Comments on: Fighting “The Real World”? http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/ It's all about sharing the faith. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Christian Thu, 28 May 2009 23:54:36 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-22 "It worked beautifully." I bet it did! That's well done, thanks for showing how you made it work. “It worked beautifully.”

I bet it did! That’s well done, thanks for showing how you made it work.

]]> By: Christian http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4122 Christian Thu, 28 May 2009 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-4122 "It worked beautifully." I bet it did! That's well done, thanks for showing how you made it work. “It worked beautifully.”

I bet it did! That’s well done, thanks for showing how you made it work.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Carlos Thu, 28 May 2009 23:48:58 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-20 I interpret Kyrie as being about a calling - a life’s vocation, whatever that calling may be. The artist is singing about a wind that reaches into his soul and sets his feet upon a road. We talk about the symbolism of the wind. The kids should recognize the reference to the Holy Spirit there and the road refers to the path that he has been set upon by the Spirit. Additionally, the song talks about how your calling is not always what you expect it to be. I ask about things that they do now that they never thought they’d be doing and talk about my own path to being a Catechist. Lastly, we focus on the theme that God is always with us, even in the worst of times, and if there are times that we are not perfect in our life’s calling, God is merciful and forgiving. He is there for us and we need to trust in Him, especially in the bad times. I used this particular song when we were learning about Pentecost last year and was able to make the connection to the Apostles. It worked beautifully. I interpret Kyrie as being about a calling – a life’s vocation, whatever that calling may be. The artist is singing about a wind that reaches into his soul and sets his feet upon a road. We talk about the symbolism of the wind. The kids should recognize the reference to the Holy Spirit there and the road refers to the path that he has been set upon by the Spirit.

Additionally, the song talks about how your calling is not always what you expect it to be. I ask about things that they do now that they never thought they’d be doing and talk about my own path to being a Catechist. Lastly, we focus on the theme that God is always with us, even in the worst of times, and if there are times that we are not perfect in our life’s calling, God is merciful and forgiving. He is there for us and we need to trust in Him, especially in the bad times.

I used this particular song when we were learning about Pentecost last year and was able to make the connection to the Apostles. It worked beautifully.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 Carlos Thu, 28 May 2009 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-4121 I interpret Kyrie as being about a calling - a life’s vocation, whatever that calling may be. The artist is singing about a wind that reaches into his soul and sets his feet upon a road. We talk about the symbolism of the wind. The kids should recognize the reference to the Holy Spirit there and the road refers to the path that he has been set upon by the Spirit. Additionally, the song talks about how your calling is not always what you expect it to be. I ask about things that they do now that they never thought they’d be doing and talk about my own path to being a Catechist. Lastly, we focus on the theme that God is always with us, even in the worst of times, and if there are times that we are not perfect in our life’s calling, God is merciful and forgiving. He is there for us and we need to trust in Him, especially in the bad times. I used this particular song when we were learning about Pentecost last year and was able to make the connection to the Apostles. It worked beautifully. I interpret Kyrie as being about a calling – a life’s vocation, whatever that calling may be. The artist is singing about a wind that reaches into his soul and sets his feet upon a road. We talk about the symbolism of the wind. The kids should recognize the reference to the Holy Spirit there and the road refers to the path that he has been set upon by the Spirit.

Additionally, the song talks about how your calling is not always what you expect it to be. I ask about things that they do now that they never thought they’d be doing and talk about my own path to being a Catechist. Lastly, we focus on the theme that God is always with us, even in the worst of times, and if there are times that we are not perfect in our life’s calling, God is merciful and forgiving. He is there for us and we need to trust in Him, especially in the bad times.

I used this particular song when we were learning about Pentecost last year and was able to make the connection to the Apostles. It worked beautifully.

]]> By: Christian http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Christian Thu, 28 May 2009 21:05:57 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-19 I'm familiar with Mr. Mister's Kyrie....how do you connect its lyrics to Catechism? What do the kids contribute? I’m familiar with Mr. Mister’s Kyrie….how do you connect its lyrics to Catechism? What do the kids contribute?

]]> By: Christian http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4120 Christian Thu, 28 May 2009 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-4120 I'm familiar with Mr. Mister's Kyrie....how do you connect its lyrics to Catechism? What do the kids contribute? I’m familiar with Mr. Mister’s Kyrie….how do you connect its lyrics to Catechism? What do the kids contribute?

]]> By: Carlos http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Carlos Thu, 28 May 2009 19:05:40 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-18 Thank you for the song suggestion. The lyrics look like they will work beautifully for me. I've already downloaded it. While our confirmation classes get more directly involved in community work through volunteering, our other grades each have a couple of projects throughout the year that primarily involve donations. We support various local food banks and pantries as well as local family support organizations. I think if parishes get involved locally, it helps the students see the fruits of their charity more readily; but that is only one philosophy. Our Archdiocese has a link to the <a href="http://www.catholicvolunteering.org" rel="nofollow"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Catholic Volunteer Directory</span></a>. I haven't really looked at it much, but maybe you can get a few ideas from there. Thank you for the song suggestion. The lyrics look like they will work beautifully for me. I’ve already downloaded it.

While our confirmation classes get more directly involved in community work through volunteering, our other grades each have a couple of projects throughout the year that primarily involve donations. We support various local food banks and pantries as well as local family support organizations. I think if parishes get involved locally, it helps the students see the fruits of their charity more readily; but that is only one philosophy. Our Archdiocese has a link to the Catholic Volunteer Directory. I haven’t really looked at it much, but maybe you can get a few ideas from there.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4119 Carlos Thu, 28 May 2009 19:05:00 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-4119 Thank you for the song suggestion. The lyrics look like they will work beautifully for me. I've already downloaded it. While our confirmation classes get more directly involved in community work through volunteering, our other grades each have a couple of projects throughout the year that primarily involve donations. We support various local food banks and pantries as well as local family support organizations. I think if parishes get involved locally, it helps the students see the fruits of their charity more readily; but that is only one philosophy. Our Archdiocese has a link to the <a href="http://www.catholicvolunteering.org" rel="nofollow">Catholic Volunteer Directory</a>. I haven't really looked at it much, but maybe you can get a few ideas from there. Thank you for the song suggestion. The lyrics look like they will work beautifully for me. I’ve already downloaded it.

While our confirmation classes get more directly involved in community work through volunteering, our other grades each have a couple of projects throughout the year that primarily involve donations. We support various local food banks and pantries as well as local family support organizations. I think if parishes get involved locally, it helps the students see the fruits of their charity more readily; but that is only one philosophy. Our Archdiocese has a link to the Catholic Volunteer Directory. I haven’t really looked at it much, but maybe you can get a few ideas from there.

]]> By: Deanna http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Deanna Thu, 28 May 2009 17:56:55 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-17 There is a great song by Sheryl Crow called "I Shall Believe." It's a slower song and is great for a meditative prayer time. I love the use of music in classrooms and have found that the kids can even connect to bands that are labeled as Christian. We try and connect service into our curriculum as much as possible. This lets the students learn how to live out the gospels. There is a great organization called Kids Against Hunger that our Parish works closely with. The kids get to package food which is sent to families in other countries. I would love to hear about more organizations like this that our parish can get involved with. We are always looking for new ways to serve our world. There is a great song by Sheryl Crow called “I Shall Believe.” It’s a slower song and is great for a meditative prayer time. I love the use of music in classrooms and have found that the kids can even connect to bands that are labeled as Christian.
We try and connect service into our curriculum as much as possible. This lets the students learn how to live out the gospels. There is a great organization called Kids Against Hunger that our Parish works closely with. The kids get to package food which is sent to families in other countries.
I would love to hear about more organizations like this that our parish can get involved with. We are always looking for new ways to serve our world.

]]> By: Deanna http://www.catechistcorner.com/2009/05/fighting-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4118 Deanna Thu, 28 May 2009 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.catechistcorner.com/?p=227#comment-4118 There is a great song by Sheryl Crow called "I Shall Believe." It's a slower song and is great for a meditative prayer time. I love the use of music in classrooms and have found that the kids can even connect to bands that are labeled as Christian. We try and connect service into our curriculum as much as possible. This lets the students learn how to live out the gospels. There is a great organization called Kids Against Hunger that our Parish works closely with. The kids get to package food which is sent to families in other countries. I would love to hear about more organizations like this that our parish can get involved with. We are always looking for new ways to serve our world. There is a great song by Sheryl Crow called “I Shall Believe.” It’s a slower song and is great for a meditative prayer time. I love the use of music in classrooms and have found that the kids can even connect to bands that are labeled as Christian.
We try and connect service into our curriculum as much as possible. This lets the students learn how to live out the gospels. There is a great organization called Kids Against Hunger that our Parish works closely with. The kids get to package food which is sent to families in other countries.
I would love to hear about more organizations like this that our parish can get involved with. We are always looking for new ways to serve our world.

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