Children of God – “Sharing Hope: The Catholic Imagination” (N) (C) (S)

 *Fifth (final) in a Series of Five written for The Catholic Navigator, ©2021.

The Light of the World – (N) (C) (S)

Learning Religions – “Transfiguration of Jesus (Mark 9:1-8),” by Austin Cline
https://www.learnreligions.com/transfiguration-of-jesus-mark-91-8-248714

Catholic Masses – “The Transfiguration: Gospel to the Dead,” from To Know Christ Jesus, by Frank Sheed
https://catholicmasses.org/the-transfiguration-gospel-to-the-dead/

NC Register – “10 Things You Need to Know About Jesus’ Transfiguration,” by Jimmy Akin
https://www.ncregister.com/blog/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-jesus-transfiguration

Symbols – Light (T)

Ancient Pages –
https://www.ancientpages.com/2018/07/28/10-christian-symbols-explained/

Learn Religions – Christian Symbols, Illustrated Glossary
https://www.learnreligions.com/christianity-symbols-illustrated-glossary-4051292

Mystical Humanity of Christ Publ. – “The 7 Most Beautiful Ancient Christian Symbols and Their Meanings,” by W.P. Bennett
https://www.coraevans.com/blog/article/7-beautiful-ancient-christian-symbols-and-their-meanings

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Pearls of Wisdom (S)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 18^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_18_b

St Charles Borromeo Bible Commentary – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Cycle B
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/b_ot_18.pdf

4CatholicEducators – Catholic Commentary on John 6:24-35
http://www.4catholiceducators.com/gospel-john-6_24-bible.htm

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

 Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1079, 1070)

New Advent – Liturgy
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09306a.htm

Catholic Culture – Liturgy
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=34628

*Tugboat Challenge: “How do we work with Jesus to become holy?”

Witness: 5000 Hungry People!  (T)

 See Exodus 16 and John  6: 49-51

Children of God – Cherishing Goodness: The Catholic Experience (N) (C) (S)

*Fourth in a Series of Five written for The Catholic Navigator, ©2021.

The Psalms, St. Joseph New Catholic Version, A Saint Joseph Edition. © 2004, Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.
*Psalm 139, p. 364; fn. Ps. 139

From God’s Lips: ‘O Sacrament Most Holy!’ (T)

YouTube – ‘O Sacrament Most Holy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd1Sn_dMz5o

Liturgical Center – ‘0896. O Sacrament Most Holy’
http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/pdfy/Hymns/Blessed_Sacrament/896.pdf

Dear Fr. Thom (N)– Dear Aquinas (C)— Q&A (S)

Catholic Answers – “Loaves and Fishes,” by Steve Ray
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/loaves-and-fishes

Catholic World Report – “The ‘sheer contradiction’ of the miracle of the loaves and fishes,” by Carl E. Olson
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2018/07/28/the-sheer-contradiction-of-the-miracle-of-the-loaves-and-fishes/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Pearls of Wisdom (S)– Buried Treasure (T)

Martin, F., & Wright, W. M., IV. The Gospel of John. (P. S. Williamson & M. Healy, Eds.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2015.
*pp. 113-114; Jesus and Passover: Food for Eternal Life, Jesus Provides Bread for a Multitude (6:1-15)

Agape Bible Study – 17^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_17_b

St. Charles Borromeo – 17^th Sunday in Ordinary Time
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/b_ot_17.pdf

Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic Boarding Pass (S)

 The Fourth Pillar: Prayer
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 2573, 2774, pp. 613-15)

Catholic I.D. (T)

 Pillars III & IV – Life in Christ; Prayer
Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1697, 2559)

Tugboat Challenge: Poems, Prayers, and Promises

Witness:  The Hungry (T)

2 Kings 4: 42-44 and John 6: 1-15

 Children of God – Recognizing Beauty: The Catholic Eye (N) (C) (S)

 *Third in a Series of Five written for The Catholic Navigator, ©2021.

The Catholic Thing – “Time for a Restoration – of Women’s Glory.” by Carrie Gress
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2021/03/09/time-for-a-restoration-of-womens-glory/

From God’s Lips: ‘O Sacrament Most Holy!’ (T)

YouTube – ‘O Sacrament Most Holy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd1Sn_dMz5o

Liturgical Center – ‘0896. O Sacrament Most Holy’
http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/pdfy/Hymns/Blessed_Sacrament/896.pdf

Saints Preserve Us! (N)– Champions of the Faith (C)– Heroes of The Faith (S)– Witness (T)

 Jeremiah’s Youth:

Chabad – “Jeremiah,” by Jacob Isaacs
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/464029/jewish/Jeremiah.htm

Catholic Answers – “Jeremiah (Jeremias; The Prophet)
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/jeremiah-jeremias-the-prophet

Got Questions – “Who’s Jeremiah in the Bible?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Jeremiah.html

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Pearls of Wisdom (S)– Buried Treasure (T)

Mary Healy. The Gospel of Mark. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2008.
               *p.123 – “Jesus Comes to His Own, Understanding the Bread (6:33-34)”

Agape Bible Study – 16^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_16_b

St. Charles Borromeo – 16^th Cycle in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/b_ot_17.pdf

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

The Third Pillar: Life in Christ, Christian Morality:
Catechism of the Catholic Church –  (CCC 1697)

 Tugboat: Pillar II – Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Healing, & Sacraments of Mission

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1211)

*Tugboat Challenge: Word Jumble

Witness: Jeremiah (T)

The Call of Jeremiah:
Jeremiah 1:4-19         

Children of God – Knowing Truth: The Catholic Ear (N) (C) (S)

 *Second in a Series of Five written for The Catholic Navigator, ©2021.

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

Verse mnemonic for remembering ‘how’ we are to read Sacred Scripture:

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

 From God’s Lips: ‘O Sacrament Most Holy!’ (T)

YouTube – ‘O Sacrament Most Holy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd1Sn_dMz5o

Liturgical Center – ‘0896. O Sacrament Most Holy’
http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/pdfy/Hymns/Blessed_Sacrament/896.pdf

Saints Preserve Us! (N)– Champions of the Faith (C)– Heroes of The Faith (S)

 Amos, Dresser of a Nation:

 Chabad – “The Life and Times of Amos,”
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/112277/jewish/The-Prophet-Amos.htm

New Advent- Amos
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01435a.htm

Ray’s Figs- Fig Trees
http://www.raysfigs.com/sycomore.html

Bible Saints- Amos
http://biblesaints.blogspot.com/2011/10/dresser-of-sycamore-trees-st-amos.html

Botanical Gardens at UCLA
http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Ficus/

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Pearls of Wisdom (S)– Buried Treasure (T)

Agape Bible Study – 15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle B)
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_15_b

St. Charles Borromeo – 15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/b_ot_15.pdf

Mary Healy. The Gospel of Mark. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2008.
*p.113 – “Jesus Comes to His Own, The Mission of the Twelve (6:7-13)”

 Catechetical Corner (N)– Catholic Passport (C)– Catholic Boarding Pass (S)

 The Second Pillar: Sacraments and the Liturgy

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 1211, 1324, 1327)

Catholic I.D. (T)

 The First Pillar:

Catechism of the Catholic Church – (CCC 27)

Our Catholic Prayers – the Apostles Creed
https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-apostles-creed.html

“The Apostles’ Creed is divided into what we refer to as 12 articles. Like the Nicene Creed that we recite at Mass, it is a solid profession of the fundamental truths of our faith:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth; (The 1^st article)
And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; (The 2^nd)
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary, (The 3^rd)
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried. (The 4^th)
He descended into hell;
The third day he rose again from the dead; (The 5^th)
He ascended into Heaven,
And is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty;
(The 6^th)
From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead.
(The 7^th)
I believe in the Holy Spirit, (The 8^th)
The Holy Catholic Church,
The Communion of Saints, (The 9^th)
The forgiveness of sins, (The 10^th)
The resurrection of the body, (The 11^th)
And life everlasting. Amen. (The 12^th)

It’s hard to summarize the Apostles’ Creed in a few short paragraphs. The current Catechism of the Catholic Church offers some 200-plus pages of excellent analysis of this prayer.”

*Tugboat Challenge: Fill-ins

Witness: Those Sent Out, ‘Two-by-Two’ (T)

 Mark 6:7-13

Children of God – Introduction (N) (C) (S)

 *First in a Series of Five written for The Catholic Navigator, ©2021.

 See The Psalms, St. Joseph New Catholic Version, A Saint Joseph Edition. © 2004, Catholic Book Publishing Corp., N.J.

*Psalm 139, p. 364; fn. Ps. 139

*Also, see Psalm 8

From God’s Lips: ‘O Sacrament Most Holy!’ (T)

YouTube – ‘O Sacrament Most Holy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd1Sn_dMz5o

Liturgical Center – ‘0896. O Sacrament Most Holy’
http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/pdfy/Hymns/Blessed_Sacrament/896.pdf

What’s In a Word? – Son of Man (N) (C) (S)

 Got Questions – “What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of Man?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-Son-of-Man.html

Got Questions – “Why is Ezekiel called son of man if it is a title for Jesus?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/Ezekiel-son-of-man.html

A Song of Praise (Buried Treasure) (T)

 ‘Son of Man’; Psalm 139:13-16; Psalm 8:5-6

Scriptural Secrets (N)– Hidden Gems (C)– Pearls of Wisdom (S)

Agape Bible Study – 14^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/Sunday_Readings/Sunday_Readings.php?Sunday_Doc=Ordinary_Time/Ordinary_Time_14_b

St. Charles Borromeo – 14^th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
http://www.scborromeo.org/biblestu/b_ot_14.pdf

Mary Healy. The Gospel of Mark. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2008.
*p.110 – “Jesus Comes to His Own, Unbelief at Nazareth (6:1–6)”

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

 Pillars of the Catechism: The First Pillar, The Creed

*Tugboat: See Table of Contents in The Catechism of the Catholic Church

 St. Charles Borromeo – The Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc2.htm

The Religion Teacher – “THE FOUR PARTS OF THE CATECHISM VIDEO”
https://www.thereligionteacher.com/videos/catechism-parts-video/

Arlington Archdiocese – “The Four Pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
Summarized ,”by Kate Ladipaolo in PDF format
The Four Pillars of the Catholic Catechism

*Tugboat Challenge: Name That Pillar

Witness: Ezekiel (T)

Got Questions – “Why is Ezekiel called son of man if it is a title for Jesus?”
https://www.gotquestions.org/Ezekiel-son-of-man.html