Hail Mary! (N)

EWTN – Regina Coeli
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/regina-caeli-o-queen-of-heaven-375

New Advent – “Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven),” by Hugh Henry
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718b.htm

Adoremus – ‘’Singing the Four Seasonal Marian Anthems”
https://adoremus.org/2007/09/15/Singing-the-Four-Seasonal-Marian-Anthems/

Sacred Heart Catholic Church – “The Angelus & Regina Caeli Prayers”
https://sacredheartfla.org/about-us/being-franciscan/franciscan-prayers-devotions/angelaregina-caeli/

History’s Mysteries: Soldier of Christ (N)

Thomas F. Madden, Crusades Controversy, Setting the Record Straight. North Palm Beach, Florida: Beacon Publishing, 2017.
*PAGE 11

The Catholic World Report – “The Crusade of Saint Francis,” by Father Seán Connolly
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/09/26/the-crusade-of-saint-francis/

OFM – “Ancient Model For Modern Dialogue: St. Francis in the Sultan’s Court”
https://ofm.org/blog/ancient-model-for-modern-dialogue-st-francis-in-the-sultans-court/

RELIGIOUS ORDERS (C)

On Benedictine Monasticism:
http://www.osb.org/gen/benedictines.html

Champions of the Faith (C)

St. Hildegard of Bingen:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/07351A.htm

Hidden Treasures (C)

The Psalms, New Catholic Version. New Jersey: Catholic Book Publishing Corp., 2002.
*p.  379

Scriptural Secrets (N)

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Commentary – 25^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_25.pdf

Agape Bible Study – 25^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (cycle A)
http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_25_a

Catechetical Corner (N)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1996, 1997, 2023)

Bible Story Time (T) – Solomon’s Choice

 Solomon’s choice of wisdom is recounted in 1 Kings 3:1-15

The Angel’s Greeting (N)

EWTN – “Short History of the Angelus,” by Giuseppe Luppino
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/short-history-of-the-angelus-9114

Simply Catholic – “The Angelus,” D.D. Emmons
https://simplycatholic.com/what-is-the-angelus/

EWTN – the Angelus
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/angelus-383

New Advent – “Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven),” by Hugh Henry
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718b.htm

Tugboat: Aleteia – the Memorare
https://aleteia.org/2017/07/12/what-is-the-memorare-2/

The Bells of St. Mary (N)

Catholic Answers – “bells”
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/bells

Catholic Straight Answers – “When May Bells Be Used at Mass”
https://catholicstraightanswers.com/when-may-bells-be-used-at-mass/

Christmas Carnivals – Christmas Bell History
http://www.christmascarnivals.com/christmas-history/christmas-bell-history.html

RELIGIOUS ORDERS (C)

New Advent- religious orders
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12748b.htm

Champions of the Faith (C)

St. Joseph of Cupertino:
https://www.teachingcatholickids.com/saint-joseph-of-cupertino-playing-with-the-saints/

 EWTN – St. Joseph Cupertino
https://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/J/stjosephofcupertino.asp
and
http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/joseph.htm

New Advent – St. Joseph of Cupertino
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08520b.htm

Catholic News Agency
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint.php?n=598

Scriptural Secrets (N)

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Commentary – 24^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_24.pdf

Agape Bible Study – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (cycle A)
http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_24_a

Agape Bible Study – “The Significance of Numbers in Scripture”
http://agapebiblestudy.com/documents/The%20Significance%20of%20Numbers%20in%20Scripture.htm

Grace In Torah – “Hebrew Numbers 1-10,” by K. Gallagher
https://graceintorah.net/2015/06/15/hebrew-numbers-1-10/

Bible Study – “The Meaning of Numbers, The Number ‘7’”
https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/7.html

Catechetical Corner (N)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2843, 2844)

Hidden Treasures (C)

The Psalms, New Catholic Version. New Jersey: Catholic Book Publishing Corp., 2002.
*p. 267, footnote:103:7-12.

Catholic Passport (C)

Etymology Online – missionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=missionary

St. Mary’s Press – Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/resource/4379

Bible Story Time (T) – “Absalom…!”

The story of King David’s son Absalom is found in 2 Samuel 13-19

Three Bells for Our Lady (N)

Chabad – “Why Do Jews Pray Three Times a Day?” by Yehuda Shurpin
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3169553/jewish/Why-Do-Jews-Pray-Three-Times-a-Day.htm

EWTN – “Short History of the Angelus,” by Giuseppe Luppino
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/short-history-of-the-angelus-9114

Simply Catholic – “The Angelus,” D.D. Emmons
https://simplycatholic.com/what-is-the-angelus/

EWTN – the Angelus
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/angelus-383

New Advent – “Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven),” by Hugh Henry
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12718b.htm

EWTN – The Prayer of Mary
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/magnificat-392

Poetry & Prayer II (C)

USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/0

Cavins, Jeff, Sarah Christmyer, & Tim Gray. Psalms, The School of Prayer. The Great  Adventure: Ascension Press.
BibleStudyforCatholics.com at AscensionPress.com

National Catholic Register – David Kerr, “Pope: Psalms ‘Are a School of Prayer'”
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-psalms-are-a-school-of-prayer

Catholic Resources – Fr. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D., “The Liturgy of the Hours, Psalms and Verses Omitted from the Four-Week Psalter”
http://catholic-resources.org/LoH/Psalter-Omissions.html

Jews For Jesus – Stuart Dauermann, “Interesting Facts About the Book of Psalms,” April 1985 Newsletter.
https://jewsforjesus.org/publications/newsletter/newsletter-apr-1985/interesting-facts-about-the-book-of-psalms-newsletter-apr-1985

Jewish Encyclopedia – Emil G. Hirsch, “Psalms”
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12409-psalms

Knowable Word
http://www.knowableword.com/2013/03/20/top-10-ot-books-quoted-in-nt

Note: re the fifth bullet point in this article, (*Psalms of Lamentation, or sorrow, “always end on a note of praise, thanksgiving, or absolute trust in God.”), Information via personal communication to the Editor by Sr. Mary Timothea Elliott, RSM, S.S.D. 

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (C)

The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross
https://oca.org/saints/lives/2014/09/14/102610-the-universal-exaltation-of-the-precious-and-life-giving-cross

Saints Preserve Us (N)

Boston Catholic Journal –The Complete Roman Martyrology for Daily Reflection:
http://www.boston-catholic-journal.com/roman-martyrology-complete-in-english-for-daily-reflection.htm

Catholic Saints – September 6
http://catholicsaints.mobi/calendar/6-september.htm

* CatholicSaints.Info, notes about your extended family in heaven – Home
https://catholicsaints.info

Wikipedia – Portal: Catholic Church/Patron Archive/September
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Catholic_Church/Patron_Archive/September

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Study – 21^st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_23_a

Agape Bible Study – “The Significance of Numbers in Scripture”
http://agapebiblestudy.com/documents/The%20Significance%20of%20Numbers%20in%20Scripture.htm

St. Charles Borromeo Bible  Commentary – 21^st Sunday in Ordinary Time, cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_23.pdf

Bible Study – “Meaning of Numbers in the Bible: the Number 4”
https://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/meaning-of-numbers-in-bible/4.html

Grace In Torah – “Hebrew Numbers 1-20,” K. Gallagher
https://graceintorah.net/2015/06/15/hebrew-numbers-1-10/

Catechetical Corner (N)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1776)

Catholic Answers – “The Shema: Catholic vs. Jewish Perspective,” by Tom Nash
https://www.catholic.com/qa/the-shema-catholic-vs-jewish-perspective

Catholic Answers – “Where Does Conscience Come From,” by Matt Nelson
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/where-does-conscience-come-from

Catholic Answers – “Conscience”
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/Conscience

The Real Presence, Modern Catholic Dictionary – “conscience,”
http://www.therealpresence.org/cgi-bin/getdefinition.pl

Bible Story Time: Davis’s Sin (T)

The story of King David and Bathsheba is told in 2 Samuel 11

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)

EWTN – “Lorica of St. Patrick”
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/lorica-of-saint-patrick-349

Our Catholic Prayers – St. Patrick’s Breastplate
https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/st-patricks-breastplate.html

Wikipedia – St. Patrick’s Breastplate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Breastplate

Pray Unceasingly (C)

USCCB
http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/0

The Didache Bible, With Commentary based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (NABRE)
*p. 1622

Saints Preserve Us! (N)

Catholicism.org – The Life of Saint Gregory the Great.” Sr. Catherine Goddard Clark, M.I.C.M.
https://catholicism.org/gregory-great.html

New Advent – “Pope St. Gregory I (“the Great”),” by Gilbert Huddleson
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm

EWTN – St. Gregory the Great
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/gregory-the-great-596

Champions of the Faith (C)

St. Peter Claver:
http://www.cartagenainfo.net/saintpeterclaver/

Poetry & Prayer I (N) (T)

Cavins, Jeff, Sarah Christmyer, & Tim Gray. Psalms, The School of Prayer. The Great Adventure: Ascension Press.
BibleStudyforCatholics.com at AscensionPress.com

National Catholic Register – David Kerr, “Pope: Psalms ‘Are a School of Prayer'”
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-psalms-are-a-school-of-prayer

Catholic Resources – Fr. Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D., “The Liturgy of the Hours, Psalms and Verses Omitted from the Four-Week Psalter”
http://catholic-resources.org/LoH/Psalter-Omissions.html

Jewish Encyclopedia – Emil G. Hirsch, “Psalms”
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12409-psalms

Scriptural Secrets (N)

Agape Bible Study – 22^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (cycle A)
http://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_22_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 22^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_22.pdf

Hidden Treasures (C)

Aland, Kurt, Editor. Synopsis of the Four Gospels , English Edition. United States: United Bible Societies, 1985.
*Three Predictions of his Suffering and Death, p. 151, #159; p. 157, #164; p. 224, #262

First Prediction of Passion and Death:          Matthew 16:21-23 — Mark 8:31-33 —  Luke 9:22
Second Prediction of Passion and Death:     Matthew 17:22-23 — Mark 9:30-32  — Luke 9:43-45
Third Prediction of Passion and Death:         Matthew 20:17-19 — Mark 10:32-34 — Luke 18:31-3

Catholic I.D. (T)

Evangelical  Councils:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 915)

Catechetical Corner (N)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1197, 2857)

Catholic Answers – “What Are Some of the Meanings of the Word ‘Glory’?” by Tom Nash
https://www.catholic.com/qa/what-are-some-of-the-meanings-of-the-word-glory

Catholic Culture – ‘glory’
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=33751

Catholic Exchange – “We Were Made For the Glory of God,” by Fr. Maurice Emelu
https://catholicexchange.com/made-glory-god

Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 618)

Bible Story Time: David Rocked…Then Ruled (T)

King David’s transfer of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem is recounted in 2 Samuel 6:1-19

The Way of the Discalced (N); The Carmelite Way (C)

Charity & Contemplation:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2709)

Carmelite Institute – Teresa of Avila, “Living a Life of Humility”
https://carmeliteinstitute.net/teresa-of-avila-living-a-life-of-humility/

OCDS – Formation Handbook, Secular Order of the Discalced Carmelites; The Specific Guidelines for Formation in the United States and The Responsibilities of Councils, Formators, Candidates, Groups, and Communities
https://www.ocds.info/Formation23/OCDS_Formation_Handbook.pdf

Holy Name of Mary – The Virtue of Detachment, Fr. Mark
https://holynameofmary.net/2022/09/04/the-virtue-of-detachment/

Carmelite Conversations
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com
Browse archives; search by topic:
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com/episodes/

­­­­­­St. John of the Cross Lay Carmelites – Charity in the Heart of the Church – Lesson from Blessed Titus Brandsma
https://stjohnofthecrosslaycarmelites.ca/2020/09/24/charity-in-the-heart-of-the-church-lesson-from-blessed-titus-brandsma/

Catholic Stand – “Principles for Your Spiritual Life: Insights from the Carmelite Rule,” by Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm.
https://catholicstand.com/principles-for-your-spiritual-life-insights-from-the-carmelite-rule/

Carmelite Monks – Carmelite Spirituality
https://www.carmelitemonks.org/CarmeliteSpirituality.php

Turning Point (N) (C) (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 586)

 Warfare History Network – “The Fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE: A Story of Roman Revenge,” by Tim Miller
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-fall-of-jerusalem-in-70-ce-a-story-of-roman-revenge/

World History Encyclopedia – “The Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE”
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1993/the-siege-of-jerusalem-in-70-ce/

Saints Preserve Us! (N)– Champions of the Faith (C)– Stars of the Faith (T)

St. Simeon Stylites the Elder (390-459; feast, September 1^st)

Britannica – St. Simeon Stylites
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Simeon-Stylites

New Advent – St. Simeon Stylites the Elder
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13795a.htm

New World Encyclopedia – Simeon Stylites
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Simeon_Stylites

The Tertullian Project – “The Life of St. Simeon Stylites: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjan’s Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, Vol. IV.,” by the Rev. Frederick Lent, Ph. D., of New Haven, Conn.
https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/simeon_stylites_vita_00_intro.htm

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

The Sacred Page – Is the Pope In the Bible?
https://thesacredpage.com/2020/08/21/is-the-pope-in-the-bible-21st-week-of-ot/

Catholic Exchange – “The Biblical Boots of the Papacy,” by Tyler Blanski
https://catholicexchange.com/biblical-boots-papacy/

Agape Bible Study – 21^st Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_21_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 21^st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_21.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 882)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: David’s Sin

 For the full story, read 2 Samuel 11-12

Tugboat Challenge: Fill In the Blanks

The Way of the Discalced Carmelite (N) (C)

Detachment & Meditation
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2705)

Carmelite Institute – Teresa of Avila, “Living a Life of Humility”
https://carmeliteinstitute.net/teresa-of-avila-living-a-life-of-humility/

OCDS – Formation Handbook, Secular Order of the Discalced Carmelites; The Specific Guidelines for Formation in the United States and The Responsibilities of Councils, Formators, Candidates, Groups, and Communities
https://www.ocds.info/Formation23/OCDS_Formation_Handbook.pdf

Holy Name of Mary – The Virtue of Detachment, Fr. Mark
https://holynameofmary.net/2022/09/04/the-virtue-of-detachment/

Carmelite Conversations
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com
browse archives; search by topic:
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com/episodes/

St. John of the Cross – Banishing our false gods, the importance of detachment in Carmelite Spirituality
https://stjohnofthecrosslaycarmelites.ca/2021/02/04/banishing-our-false-gods-the-importance-of-detachment-in-carmelite-spirituality/

Carmelite Sisters – Spiritual Detachment
https://carmelitesistersocd.com/2012/spiritual-detachment/

Catholic I.D./ From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Kinds of Prayer
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2577, 2626, 2627, 2630, 2631, 2635, 2638, 2644)

Saints Preserve Us! (N)– Champions of the Faith (C)– Stars of the Faith (T)

The College of St. Rose – Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617): The inspiration for the College’s name
https://www.strose.edu/2021/05/14/saint-rose-of-lima-1586-1617-the-namesake-of-the-college/

Catholic Online – St. Rose of Lima
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=446

CNA, Catholic News Association – St. Rose of Lima
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=446

Catholics & Cultures – Celebrating the Feast of Saint Rose of Lima
https://www.catholicsandcultures.org/educator-resources/student-blog/2018/celebrating-feast-saint-rose-lima

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 20^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_20_a

St. Charles Borromeo – 20^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_20.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2610)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History:

David Rocked, Then Ruled:
David’s story, found in detail in 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles, is presented in this article as an overview to help in remembering this great King of Israel.

Tugboat Challenge: Make Your Prayer

The Way of the Discalced (N); The Carmelite Way (C)

Humility & Vocal Prayer –
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2700)

Carmelite Institute – Teresa of Avila, “Living a Life of Humility”
https://carmeliteinstitute.net/teresa-of-avila-living-a-life-of-humility/

OCDS – Formation Handbook, Secular Order of the Discalced Carmelites; The Specific Guidelines for Formation in the United States and The Responsibilities of Councils, Formators, Candidates, Groups, and Communities
https://www.ocds.info/Formation23/OCDS_Formation_Handbook.pdf

Holy Name of Mary – The Virtue of Detachment, Fr. Mark
https://holynameofmary.net/2022/09/04/the-virtue-of-detachment/

Carmelite Conversations
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com
browse archives; search by topic:
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com/episodes/

Spiritual Direction – Humility; Divine Intimacy, a meditation
https://spiritualdirection.com/2017/03/13/humility

From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

The Assumption, August 15:
The First Good News: Genesis 3:15

Humility Enfleshed (N); Humility  Made Flesh (C)

Petrine and Marian dimensions of the Church:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 721, 773)

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1661)

Agape Bible Study – 19^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_19_a

St Charles Borromeo Bible Study – !9^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_19.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 219, 1618)

Tugboat: 4 Cardinal Virtues, a Review

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1809)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: From Judges to Kings

 This summary account concludes the First Book of Samuel (1 Samuel).

Tugboat Challenge: Matching

The Way of the Discalced Carmelite (N) – Pray Without Ceasing (C)

 Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2721)

Carmelite Institute – Teresa of Avila, “Living a Life of Humility”
https://carmeliteinstitute.net/teresa-of-avila-living-a-life-of-humility/

OCDS – Formation Handbook, Secular Order of the Discalced Carmelites; The Specific Guidelines for Formation in the United States and The Responsibilities of Councils, Formators, Candidates, Groups, and Communities
https://www.ocds.info/Formation23/OCDS_Formation_Handbook.pdf

Holy Name of Mary – The Virtue of Detachment, Fr. Mark
https://holynameofmary.net/2022/09/04/the-virtue-of-detachment/

Carmelite Conversations <browse archives;
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com
search by topic:
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com/episodes/

EWTN – The Way of Perfection, Teresa of Avila
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/way-of-perfection-12646

From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Ways to Pray:

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2701, 2705, 2706, 2709, 2721)

Saints Preserve Us! (N)– Champions of the Faith (C)– Stars of the Faith (T)

Edith Stein, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (August 9):

Catholic News Agency (CNA) – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross-edith-stein-557

Vatican News Services – “Teresa Benedict of the Cross Edith Stein (1891-1942), nun, Discalced Carmelite, martyr”
https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19981011_edith_stein_en.html

My Catholic Life – Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/august-9-saint-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross-edith-stein-virgin-and-martyr/

Franciscan Media – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross’ Story
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – Feast of the Transfiguration (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Obligations_Solemnities_Feasts/transfiguration_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – Transfiguration of Our Lord – Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_transfig.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 294, 556, 772)

*Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Saul’s Sin

 Reading 1 Samuel 28 will show how greatly Saul offended God by breaking the Law. No Israelite was permitted to  partake in fortune telling and sorcery. Saul even went against his own command against consulting mediums.

*Tugboat Challenge: True or False

Did you get all the right answers?

The Catholic Imagination: Sharing the Joy (N) (C)

*“My Lord and my God!”
*Revised from previously published Catholic Navigator issues

4 Cardinals: Justice, for Others (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1807)

Stars of the Faith (T)

St. John Vianney: feast, August 4^th
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=399

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study –  17^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_17_a

St. Charles Borromeo – 17^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_17.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 905, 1825)

Tugboat: Catholic I.D.

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1807)     

Tugboat: Our Salvation History: Saul’s Jealousy

The  account of David and King  Saul begins with David meeting Saul after he has slain Goliath (1 Samuel 17:55) and continues to Saul’s death (1 Samuel 31). It is quite a story!

Tugboat Challenge: Match the Virtue

The Catholic Experience: Savoring Goodness (N) (C)

Touching & Being Touched By God* –

*Revised from previously published Catholic Navigator issues

4 Cardinals: Justice, for God & Self (N) (C) (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1807)

Stars of the Faith (T)

St. James, feast: July 25^th

CNA, Catholic News Agency – St. James
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-james-547

Catholic Answers – “Who Was the First Apostle to Be Martyred?” Jimmy Akin
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/who-was-the-first-apostle-to-be-martyred

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1731)

Agape Bible Study – 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_16.pdf

*Tugboat: parables, the Kingdom of God Parables

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 311, 1822, 1826)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Temperance:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC  1809)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: David & Goliath

1 Samuel 17 has the story of David conquering Goliath.

Tugboat Challenge: Double Scramble

The Catholic Ear: Knowing Truth (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 117, 118)

The Senses of Scripture*:

God the Father, Creator ours,
Filled time and place with proof,                 (literal – deeds)
And through the Word, the Son of God,
Revealed His hidden truths.                     (spiritual: what is)
Jesus, Son of God enfleshed,
Showed us how to be,                (spiritual: what should be)
While Holy Spirit, here at last,
Leads us to Eternity!                        (spiritual: what will be)

*Revised from previously published Catholic Navigator issues

4 Cardinals: Fortitude (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1808)

Stars of the Faith (T)

CNA, Catholic News Agency– “St. Mary Magdalene” (July 22^nd)
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-mary-magdalene-309

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_15_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_15.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1817, 1818, 1820, 1821)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1804)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Last Judge – First Prophet

1 Samuel 8-10 tells of the Israelites desire for  a king, of Samuel’s resistance, and finally of the choice of Saul  as Israel’s first king. 1 Kings 13 relates  how Saul lost favor with God. In 1 Kings 15 Saul is rejected  by God, and in  1 Kings 16 Samuel goes to Bethlehem and anoints David as future King of Israel.

Tugboat Challenge: Three Things Necessary to Nourish God’s Word in Us…

What three things did you write about?

The Catholic Eye: Recognizing Beauty (N) (C)

Article includes Aquinas, on objective beauty*
* Revised from previously published Catholic Navigator issues

4 Cardinals: Temperance (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1809)

Stars of the Faith (T)

St Benedict – (July 11^th, birthday; March 21^st, day of death)

Being Benedictine – Happy Birthday, St. Benedict!
https://beingbenedictine.com/2019/03/20/transitus-of-st-benedict-happy-feast-day/

Homiletic & Pastoral Review – “St. Benedict: A Sixth Century Saint for the Twenty-First Century”
https://www.hprweb.com/2012/07/st-benedict-a-sixth-century-saint-for-the-twenty-first-century/

St. Benedict Church – “A Life of Saint Benedict”
http://www.saintbenedict.org/saint-benedict

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 14^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 14^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_14.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 150, 166, 1814, 2609, 2610)

Catholic ID (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1804, 1806)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Models of Faithfulness

The story of Ruth is told in four short chapters in the Book of Ruth.

1 Samuel 1-2 tells of Hannah, Samuel’s birth, and his dedication to  the Lord.

Tugboat Challenge: “When I was wise…”

Did you remember a right (and wise) decision you made?

The Children of God:

Origins & Ends – Psalm 139: 14a, RSVCE & NABRE
*Revised from previously published Catholic Navigator issues

4 Cardinals: Prudence (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1806)

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 13^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 13^th Sunday in Ordinary Time
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_13.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1766, 2197)
           *Order of Love – Catholic Definition of Love

Catholic I.D. (T) – Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope, & Charity

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1813, 1814, 1817, 1818, 1822)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Here Comes the Judge!

Solomon’s story, from birth to death, is found in the Book of Judges, Chapters 13 through 16.

Tugboat Challenge: Examples of Virtue

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Prayer for the New Evangelization
https://www.usccb.org/prayers/prayer-new-evangelization#:~:text=pour%20forth%20your%20Holy%20Spirit,these%20words%20from%20Holy%20Scripture.&text=so%20that%20I%20might%20truly%20believe%20in%20and%20live%20the%20Good%20News.&text=and%20grant%20me%20the%20confidence%20to%20proclaim%20the%20Good%20News%20to%20others.&text=and%20witness%20to%20the%20Gospel,through%20my%20words%20and%20actions.

They Gave Their All (N) (C) (T)

Catholic News Agency (CNA) – Sts. Peter and Paul
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-peter-and-paul-501

Franciscan Media – Saints Peter and Paul
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-peter-and-paul/

Catholic Culture – “Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles”
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2021-06-29

Aleteia – “3 Types of martyrdom that lead to a heavenly reward”
https://aleteia.org/2017/10/31/3-types-of-martyrdom-that-lead-to-a-heavenly-reward/

Catholic Herald – “Don’t Forget to Honor the White Martyrs”
https://catholicherald.org/catholic-herald/general/don-t-forget-to-honor-the-white-martyrs/

Palais Du Rosaire, Lourdes – “The martyrs of Christianity: The red martyrs”
https://www.palaisdurosaire.com/gb/blog/the-martyrs-of-christianity-the-red-martyrs-n79

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_12.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism  of the Catholic Church – (CCC 852)

Etymology Online – Apostle
https://www.etymonline.com/word/apostle#:~:text=apostle%20(n.)&text=The%20current%20form%20of%20the,people”%20is%20from%20early%2015c.

Tugboat- Our Salvation History: And the Walls Came Tumblin’ Down

Read Joshua 2; 5:13-15; 6 for the story of Rahab and Jericho’s fall.

Tugboat Challenge: Fill-in

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing  (C)–From Your Lips to God’s Ear (N)

Pope Francis – Prayer to be Disciples and Missionaries:
http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/prayers/prayer-to-be-disciples-and-missionaries.cfm

Disciples: Hearing & Heeding (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 905)

Franciscan Media – John Fisher
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-fisher/

A short biography of St. Thomas More:
https://stmchapelhill.org/biography-of-st-thomas-more

The Catholic Dictionary’s account of St. John Fisher:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08462b.htm

Catholic Reading – “Saint John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr – Feast Day – June 22”
https://catholicreadings.org/saint-john-fisher-of-rochester/

Catholic News Agency (CNA) – Thomas More
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-thomas-more-499

Catholic Reading – Thomas More
https://catholicreadings.org/saint-thomas-more/

Laborers of the Harvest (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 852, 1575)

Online Etymology Dictionary – apostle
https://www.etymonline.com/word/apostle

Catholic Answers – Apostle
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/apostles

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 11^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_11_a

St. Charles Borromeo – 11^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_11.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 3, 12)

Our Salvation History: The Law & the Sin (T)

This is a summary of the story of Moses leading the  Israelites from Egypt to the edge of the Promised Land.

Tugboat Challenge: Learn About an Apostle

 Which Apostle did you choose, and what did you  learn about him?

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N) – Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Pope Benedict XVI commented on  St. Augustine’s “self-excommunication” – i.e., fasting from  the Most Holy Eucharist:
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/03/19/joseph-ratzinger-on-fasting-from-the-eucharist/

Fr. Raymond DeSousa asks what St.  Augustine’s penitential Eucharistic fast can teach  us today:
https://www.ncregister.com/news/what-can-st-augustine-s-penitential-eucharistic-fast-teach-us-today

A Singular Moment… (N) (C) – Stars of Our Faith (T)

The Story of Little Li – Taken from “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje” by Sister Emmanuel:
https://maryrefugeofsouls.com/2022/01/02/the-story-of-little-li-taken-from-the-hidden-child-of-medjugorje-by-sister-emmanuel/

Catholicism.org – “China’s Holy Little Girl, Martyr for the Eucharist,”
https://catholicism.org/chinas-holy-little-girl-martyr-for-the-eucharist.html

*via Zenit:
https://zenit.org/articles/eucharistic-adoration-transforming-a-city/

 Scriptural Secrets (N) – Hidden Gems (C) – Buried Treasure (T)

Fr. Michael Rennier writes that the Eucharist is not just for eating:
https://www.crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-eucharist-is-not-just-for-eating

St. Charles Borromeo  Church, Picayune, MS: Bible Studies
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_corpus.pdf

Agape Bible Study:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Obligations_Solemnities_Feasts/corpus_christi_a

Orthodox Church Quotes – St. Cyril of Alexandra
https://www.orthodoxchurchquotes.com/2014/06/27/st-cyril-of-alexandra-if-the-poison-of-pride-is-swelling-up-in-you-turn-to-the-eucharist/

Catechetical Corner (N) – Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1331)

Catholic World Report – “The Blessed Sacrament: It’s either All or nothing,” Carl E. Olson
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/06/22/the-blessed-sacrament-its-either-all-or-nothing-2/

Understanding Our Church – “Spiritual communion available when unable to receive Eucharist,” by Abbot Jerome Kodell, OSB
https://www.dolr.org/article/those-unable-receive-eucharist-can-have-spiritual-communion

Baltimore Catechism – #3; Lesson 23, Q. #912
http://www.baltimore-catechism.com/lesson23.htm

Our Catholic Prayers – Spiritual Communion
https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/spiritual-communion.html

Tugboat: Our Salvation History – Bread From Heaven

 Exodus 15-17 tells the story in exciting detail. Note what difficulties Moses had shepherding his flock.

Tugboat Challenge: Unscramble Words

Did you unscramble the scrambled clues successfully?

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N) – Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Liturgy of the Hours: Ordinary Time – WEEK III – TUESDAY Evening Prayer
https://www.liturgies.net/Liturgies/Catholic/loh/week3tuesdayep.htm

Trinity: Template for Life & Love (N) – The Diagram for Life (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 234)

Scriptural Sources (listed):
Romans 5:13; Jer.:31:33; Ez. 36:26a

Tim Staples of Catholic Answers has written an excellent article to help with understanding and explaining the Most Holy Trinity:
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/explaining-the-trinity

Stars of Our Faith (T)

St. Boniface:
https://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&calcid=53508&calpgid=61&pgid=14866&crid=0
and
NewAdvent.org offers the original Catholic Encyclopedia article on St. Boniface:
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02656a.htm

Scriptural Secrets (N) – Hidden Gems (C)

The Gospel  for Holy Trinity Sunday: John 3:16-18

Agape Bible Study:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Obligations_Solemnities_Feasts/most_holy_trinity_a

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Picayune, MS:
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_trinit.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N) – Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 234)

A Morning Song (For the First Day of Spring) by Eleanor Farjeon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Has_Broken
and
https://www.godtube.com/popular-hymns/morning-has-broken/

Tugboat: Our Salvation History – The Exodus

Exodus 12:31 to 15:21 recounts the story of how the Israelites left Egypt. Ex. 15:1-21, a song of thanksgiving to the Lord, is regarded by many scholars as one of the oldest compositions in the Bible.

Tugboat Challenge: Compiling a List of Threes

How many ‘threes’ could you list?

A Slip of The Tongue (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Britannica – Glossolalia
https://www.britannica.com/topic/glossolalia

Catholic Answers – “Speaking in Tongues,” by Tim Staples
https://www.catholic.com/video/speaking-in-tongues

New Advent, Catholic Encyclopedia – Summa Theologiae, Second Part of the Second Part, Question 176:

Speaking in tongues
https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3176.htm

Dear Fr. Thom (N)– God’s Gifts (C)– God’s Gifts To You (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 35, 1831, 1837)

Catholic Answers – “The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and why do they matter?” by Frank X. Blisard
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-seven-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1831, 2623)

Agape Bible Study – The Feast of Pentecost (Cycles ABC)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/pentecost_abc

St. Charles Borromeo – The Feast of Pentecost (cycle A)
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_pentecos.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 655, 1832)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: A Plague to End All Plagues

Exodus 11-12 relate the story of the tenth and last plague.

Tugboat Challenge: Matching, Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Can you remember these always?

Big Bang 2.0 (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

 A reflection on creation.

From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Quote Investigator – “Watch your thoughts. They become words….”
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/10/watch-your-thoughts

Quora – “Watch your thoughts. They become words….”
https://www.quora.com/Who-said-this-quote-Gandhi-or-Margaret-Thatcher

Master-Disciple… Disciple or Mimic? (N) (C)

The Catholic Thing – “Total Recall,” by Paul D. Fr. Scalia
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2023/01/22/total-recall/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)

Agape Bible Study – Solemnity of the Ascension of The Lord (cycle a)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Obligations_Solemnities_Feasts/ascension_a

Agape Bible Study – Seventh Sunday of Easter (cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_7_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ascen.pdf

St. Charles Borromeo – Seventh Sunday of Easter – cycle
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_east_7.pdf

Buried Treasures (T)

Moses, a man of prayer:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2593)

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 661, 663, 668, 669, 1794)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 661, 668, 2794)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Plagues!

Moses’ story  is found in Exodus, Chapters 7-10. The Final Plague is described in Exodus, Chapter  12.

Tugboat Challenge: True or False

Ruah YHWH (N)– The Breath of God (C)– From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

               *St. Augustine’s Prayer To the Holy Spirit

Catholic Link – St. Augustine’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit
https://catholic-link.org/images/holy-spirit-prayer-st-augustine/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpN6O_sLb_QIVtWxvBB3WmQZBEAAYAiAAEgJX8PD_BwE

Knights of the Holy Spirit – Prayers to the Holy Spirit
https://www.knightsoftheholyeucharist.com/to-the-holy-spirit-prayer-download/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpN6O_sLb_QIVtWxvBB3WmQZBEAAYAyAAEgKRa_D_BwE

Young Catholics – Prayer to the Holy Spirit
https://young-catholics.com/1408/prayer-to-the-holy-spirit/

Up, Up, and Away – (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 660)

Catholic Answers – “Is Heaven a Place or Only a State of Mind?” by Terrye Newkirk
https://www.catholic.com/qa/is-heaven-a-place-or-only-a-state-of-mind

Catholic Answers – “What is Heaven,” by Tim Staples
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/what-is-heaven

Catholic Encyclopedia – Heaven, A treatment of the doctrine of heaven
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/heaven

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)

The Spirit of Truth, “What is truth?”

Agape Bible Study – Sixth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_6_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Sixth Sunday of Easter – cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_east_6.pdf

Buried Treasure: (T)

‘The Spirit of Truth’

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1848)

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

The Spirit of Truth, “What is truth?”

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2464, 2466)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Moses’ Mission

Exodus 3-4 tells how God prepared Moses to free His people in Egypt.

Tugboat Challenge: The Ten Commandments

To understand more about the Ten Commandments, visit this site:
https://young-catholics.com/233/ten-commandments-activity/

You’re My Home (N) (C)– Jesus, You’re My Home (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 756)

Etymology Online – cornerstone
https://www.etymonline.com/word/cornerstone#:~:text=cornerstone%20(n.),use%20is%20biblical%20(Isaiah%20xxvii.

Verbum 23.2.35, Verbum 9 Library. © 2000-2023 Faithlife, LLC.
*Inline Search, Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, “house.”

Living Stones (N) (C)

The Roman Guy – “18 Astonishing Facts About St. Peter’s Basilica In Rome,” by Sean Finelli
https://theromanguy.com/italy-travel-blog/vatican-city/st-peters-basilica/st-peters-basilica-facts-and-history/

Architectural Digest – “How Michelangelo Spent His Final Years Designing St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome,” by Janelle Zara
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-michelangelo-spent-final-years-designing-st-peters-basilica-rome

St. Peter’s Basilica – “St. Peter’s Basilica – A Brief History,” by Fr. Carolan, OMI
https://stpetersbasilica.info/Docs/eguides-brief.htm

Nations Online – “About the Basilica of St. Peter,”
https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/St_Peter_Vatican.htm

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Carmelite Conversation Podcasts –
https://www.carmeliteconversations.com

Sacred Texts – “The Interior Castle, or The Mansions,” by St. Teresa of Avila [1921]
https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/tic/index.htm

Agape Bible Study – Fifth Sunday of Easter (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_5_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – Fifth Sunday of Easter – Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_east_5.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 784, 1536, 1538, 1569)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 784, 1536, 1569)             

Tugboat – Our Salvation History

Moses Grows – Exodus 1-2 relate the beginnings of Moses’ story.

Tugboat Challenge: Imagining Our Father’s House

Let your imagination be your guide!

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)– From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Preparing For the Descent of the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your love.

1. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created
2. And Thou shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.

Let us pray

O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that, by the gift of the same Spirit, we may be always truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

What’s In a Word – mysterion = mysterium + sacramentum (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 774, 1131)

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)

Agape Bible Study – Fourth Sunday of Easter, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_4_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Fourth Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_east_4.pdf

Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1185, 1186)

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

 Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 754, 1465, 1524, 2665)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1465, 2665)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History:

Baby in a Basket – Exodus 1 – 2 relate the beginnings of Moses’ story.

Tugboat Challenge: Fill-Ins

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

God’s Truth and Justice: Prerequisites for Mind and Heart as Requirements for Divine Mercy

Forgive Us Our Trespasses (Repentance, Mercy, Reconciliation) (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1441, 1442, 1445)

The Catholic Thing – “Repentance for Sin and Sacramental Absolution,” By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap.
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2023/01/25/repentance-for-sin-and-sacramental-absolution/

The Catholic Thing – “And Those Whose Sins Ye Shall Retain…” by James V. Schall, S.J. (1928-2019)
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/07/05/and-those-whose-sins-ye-shall-retain/

Answering Genesis – The Sequence of Christs’ Post Resurrection Appearances, Where Exactly Did Jesus Appear, and to Whom?’ by Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell
https://answersingenesis.org/jesus/resurrection/the-sequence-of-christs-post-resurrection-appearances/

Family Prayer & Worship (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1324, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 2179)

Franciscan Media – St. John Chrysostom
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-chrysostom/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)

Robert Alter. The Hebrew Bible, Volume 3, The Writings, Ketuvim, A Translation With Commentary. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2019.
*@ p. 52

Agape Bible Study – Third Sunday of Easter, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_3_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Third Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_east_3.pdf

Resources For Catholic Educators – Third Sunday of Waster, Year A
http://www.4catholiceducators.com/Year%20A/3easterA.htm

Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1441, 1445)

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1324, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Family Reunion

Joseph’s story begins in Genesis 37 and concludes with his death where Genesis ends.

Tugboat Challenge: True or False

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Trisagion – “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” (Repeat three times)
https://www.standrewchandler.com/how-to-pray-the-chaplet

Thirty-Three (N) (C) – Stars of Our Faith (T)

Britannica – Saint Catherine of Siena
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Catherine-of-Siena

Catholic News Agency – St. Catherine of Siena
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-catherine-of-siena-451

St. Faustina – Biography
https://www.saint-faustina.org/biography/

Epic Pew – 10 Things You May Not Know About Saint Faustina
https://epicpew.com/10-things-may-not-know-saint-faustina-divine-mercy/

New Advent – Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10198d.htm

List:
Feed the hungry.
Give drink to the thirsty.
Clothe the naked.
Visit the imprisoned.
Shelter the homeless.
Visit the sick.
Bury the dead.

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catholic Veritas – “Four Gifts of the Resurrected Body,” by John Johnson
https://catholicveritas.com/blog/four-gifts-resurrected-body

Dr. Taylor Marshall – “Do You Know the Four Properties of a Glorified Resurrected Human Body?”
https://taylormarshall.com/2012/10/do-you-know-four-properties-of.html

Theopolis Institute – “Subtlety, Agility, Clarity,” by Peter Leithart
https://theopolisinstitute.com/leithart_post/subtlety-agility-clarity/

Catholic Theology – Summa Theologica
http://www.catholictheology.info/summa-theologica/summa-part3sup.php?q=493

Agape Bible Study – Second Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Easter_Season/Easter_3_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Second Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_lent_2.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 640, 643, 644)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Joseph’s Destiny

This part of Joseph’s story is found in Genesis 39-41.

Tugboat Challenge: Patron Saint of What?!

Consider how best you could serve as a patron saint.

This is the Day the LORD Has Made! (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2761, 2853, 2854)

From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2761, 2853, 2854, 2865)

This Is the Day the Lord Has Made! (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (2853, 2854, 2761)

Let Us Rejoice and Be Glad! (N) (C) This is the Day (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1165, 1166, 1169)

‘Mother of All Masses’ (N) (C)

‘Breakdown’ of the Easter Vigil Mass: Service of the Light, Easter Proclamation, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of Baptism, Liturgy of the Eucharist

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 356)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: The Greatest Story Ever Told!

Theology of Work – “Joseph’s Promotion by Pharaoh (Genesis 41:1-45)”
https://www.theologyofwork.org/old-testament/genesis-12-50-and-work/joseph-genesis-372-5026/josephs-promotion-by-pharaoh-genesis-411-45

Got Questions – “How many brothers did King David have?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/David-brothers.html

Tugboat Challenge: Word Jumble

Our Father… (N)– Pray without Ceasing (C) – From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 2846)

The Catholic Thing – “The Lord’s Koan,” by Michael Pakaluk
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2022/08/17/the-lords-koan/

Liturgical lights (N)– A Most Holy Week (C)– Three Days (T)

Etymology Online – paschal
https://www.etymonline.com/word/paschal

Saint Patrick Church & School – “What is Holy Week?”
https://www.saintpats.org/parish/holy-week/#:~:text=Holy%20Week%2C%20the%20final%20week,to%20when%20He%20was%20crucified.

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 560, 2816)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 560)

Our Salvation History: The Youngest of Twelve (T)

Got Questions – Birth Order of Jacob’s Thirteen Children
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jacobs-children.html

Tugboat Challenge: Lenten Actions

Our Father… Be Still and Know (N) – Pray Without Ceasing (C)– From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

“And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2838, 2840, 2842, 2844)

It’s Been Said (N)– Bingeing & Purging (C)

Catholic Stand – Predestination and How Sanctifying Grace Justifies Us
https://catholicstand.com/predestination-and-how-sanctifying-grace-justifies-us/

Gloria T.V. – For “An Unpublished Manuscript On Purgatory,” a private revelation to ‘Sister M. de L.C. of a convent V.’ in 1873, from a Sister M. G., former Sister in the same convent who is now speaking from Purgatory
https://gloria.tv/post/Ydu2JH91iB6P3arbYPB1pmcur

Mechthild of Magdeburg, The Flowing Light of the Godhead. The Classics of Western Spirituality, Mahway: Paulist Press, 1998.

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Scrutiny III – Light-Life Miracle – The Raising of Lazarus:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 989, 990)

Agape Bible Study – Fifth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Lenten_Season/Lent_5_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – Fifth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_lent_5.pdf

Resources for Catholic Educators – Fifth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
http://www.4catholiceducators.com/searchresults.html

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 365, 1028, 1088)

Catholic I.D. – Purgatory

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1031)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Jacob’s Struggle

Read Genesis 32:23-33 to learn how Jacob got his new name. What is the new name?

Tugboat Challenge: Lenten Acts

 How many stars will you place in the boxes this week?

Our Father… Be Still and Know (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2828, 2834, 2835, 2837)

From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2828, 2837)

It’s Been Said (N)– They Say (C)

Kneeling:

Pastoral Liturgy – A Good Read; Reviewing The Spirit of the Liturgy, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
http://pastoralliturgy.org/resources/0601GoodRead.php

Crossroads Initiative – “The Theology of Kneeling,” From Cardinal Josef Ratzinger’s book The Spirit of the Liturgy
https://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/media/articles/theology-of-kneeling-cardinal-ratzinger/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Scrutiny II – Light-Sight Miracle: The Man Born Blind:

Agape Bible Study – Fourth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Lenten_Season/Lent_4_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Fourth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_lent_4.pdf

Resources for Catholic Educators – Fourth Sunday of Lent, cycle A
https://www.4catholiceducators.com/gospeljohn9-bible.htm

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Reason and Faith:

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 156, 548)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 515)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: The Tricky Twin is Tricked

This story if found in Genesis 29.

Tugboat Challenge: Lenten Acts

Make this an all star week!

Our Father – Be Still… (N) – Pray Without Ceasing (C) – From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2825)

Imago Dei – Image of God (N) (C)

Catholic Answers – “How Are We Like the Image and Likeness of God?”
https://www.catholic.com/qa/how-are-we-the-image-and-likeness-of-god

Scriptural Secrets (N) – Hidden Gems (C) – Buried Treasure (T)

Scrutiny I – Light-Fright Miracle: Woman at the Well

Agape Bible Study – Third Sunday of Lent, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Lenten_Season/Lent_3_a

St. Charles Borromeo – Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_lent_3.pdf

Resources for Catholic Educators – Third Sunday of Lent, Cycle A
https://www.4catholiceducators.com/gospeljohn4-bible.htm

Catechetical Corner (N) – Catholic Passport (C) – Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 158, 548, 1834, 1849)

“Faith seeks understanding.” St. Anselm

“I believe in order to understand; and I understand, the better to believe.” (St. Augustine, as in CCC 158)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Jacob’s Ladder

Read with an adult about Jacob’s dream at Bethel – Genesis 28:10-22

Tugboat Challenge: Lenten Acts

How many stars did you mark in squares this week?

Our Father (N) –  Be Still and Know (C) – From God’s Lips to Your Ears (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2817, 2818)

Dear Fr. Thom (N) – It’s Been Said (C) – Dear Sister St. Henry (T)

The Catholic Telegraph – Refresher on the Rules of Fast and Abstinence During Lent
https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/refresher-on-the-rules-of-fast-and-abstinence-during-lent/21603

USCCB – Lenten Resources
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-worship/liturgical-year/lent

USCCB – Fasts & Abstinence
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year-and-calendar/lent/catholic-information-on-lenten-fast-and-abstinence

Scriptural Secrets (N) – Hidden Gems (C) – Buried Treasure (T)

Catholic World Report – “New work of Christology marked by orthodox depth and ecumenical insights,” by Carl Trueman
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/12/27/new-work-of-christology-marked-by-orthodox-depth-and-ecumenical-insights/

National Catholic Register – “Transfiguration Sunday: Glory Is Found in Self-Sacrifice,” by John Bergsma
https://www.ncregister.com/features/transfiguration-sunday-glory-is-found-in-self-sacrifice

The Compass – “The Seven Signs in John” by Patricia Kasten
https://www.thecompassnews.org/2017/03/seven-signs-john/

Additionally, in the Tugboat –
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1000)

Catechetical Corner (N) – Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1000)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Warring Nations & a Tricky Twin

With an adult, read Genesis 25:19-34 and Genesis 27:1-45.

Tugboat Challenge: Lenten Acts

How many stars did you mark in the boxes?

Our Father Who Art in Heaven- (N) (C)

“Hallowed be Thy Name”

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2807)

Catholic Culture – Reception of Mercy Begins with Repentance
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/reception-mercy-begins-with-repentance/

You Have to Ask – (N) (C)

Personal Reflection

From God’s Lips to Your Ear – (T)

“Hallowed be Thy Name”

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2807)

 USCCB – Unique to Matthew
http://oldsite.english.ucsb.edu/faculty/oconnell/newtestament/matthewunique.html

Scriptural Secrets (N) – Hidden Gems (C) – Buried Treasure (T)

What is your golden calf, if you have one?

Catechetical Corner (N) – Catholic Passport (C) – Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 1434, 1969)

*Tugboat – Our Salvation History: The Binding of Isaac

Read Genesis 22 with an adult.

*Tugboat Challenge: Pray, Fast, Give Alms

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2697) – Our Father, Introduction

“You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!” (N) (C)

Chabad – “What does ‘eye for an eye’ really mean?”
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/479511/jewish/What-Does-Eye-for-an-Eye-Really-Mean.htm

Chabad – “The Judge and the Refugee”
https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/2279/jewish/The-Judge-and-the-Refugee.htm

Tugboat – From God’s Lips to Our Ears

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1969, 2759, 2779)

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Called to Holiness, Called to Perfection

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)–  Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 2842, 2844)

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Sin & Salt

Read the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in a Catholic Children’s Bible.

Tugboat Challenge: ‘What To Do For Lent?’

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus (N) (C) (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2809)

 Chabad– “Triple Holiness”
https://www.chabad.org/kabbalah/article_cdo/aid/379949/jewish/Triple-Holiness.htm

New Advent – “Sanctus”
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13432a.htm

Praecis-Latinae – “The Sanctus”
https://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Trinitas/Sanctus.html

Remove Your Sandals From Your Feet… (N) (C)

Orthodox Wiki – Trisagion
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Trisagion

Scott Hahn. Holy Is His Name, the Transforming Power Of God’s Holiness in Scripture. Steubenville, Ohio: Emmaus Road Publishing, 2022. [Ebook: ISBN 978-1-64585-257-5]
*at p. 41

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1972)

Agape Bible Study – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, cycle A
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_6_a

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1950, 1953)

 *Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Laughter at Last

Read with an adult Genesis 18: 1-15

*Tugboat Challenge:

Discuss the First Commandment, then determine the Letter of the Law and the Spirit of the Law.

The Battle of Prayer, IV (N) (C)
and
From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2742, 2743, 2744)

New Testament Times (N) (C)

Worth Their Salt:

NPR – “From Salt To Salary: Linguists Take A Page From Science,” by Wim Hordijk
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2014/11/08/362478685/from-salt-to-salary-linguists-take-a-page-from-science#:~:text=Being%20so%20valuable%2C%20soldiers%20in,as%20the%20word%20″salary.”

Kiwi Hellenist – “Salt and salary: were Roman soldiers paid in salt?”
http://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2017/01/salt-and-salary.html

*Stars of the Faith (T)

St Blaise:
NC Register – “How St. Blaise Saved a City and More Fascinating Facts About Him,” by John Pronechon
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/how-st-blaise-saved-a-city-and-more-fascinating-facts-about-him

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 782, 1243, 2105)

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 1701)

*Tugboat – Our Salvation History: A Priestly King

Melchizedek:
See Genesis 14:17-24

God’s Covenant with Abraham:
The three covenantal interactions between God and Abraham: See Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21 and 17:1-27

Hagar and Ishmael:
See Genesis 16

*Tugboat Challenge: Crossword

Battle of Prayer, III (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2732, 2733, 2738, 2739)

Humor in America – “The Morphology of a Humorous Phrase: ‘We have met the enemy and he is us,’ by Larry Bush
https://humorinamerica.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/the-morphology-of-a-humorous-phrase/

Saints, All! (N) (C)

St. John Bosco – Personal Holiness and Care for Neighbor
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02689d.htm

Words: Life-giving or Death-dealing? (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1695, 2488, 2505, 2507)

*Tugboat: “Catholic ID & More”

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1695, 2056, 2488)

The Question and Answer Catholic Catechism, John A. Hardon, S.J. Garden City, New York: Image Books, a Division of Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981.
*see pps. 163-171, specifically 169 & 170

My Jewish Learning – lashon hara, evil speech
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/gossip-rumors-and-lashon-hara-evil-speech/

Halakah – Talmud, Mas. Arachin (E) 2a: “Of him who slanders, the Holy One, blessed be He, says: He and I cannot live together in the world, as it is said: Who so slandereth his neighbor in secret, him will I destroy…”
https://halakhah.com/pdf/kodoshim/Arachin.pdf

Catholic Stand – “Blessed Are the Poor,” by Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
https://catholicstand.com/blessed-are-the-poor/

Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis – “What is the Eighth Commandment? What are sins against truth?”
https://www.archspm.org/faith-and-discipleship/catholic-faith/what-is-the-eighth-commandment-what-are-sins-against-truth/

 *Tugboat – Our Salvation History: God Calls Abram

NC Register – “Why is Melchizedek So Important?” by Dave Armstrong
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/why-is-melchizedek-so-important

*Tugboat Challenge: Matching –  Beatitudes

The Battle of Prayer, II (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2727, 2729)

 NC Register – Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn (the day that von Hildebrand was buried)
https://www.ncregister.com/news/alice-von-hildebrand-humble-giant-of-authentic-femininity

Stars of Our Faith (T)

Catholic World Report – “Why St. Thomas?” by Joseph G. Trabbic
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/01/27/why-st-thomas/

Wikipedia – Thomas Aquinas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas#:~:text=When%20he%20was%20canonized%2C%20his,Church%20of%20the%20Jacobins%2C%20Toulouse

Fertile Lands, Fertile Minds (N) (C)

Josephus: The Complete Works. Grand Rapids, MI. Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
The Wars Of The Jews: Book III, Chapter 10, Section 8, p. 1331.

Alternatively:

The Wars of the Jews, 3.462–4.0, Flavius Josephus.  translated by William Whiston.
*fn (footnote) 519-520
https://lexundria.com/j_bj/3.462-4.0/wst

Life of Jesus – First Century Context of Palestine (Israel)
http://www.jesuscentral.com/ji/historical-jesus/jesus-firstcenturycontext.php

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

<Same sources as for “Fertile Lands, Fertile Minds”>

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2175) (Review CCC 115-117)

Wikipedia – Sunday of the Word of God
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_of_the_Word_of_God

USCCB – Sunday of the Word of God
https://www.usccb.org/committees/divine-worship/sunday-word-god

St. Catherine of Siena, Austin, TX – Sunday of the Word of God
https://stcatherine-austin.org/popes-letter-for-sunday-of-the-word-of-god

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2175)

Wikipedia – Sunday of the Word of God
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_of_the_Word_of_God

Tugboat – Our Salvation History: Stop Babbling!

Read about the Tower of Babel  in Genesis 11:1-9

Then, for further information, refer to New Advent’s Catholic Encyclopedia
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15005b.htm

Tugboat Challenge:

Discuss the Meaning of, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Mt. 4:17b)

The Battle of Prayer, I (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2725, 2726) :

False Notions, Coming Down the Mountain of Pride, Prejudices, & Hypocrisies to Open Self to Humility

Stars of Our Faith (T)

St. Anthony of the Desert, was  a Master “Pray-er”, a goal everyone should set for themselves.

Fathers, Everywhere (N) (C)

St. Anthony, Patriarch of Monks:
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/st-anthony-abbot-patriarch-of-monks-5192

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T): A Great Light

Agape Bible Study – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_2_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 2^nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_ot_2.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 298, 748, 1216, 2105, 2466)

USCCB – Word of God Sunday
https://www.usccb.org/committees/divine-worship/sunday-word-god

Christian Bible Reference Site – “Word Counts: How Many Times Does a Word Appear in the Bible?”
https://www.christianbiblereference.org/faq_WordCount.htm

Catholic Online – “May God Shine His Light Upon You”
https://www.catholic.org/news/blog/story.php?id=79717   ??

Catholic I.D. (T): “The Way, the Truth, the Light”

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 298, 1216, 2105)

Our Salvation History (T): Noah & the Sign

Read and discuss with  your parents Genesis 9:1-17

Tugboat Challenge: Making a Contract

Don’t forget to sign the contract  you make with your parents.

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 430)

uCatholic – “Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus,” by Staff
https://ucatholic.com/saints/holy-name-of-jesus/

Catholic Stand – “The Most Powerful Prayer of All,” by David Torkington
https://catholicstand.com/the-most-powerful-prayer-of-all/

From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

More about ‘the Jesus Prayer’:
The Jesus Prayer: An Eastern Prayer for Western Hearts
https://catholicexchange.com/jesus-prayer-eastern-prayer-western-hearts/

Epiphanies Galore (N) (C)

 World Catholic Report – “The Baptism of Jesus Christ: Cosmic blessing and invitation to divine life,” by Carl E. Olson
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/01/08/the-baptism-of-jesus-christ-cosmic-blessing-and-invitation-to-divine-life/

Oxford University Press Blog – “The Epiphany: the original celebration of Christ’s coming into the world,” by Philip Pfatteicher
https://blog.oup.com/2014/01/epiphany/#:~:text=“Three%20mysteries%20mark%20this%20holy,Jordan%20to%20bring%20us%20salvation.”

NC Register – The Epiphany of the Lord Walking with the Wise
https://www.ncregister.com/features/the-epiphany-of-the-lord-walking-with-the-wise

NC Register – What the Shepherds Saw When the Light Shone Upon Them
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-the-shepherds-saw-when-the-light-shone-upon-them

Catholic Stand – Epiphany Manifests the Powerful Mystery of Christ
https://catholicstand.com/epiphany-manifests-the-powerful-mystery-of-christ/

 Catholic World Report – On Miracles, If God Can Do the Greater, He Can Do the Lesser
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/09/26/on-miracles-if-god-can-do-the-greater-he-can-do-the-lesser/

Sacred Words, Holy Names (N) (C)

Catholic World Report – “The Baptism of Jesus Christ: Cosmic Blessing and Invitation to Divine Life,” by Carl E. Olson
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2021/01/08/the-baptism-of-jesus-christ-cosmic-blessing-and-invitation-to-divine-life/

Catholic Stand – “What Does the ‘IHS’ Symbol Really Mean?” by Peter Darcy
https://catholicstand.com/what-does-the-ihs-symbol-really-mean/

Catholic Culture – “The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus,” by Fr. William Saunders
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=6850

Catholic Straight Answers –  “What is the origin of the Holy Name of Jesus, January 3?”
https://catholicstraightanswers.com/what-is-the-origin-of-the-holy-name-of-jesus-january-3/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord (Cycle ABC)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Christmas_Season/Epiphany

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the LORD
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/epiphany.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 486, 528)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 526)

*Tugboat – Our Salvation History: The Great Flood

 Read Scriptural citations in article.

*Tugboat Challenge: True or False

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C) –
From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T)

Marian FAQ – Theotokos
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/mary-mother-of-god-20562

The Earliest Known Prayer to the Theotokos
https://ocl.org/the-earliest-known-prayer-to-the-theotokos/

Mother of All Mothers, My Mother (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 466)

Our Sunday Visitor – “The Physicality of God,” by Deacon Bob Rice
https://www.osvnews.com/2022/09/26/the-physicality-of-god/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

BAS – “Inscription, ‘Jesus, son of Mary,’ found in Jezreel,” by Jonathan Laden
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/post-biblical-period/inscription-to-jesus-son-of-mary-found-in-jezreel/

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1172)

Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 495, 1172)

Wikipedia – Holy name of Jesus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Holy_Name_of_Jesus

Catholic Straight Answers –  Origin of the Holy Name of Jesus
https://catholicstraightanswers.com/what-is-the-origin-of-the-holy-name-of-jesus-january-3/

Our Salvation History: Sin & Sibling Rivalry (T)

 The Biblical account of Cain and Abel:  Genesis 4: 1-16

The God of Second Chances: Cain and Abel story
https://www.nationalshrine.org/blog/the-god-of-second-chances-the-story-of-cain-and-abel/

*Tugboat Challenge: Fill-Ins, All Things Mary

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

In the Music, Performing Arts Blog – “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”: An Illustrated History
https://blogs.loc.gov/music/2016/12/hark-the-herald-angels-sing-an-illustrated-history/

From Your Lips to God’s Ear (T) –

Presence of The Word throughout salvation history

Divine, All (N) (C)

 Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 460)

 “For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.”

Behold: The Incarnation (N) (C)

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God… [And this] Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” (1:1,14a) I found Him “full of grace and truth” and “have beheld his glory.” (Jn. 1:14b)

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (C)

Agape Bible Study – Solemnity of the Christ Mass (Cycle A,B,C)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Christmas_Season/Christmas_Day

St Charles Borromeo Bible Study – Solemnity of Christmas (During the Day), December 25
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/xmasday.pdf

Our Sunday Visitor – “Clearing up confusion over who struck at Satan’s head in Scripture.” Msgr. Charles Pope
https://www.osvnews.com/2022/10/03/clearing-up-confusion-over-who-struck-at-satans-head-in-scripture/

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 401, 404, 1194)

Vatican – Sacrosanctum Concilium 102 § 2
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html

*Tugboat – Our Salvation History: The Fall, “Where are you?”

Our Sunday Visitor – “Clearing up confusion over who struck at Satan’s head in Scripture.” Msgr. Charles Pope
https://www.osvnews.com/2022/10/03/clearing-up-confusion-over-who-struck-at-satans-head-in-scripture/

*Tugboat Challenge: Word Search

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Praying Through the Liturgical Year

From your Lips to God’s Ear (T)-

“Please, Lord,
baptize me in the fire of Your Spirit.
I am slow to see
and need clear instructions and courage
to follow Your Way.
Grace me with Your approval.”

Kings, All (N) (C)

Governance structure, the Herods (‘the Great’ and ‘Antipas’)

Herod the Great:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great

Herod Antipas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas

The Herodian Dynasty:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodian_dynasty

Behold: Your King (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2447)

Please refer to the listed Scriptural readings.

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)–

10 Fulfillment formula statements; Christ, Emmanuel, Jesus:

Agape – Fourth Sunday of Advent (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Advent_Season/Advent_4_a

Buried Treasure (T) –

Christ, Emmanuel, Jesus

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T) –

Holy Days of Obligation:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2177, 2185)

K of C – Holy Days of Obligation:
https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/cis/devotionals/holydays.pdf

January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter – Solemnity of the Ascension

August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 1 – Solemnity of All Saints

December 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

December 25 – Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord

Tugboat – Salvation History: In His Image, II

The Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Catholic Faith:
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 234)

Tugboat Challenge: Jesse Tree, Part IV

Match Bible verses with symbols:

A. Verses:

1. Sunday – “John the Baptist,” read: Matthew 3:1-17 _____
2. Monday – “Mary,” read: Luke 1:26-38 _____
3. Tuesday – “Elizabeth,” read: Luke 1:39-56 _____
4. Wednesday: “Zechariah,” read Luke 1:57-80_____
5. Thursday: “Joseph,” read Matthew 1:19-25_____
6. Friday: The Shepherds,” Luke 2:8-20_____
7. Saturday: “The Wise Men (Magi),” read Matthew 2:1-12 _____

B. Symbols:

1. Symbol: fluffy sheep
2. Symbol: angel with Mary
3. Symbol: a gold star or 3 crowns
4. Symbol: honey and locusts
5. Symbol: a mother and child
6. Symbol: hammer and nail
7. Symbol: pencil and pad

  *don’t forget to make and hang the manger and Baby Jesus ornament!

*Bedtime Bonus: “The Nativity, a Manger & The Babe” Luke 2:1-8 _____

Answers:

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C) –

Discover the ‘concrete invisible’ – pray your way through the liturgical year.

*Tugboat: From Your Lips to God’s Ear –

 Read 1 Samuel 16:14-23; Why do you think that obedience to God is more important than sacrifices?

Prophets, All (N) (C)

Catholic Answers – prophecy (encyclopedia, New Advent)
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/prophecy

Catholic Answers – “The Books of the Twelve Minor Prophets
The twelve shorter prophetic books in the Old Testament,” by Antonio Fuentes
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/minor-prophets

Behold, Your Prophet (N) (C)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2447)

Catholic Answers – prophecy (encyclopedia, New Advent)
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/prophecy

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1964)

 Agape Bible Study – 3^rd Sunday of Advent
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Advent_Season/Advent_3_a

Aleteia – “Are holy men and women of the Old Testament considered saints?” by Philip Kosloski
https://aleteia.org/2017/08/01/are-holy-men-and-women-of-the-old-testament-considered-saints/

My Jewish Learning – “The 12 Minor Prophets,” by Shawn Aster
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-12-minor-prophets/

*Tugboat: Isaiah 11:2-3a – Gifts of the Holy Spirit

‘The spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him:
a spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
a spirit of counsel and of strength,
a spirit of knowledge and of fear of the LORD,
and his delight shall be the fear of the LORD.’ (2,3a)

See below….

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC  522) The Purpose of Life

*Tugboat – Salvation History: In His Image, I

We have a mind, a memory and a free will because God gave us a human soul.

*Tugboat Challenge: The Jesse Tree, Part III

Match the Bible reading with the Jesse Tree symbol.

Be Still and Know That I Am God (N)– Pray Without Ceasing (C)

Be Attentive!

*Tugboat: From Your Lips to God’s Ear –

Read Exodus 3 with an adult. What would your prayer be if you were Moses?

Priests, All (N) (C) –

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1546, 1547)

Jewish Awareness – Priest, Prophet, King
https://www.jewishawareness.org/messiah-prophet-priest-and-king/

Behold, Your Priest (N) (C) –

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2447)

Catholic Stand – A Kingdom of Priests
https://catholicstand.com/a-kingdom-of-priests/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 2^nd Sunday of Advent (Cycle A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Advent_Season/Advent_2_a

St. Charles Borromeo – 2^nd Sunday of Advent – Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_adv_2.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)–

Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 1551, 1552, 1591, 1592)

Catholic I.D. (T) –

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 523, 719, 720)

*Tugboat – Salvation History: In the Beginning

Ask your parents to read Genesis 1:1 – 2:3  with you. This is the story  of creation.

 *Tugboat Challenge: Jesse Tree, Part II

Match the readings (Section A) with the proper symbol (Section B)

Section A:

1. Sunday – “Moses,” read: Exodus 3 _______
2. Monday – “The Israelites,” read: Exodus 16:1-36 _______
3. Tuesday – “The Giving of the Law,” read: Exodus 20:1-20 _______
4. Wednesday: “Joshua and the Fall of Jericho,” read: Joshua 6:1-27_______
5. Thursday: “Gideon’s Test,” read: Judges 6:36-40 _______
6. Friday: “The Loyalty of Ruth,” read: Ruth 1:13-18 _______
7. Saturday: “Samuel,” read: 1 Samuel 16:1-13_______

Section B:

1. Symbol: the woolen fleece of a sheep
2. Symbol: ram’s horn (shofar)
3. Symbol: crown
4. Symbol: burning bush
5. Symbol: tablets
6. Symbol: wheat grain
7. Symbol: manna

answers:

1. D, 2. G, 3. E, 4. B, 5. A, 6. F, 7. C

It’s All Connected (N) (C)–

Catechism of the Catholic  Church – (CCC 1171)

USCCB – The Gospel According to Matthew
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/0

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, New Testament, RSV, 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2010.

The Didache Bible, With Commentary based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, NEW AMERICAN BIBLE, Revised Edition. Downers Grove, IL: Midwest Theological Forum, Inc, 2015.
*Introduction

Vincent P. Branick, Understanding the New Testament and Its Message, An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press, 1998.
*pp. 114-137

Agape Bible Study – !st Sunday of Advent (Cycles A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Advent_Season/Advent_1_a

*From Your Lips to God’s Ear: (T)

We want to make a Jesse Tree to help us in praying Scripture.

Here are a number of choices in making a Jesse Tree:

CatholicIcing.com offers  this:
https://www.catholicicing.com/jesse-trees/

SimplyCatholic.com offers this:
https://www.simplycatholic.com/the-jesse-tree/

Young-Catholics.com offers this:
https://young-catholics.com/98/advent-ideas-make-a-jesse-tree/

It All Adds Up (N) (C)–

 USCCB – The Gospel According to Matthew
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/0

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible, New Testament, RSV, 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2010.

The Didache Bible, With Commentary based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, NEW AMERICAN BIBLE, Revised Edition. Downers Grove, IL: Midwest Theological Forum, Inc, 2015.
*Introduction

Vincent P. Branick, Understanding the New Testament and Its Message, An Introduction. New York: Paulist Press, 1998.
*pp. 114-137

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 1st Sunday of Advent (Cycles A)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Advent_Season/Advent_1_a

St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study – 1^st Sunday of Advent – Cycle A
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/a_adv_1.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic I.D. (T)

Catechism of the Catholic  Church – (CCC 518)

*Catholic I.D. –

 Catechism of the Catholic  Church – (CCC 1)

*Tugboat – Salvation History: The Greatest Story Ever Told

Catechism of the Catholic  Church – (CCC 117)

 *Tugboat Challenge: Jesse Tree, Part I