?
4. How does the Church work for Christian unity?
Monday, March 12th - Chapter 22 - We Continue the Work of Jesus
Essential Questions:
1. How did Jesus bring God's life and love to all people?
2. How did Jesus share his mission with his disciples?
3. How does the church work for justice and peace?
4. How can we live out the Good News of Jesus Christ?
1. How did Jesus bring God's life and love to all people?
2. How did Jesus share his mission with his disciples?
3. How does the church work for justice and peace?
4. How can we live out the Good News of Jesus Christ?
Monday, March 5th - Chapter 19 - We Pray for Healing and Eternal Life
Essential Questions:
1. How did Jesus care for and heal the sick?
2. What is the Sacrament of the Sick?
3. What do we mean by eternal life, Heaven, Hell and Purgatory?
4. How can we become God’s friends through our choices?
5. How does the Church celebrate eternal life with God?
1. How did Jesus care for and heal the sick?
2. What is the Sacrament of the Sick?
3. What do we mean by eternal life, Heaven, Hell and Purgatory?
4. How can we become God’s friends through our choices?
5. How does the Church celebrate eternal life with God?
Monday, February 27th - Chapter 18 - Celebrating Penance and Reconciliation
Essential Questions:
1. What is the difference between mortal and venial sins?
2. In what different ways can we show our forgiveness to one another?
3. What is conscience?
4. What are the different parts of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
5. What are two ways in which we can celebrate Reconciliation?
1. What is the difference between mortal and venial sins?
2. In what different ways can we show our forgiveness to one another?
3. What is conscience?
4. What are the different parts of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
5. What are two ways in which we can celebrate Reconciliation?
Monday, February 20th
No classes - Presidents' Day
Monday, February 13th - Chapter 20 - Lent
Essential Questions:
1. What are the ashes we receive during Ash Wednesday a sign of?
2. When we renew the sacrament of Baptism, what should the water help us remember?
3. The sacrament of Penance strengthens us with what gifts from God?
4. What sacrament nourishes us with the Body and Blood of Christ?
5. What are some ways we can make special efforts to follow Jesus during Lent?
1. What are the ashes we receive during Ash Wednesday a sign of?
2. When we renew the sacrament of Baptism, what should the water help us remember?
3. The sacrament of Penance strengthens us with what gifts from God?
4. What sacrament nourishes us with the Body and Blood of Christ?
5. What are some ways we can make special efforts to follow Jesus during Lent?
Monday, February 6th - Chapter 17 - We Worship At Mass
Essential Questions:
1. What happens during the introductory rites of the Mass?
2. What do we mean by God’s word?
3. What are the different parts of the Liturgy of the Word?
4. In which ways can we be united to Christ and one another?
5. What is the concluding rite?
6. How can we go out and serve the Lord when the Mass is over?
1. What happens during the introductory rites of the Mass?
2. What do we mean by God’s word?
3. What are the different parts of the Liturgy of the Word?
4. In which ways can we be united to Christ and one another?
5. What is the concluding rite?
6. How can we go out and serve the Lord when the Mass is over?
Monday, January 30th - Chapter 16 - Celebrating Eucharist: The Mass
Essential Questions:
1. What is Passover?
2. What happened at the Last Supper?
3. What is the Mass?
4. Why do we take part in the Mass?
5. How often do we celebrate Mass?
1. What is Passover?
2. What happened at the Last Supper?
3. What is the Mass?
4. Why do we take part in the Mass?
5. How often do we celebrate Mass?
Monday, January 23rd - Chapter 15 - We Celebrate The Sacraments
Essential Questions:
1. What is a sacrament?
2. What are the seven sacraments?
3. What are the sacraments of Christian initiation?
4. Name the sacraments of healing.
5. What are the sacraments of service to others?
1. What is a sacrament?
2. What are the seven sacraments?
3. What are the sacraments of Christian initiation?
4. Name the sacraments of healing.
5. What are the sacraments of service to others?
Monday, January 16th
No class - Martin Luther King Public Holiday.
Monday, January 9th, 2012 - Chapter 12 - God Calls Us To Holiness (pp. 107-111).
Essential Questions:
1. What are the different ways in which we can respond to God’s call to serve him?
2. What are laypeople?
3. Define vocation.
4. What are vows?
1. What are the different ways in which we can respond to God’s call to serve him?
2. What are laypeople?
3. Define vocation.
4. What are vows?
Monday, December 5th - Chapter 11 - The Parish Is Our Home (pp. 99-103)
Essential Questions:
What is a parish? (p. 100)
What activities take part in a parish? (p. 100).
What are ministries? (p. 101)
What different activities take part in our parish? (p. 101)
How does our parish worship together and how does it care for others? (pp. 102-103)
What is a parish? (p. 100)
What activities take part in a parish? (p. 100).
What are ministries? (p. 101)
What different activities take part in our parish? (p. 101)
How does our parish worship together and how does it care for others? (pp. 102-103)
Monday, November 28th - Chapter 13 - Advent
Essential Questions:
1. What is the season of Advent, and why do we celebrate it?
2. What are the signs of the season of Advent?
3. Who are the Advent saints?
1. What is the season of Advent, and why do we celebrate it?
2. What are the signs of the season of Advent?
3. Who are the Advent saints?
Monday, November 21st
No classes - Thanksgiving
Monday, November 14th - Chapter 10 - The Church Prays (pp. 91-95)
Essential Questions:
How and where did Jesus teach his followers to pray? (p. 92)
What do we pray for in the Our Father? (p. 92)
What are the different ways we can pray? (p. 93)
What are the different types of prayer? (p. 94)
How often does the Church pray? (p. 95)
How and where did Jesus teach his followers to pray? (p. 92)
What do we pray for in the Our Father? (p. 92)
What are the different ways we can pray? (p. 93)
What are the different types of prayer? (p. 94)
How often does the Church pray? (p. 95)
Monday, November 7th - Chapter 9- The Church Teaches Us (pp. 83-87)
Essential Questions:
What do we mean when we say the Church is the Body of Christ and the People of God? (p. 84)
Why is the Apostles' Creed important? (p. 85)
How does the Holy Spirit guide the Church? (p. 86)
How does the Church continue to teach the true message of Jesus? (p. 87)
What do we mean when we say the Church is the Body of Christ and the People of God? (p. 84)
Why is the Apostles' Creed important? (p. 85)
How does the Holy Spirit guide the Church? (p. 86)
How does the Church continue to teach the true message of Jesus? (p. 87)
Monday, October 31st
No classes - Halloween
Monday, October 24th - Chapter 8
Essential Questions:
Who did Jesus choose to lead the Church? (p. 76)
Who are the successors of the Apostles? (page 77)
What does "The Church is one and holy" mean? (p. 78)
What does "The Church is catholic and apostolic mean? (p. 79)
Who did Jesus choose to lead the Church? (p. 76)
Who are the successors of the Apostles? (page 77)
What does "The Church is one and holy" mean? (p. 78)
What does "The Church is catholic and apostolic mean? (p. 79)
Monday, October 17th - Chapter 7
1. Why do we call some parts of the Church year Ordinary time? (pp. 66-67)
2. Who was St. Peter Claver? (p. 68)
3. What is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross? (p. 68)
2. Who was St. Peter Claver? (p. 68)
3. What is the Exaltation of the Holy Cross? (p. 68)
Monday, October 10th: Chapter 6 - The Church Year
Essential Questions:
1. What does the Church year celebrate? (pp. 60-61)
1. What does the Church year celebrate? (pp. 60-61)
Monday, October 3rd: Chapter 5 - We Learn About The Early Church
Monday, September 12th: Chapter 2 - Jesus Teaches Us About God's Love
Focus Questions:
· Where would you find the many examples of Gods' love written down?
· What is the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
· Who guided the writers of the Bible?
· How would you describe the Kingdom of God?
· What do we mean by the gift of faith?
· Why did Jesus die and rise from the dead?
· Where would you find the many examples of Gods' love written down?
· What is the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
· Who guided the writers of the Bible?
· How would you describe the Kingdom of God?
· What do we mean by the gift of faith?
· Why did Jesus die and rise from the dead?
Monday, April 11th - Chapter 21 - The Three Days
Essential Questions:
1. What do we mean by the Three Days?
2. What are the Three Days?
3. Why do we celebrate the Three Days that Jesus passed from death to new life?
1. What do we mean by the Three Days?
2. What are the Three Days?
3. Why do we celebrate the Three Days that Jesus passed from death to new life?
Monday, March 28th - Chapter 26 - The Kingdom of God Continues to Grow
Essential Questions:
1. What are parables?
2. How did Jesus use parables?
3. What did Jesus teach about the Kingdom of God?
4. What are miracles, and how did Jesus use them?
1. What are parables?
2. How did Jesus use parables?
3. What did Jesus teach about the Kingdom of God?
4. What are miracles, and how did Jesus use them?
Monday, March 21st - Chapter 25 - We Are God's Holy People
Essential Questions:
1. What does the term ‘Communion of Saints’ mean?
2. Why is Mary the greatest of all the saints?
3. How does the Church honor Mary?
4. What are the Mysteries of the Rosary?
5. How does God call us to be saints?
1. What does the term ‘Communion of Saints’ mean?
2. Why is Mary the greatest of all the saints?
3. How does the Church honor Mary?
4. What are the Mysteries of the Rosary?
5. How does God call us to be saints?
Monday, March 14th - Chapter 24 - The Church Is Worldwide
Essential Questions:
1. What are the many customs and traditions of the Church worldwide?
2. How do Catholics share the same faith?
3. How do Catholics celebrate their faith in different ways?
4. How are Catholics the light of the world?
1. What are the many customs and traditions of the Church worldwide?
2. How do Catholics share the same faith?
3. How do Catholics celebrate their faith in different ways?
4. How are Catholics the light of the world?