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Pray in Good Form
A worksheet, from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide, to assist students in researching and presenting different prayer forms.
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Prayer 101 An Introduction
An introduction to prayer from "The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth" Teacher Guide.
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What Is Prayer
A worksheet, found in “The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth” Teacher Guide, that is based on students’ current understanding and experience with prayer.
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The Ten Commandments
A worksheet focused on what the Ten Commandments teach us about living in right relationship with God and with our neighbors.
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A Biblical and Symbolic Look at the Sacraments of Healing and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion
A worksheet that takes a biblical and symbolic look at the Sacraments of Healing and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion.
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Just a Closer Walk with Thee
A worksheet where students are asked to read and reflect on the Gospel of Luke’s powerful image of how Christ is present in the celebration of the Eucharist through the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus.
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Three Scriptural Images of the Church
An activity where students are asked to respond to each of the items for each of the three scriptural images of the Church.
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The Acts of the Apostles
A group activity where students are asked to read assigned sections of Acts of the Apostles, and discuss the presented questions.
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Jesus Reveals the Kingdom of God
Scripture passages that go along with the group assignment that uses parables to see the Kingdom of God.
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Seeing the Kingdom of God Through Parables
A group assignment on using parables to see the Kingdom of God.
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The Goodness of Creation
A worksheet on the goodness of creation, using Scripture passages from the Book of Genesis.
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My Understanding of the Mission of Jesus Christ
A worksheet on students’ understandings of the mission of Jesus Christ.
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The Incarnation
An activity where students are asked to look through Scripture to find references that illustrate Jesus’ humanity and divinity.
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Who Is Jesus?
An activity where students rate their level of agreement on statements about Jesus.
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What Do I Know About Catholicism?
An assignment where students test their knowledge of Catholicism.
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Where Is Your Faith Life Right Now?
A wrap-up activity for Section 5 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible,” on where your Faith life is right now.
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New Testament References to Eternal Life
An activity that uses New Testament Scripture passages that reference eternal life, from Section 5 Part 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Mapping the Beatific Vision
A homework assignment where students are asked to create a mind map of details about the Beatific Vision, from Section 5 Part 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Evangelizing or Proselytizing?
A homework assignment on evangelizing and proselytizing, from Section 5 Part 3 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Jesus Teaches Us About Prayer
A list of scripture verses that can be used in conjunction with a homework assignment on Jesus’ teachings about prayer, from Section 5 Part 2 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Faith and Religion Venn Diagram
A homework assignment using a faith and religion Venn Diagram, from Section 5 Part 1 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Summary of Jesus' Revelation of God's Plan
A wrap-up summary of Jesus’ Revelation of God’s plan, from Section 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Reflection on the Greatest Commandments
A reflective homework assignment on the greatest Commandments, from Section 4 Part 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Core Elements of a Parable
A homework assignment on the core elements of a parable, from Section 4 Part 4 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Respect-Life Issues
A number of terms that deal with respect-life issues, from Section 4 Part 2 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Jesus' Ministry
An activity on Jesus’ Ministry, from Section 4 Part 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible."
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Loving One Another and All Creation
A homework assignment on loving one another and all creation.
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Jesus and the Church
A worksheet from Section 3 Part 3 of Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible that asks students to summarize three key points, or items to take away, from each listed article.
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Mapping the Marks of the Church, from Section 3 Part 3 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A homework assignment on mapping the Marks of the Church.
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Getting to Know Mary, from Section 3 Part 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A partner activity where Scripture passages are used to get to know Mary.
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The Incarnation Unites God and Humanity, from Section 3 Part 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A homework assignment on how the Incarnation unites God and humanity.
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Homework: Experiencing Good News, Then and Now, from Section 3 Part 1 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A homework assignment on experiencing the Good News, then and now.
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Discovering God in Creation, from Section 2 Part 3 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A worksheet on discovering God in creation.
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Revelation and Dei Verbum, from Section 2 Part 2 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A worksheet on Revelation and Dei Verbum.
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Tradition and the Passing On of God's Revelation, from Section 2 Part 2 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A fill-in-the-blank exercise on Tradition and the passing on of God’s Revelation.
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Comparing Gospel Accounts of the Same Event, from Section 2 Part 2 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A worksheet on comparing Gospel accounts of the same event.
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Activity: Heretical or True, from Section 1 Part 2 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible"
A worksheet on the truthfulness of certain statement using proof from the Nicene Creed.
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The Development of Catholic Trinitarian Theology from Section 1 Part 2 of "Jesus Christ: God's Love Made Visible."
A homework assignment on the development of Catholic Trinitarian theology.
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Literary Features of Apocalyptic Writing
A group assignment on literary features in the Book of Revelation.
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The Gospel of John and Anti-Semitism
A group activity on the Gospel of John and anti-Semitism.
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Old Testament Themes and Images in John's Prologue
A worksheet on the Old Testament themes and images in the prologue of the Gospel of John.
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The Gospel of John: Myths and Facts
A worksheet on the myths and facts of the Gospel of John.
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Comparing and Contrasting the Passion and Resurrection Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
A group worksheet on comparing and contrasting the Passion and Resurrection narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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Comparing and Contrasting Infancy Narratives
A group worksheet on comparing and contrasting infancy narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
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The Reign of God in the Gospel of Luke and Today
A group worksheet on how the Reign of God is presented in the Gospel of Luke and in today’s culture.
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The Reign of God in the Gospel of Luke
A group worksheet on how the Reign of God is presented in the Gospel of Luke.
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Synoptic Parallels Questions
A group worksheet where students examine parallels in the synoptic Gospels.
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Exegetical Methodology: Ideological Criticism
A group assignment on exegetical methodology: ideological criticism.
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Sunday Lectionary Readings: God’s Ongoing Story of Love for Humanity
A group assignment on several sets of Sunday Lectionary readings.
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The Use of Scripture in the Doctrine of the Church
A list of questions on the use of Scripture in the Doctrine of the Church.
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Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum, 1965)
A worksheet that examines several chapters of "Dei Verbum" using group discussion.
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Meet Me in the Middle
A worksheet where students are asked to make connections between different things, concepts, and terms.
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Analysis of Revelation, Chapter 1
A number of questions that guide students in an analysis of chapter 1 of the Book of Revelation.
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Symbols in the Book of Revelation
A reference sheet for the symbols that are used in the Book of Revelation.
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Socratic Seminar Ticket
A number of questions that students need to answer before they are allowed to participate in the socratic seminar on early Christian communities.
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Major Points in the Epistles
A group exercise on the major points in the Epistles, which addresses faith versus works, unity, Gentile Christians, the pre-eminence of Christ, and Christian living.
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Letter Writing in New Testament Times
A worksheet where students focus on letter writing in New Testament times.
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Characters in the Acts of the Apostles
A worksheet where students are asked to choose a character from the Book of Acts, and answer several questions on their respective account.
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In the Footsteps of Paul
A worksheet on the actions of Paul, using certain passages from the Acts of the Apostles.
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Stakeholders
A chart for students to fill in about stakeholders in the development of the early Church.
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Luke's Understanding of Jesus
A worksheet where students use scripture passages from the Gospel of Luke to discover Luke’s understanding of Jesus.
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Analyzing Matthew's Prologue
A worksheet where students analyze the prologue of the Gospel of Matthew.
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A Portrait of Jesus for Jews
A worksheet where students discover how Matthew made his Gospel distinctly Jewish.
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Jigsaw: Gospel of Mark
A number of questions for the activity “Jigsaw: Gospel of Mark” from The Catholic Youth Bible Teacher Guide: New Testament.
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Getting to Know Mark's Gospel
A worksheet that helps students get to know more about the Gospel of Mark.
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Biblical Study
A worksheet with questions on the historical context, literary context, and cultural context of the Scriptures.
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Influences on the Writing of Scripture
A worksheet where students reflect on different things that may have been influences on the writing of Scripture.
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Song of Songs
A worksheet on the characteristics of Hebrew poetry that are found in the “Song of Songs.”
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Psalms Stations
Questions for each Psalm station, from The Catholic Youth Bible Teacher Guide: Old Testament.
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Introduction to the Psalms
A worksheet on the psalms using the Introduction to the Book of Psalms in “The Catholic Youth Bible.”
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Wisdom throughout Salvation History
A worksheet on wisdom throughout salvation history, using Wisdom 10:1-21 to answer questions.
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Ecclesiastes Stations
An activity where students are asked to visit three Ecclesiastes stations and fill in the corresponding categories.
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Identifying and Defining Wisdom
A worksheet on identifying and defining wisdom using Scripture passages.
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Wisdom Literature
A worksheet with questions based on the “Introduction to the Wisdom and Poetry Books” in The Catholic Youth Bible.
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Preassessment Statements on Wisdom
Several preassessment statements on wisdom for students to agree with, disagree with, or state they are unsure about.
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Prophecy Stations
An activity where students are to visit three stations and fill in the presented categories for each passage.
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Prophet
A worksheet on different prophets, their messages, the obstacles they faced, and people’s responses to them.
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What Happened to the United Kingdom of Israel?
An activity where students are asked to visit four stations, read and reflect on the Scripture passage at each station, and then enter the Scripture citation and fill in the answers for the categories under each passage in the spaces …
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Ruth and Naomi
A worksheet where students are asked to answer questions about Ruth and Naomi, using the Book of Ruth.
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The Cycle of Judges, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
Questions on the cycle of judges, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Set Apart Again
An activity where students are asked to visit three to four stations in the classroom, read the Scripture passages they find there, and then answer several short questions.
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The Historical Books
An activity where students are asked to fill in a chart with information on each of the historical books of the Bible.
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Brainstorm Map: Leadership, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A mind map for a brainstorming activity on leadership, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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A People Set Apart
An activity where students are asked to read their assigned Scripture passage, briefly summarize, determine the theme and focus of the passage, and present their finding to the class.
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The Ten Commandments, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet where students delve deeper into the Ten Commandments, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Miracles, Plagues, and Signs, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet on miracles, plagues, and signs, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Israel in Egypt
A worksheet where students are asked to work in groups to read Scripture passages that illustrate the development of the Israelite community and identity.
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Abraham's Family Tree
A worksheet where students work to fill in Abraham’s family tree, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Covenant, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet that uses certain Scripture passages to describe covenants, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Definition Lab: Vocation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet that uses certain Scripture passages to define vocation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Historical Genre Stations, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
An activity where students read certain Scripture passages and look for illustrations of community and identity, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Order of Creation, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide
A worksheet where students are to organize several Creation events into the proper order in which they occurred. Students are to look at both of the Creation stories in the Book of Genesis.
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JEDP Identification Worksheet
A worksheet where students work to identify if a Scripture passage was written by a Yahwist, Elohist, Deuteronomist, or Priestly author.
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Biblical Timeline Quest, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
A Biblical Timeline Quest, using certain Scripture passages from the Old Testament, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Vocabulary terms for Unit 1 of “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
A sheet of vocabulary terms, and blank spaces for students to write in the definitions, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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Mind Map
A mind map for a brainstorming activity on the Bible, from “The Catholic Youth Bible” Old Testament Teacher Guide.
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The Eucharist in the Scriptures
A worksheet on the numerous accounts of the Eucharist in the Scriptures.
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Preassessment of My Knowledge of the Eucharist Part I
A preassessment exercise on students’ knowledge of the Eucharist: Part I.
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Who Is the Holy Spirit
A worksheet that uses Scripture passages to help students discover who the Holy Spirit is.
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Unit 4 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 4 of "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Gospel Reflection on Sin and Salvation
A Gospel reflection on sin and salvation from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Reading Guide for the Splendor of the Truth
A reading guide for the Splendor of Truth from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Unit 1 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 1 of "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Ordinary Discipleship and Matthew, Chapter 25
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It focuses on Matthew 25, highlighting the works of mercy Jesus' speaks of, asking students to reflect on the skills need for each type of ministry and discipleship.
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can learn about the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit and use their own words to describe what each gift is.
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New Testament Images of Church
A worksheet where students are asked to read select Scripture passages and summarize what they say about New Testament images of Church.
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Prayers of Petition
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It gives students spaces to write their own intentions and petitions as a prayer activity.
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Music and Liturgy
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect on various songs and pieces of music in the liturgy to come to a greater understanding.
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Reflecting on the Liturgy
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect on their experience of and participation in the liturgy of the Eucharist in small group settings.
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Symbolic Language and Religious Truth: Genesis 1-3
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It asks students to explore the Book of Genesis to find symbolic language and discuss its meaning with other students.
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The Format of the Pauline Letters
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It outlines the format of Paul's letters in the New Testament.
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Preparation Worksheet for Prophet Research Assignment
This resource is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use these questions prepare for and consider several facets of a prophet that they plan to research mor extensively.
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The Cycle of Redemption
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students may use it as a quick reference to key ideas behind the Cycle of Redemption in the Old Testament.
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Leadership Scavenger Hunt
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to fill out the characteristics and stories of various leaders in the Bible.
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Sprint Through Salvation History Scriptural Passages
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are asked to explore the Bible for key events in the Old and New Testaments in Salvation History.
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"The Fingerprints of God" Reflection Questions
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect on the fingprints of God in creation and other people through these questions.
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Practicing Biblical Exegesis
With this worksheet, students can practice Biblical exegesis with certain well-known Bible verses.
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Biblical Scavenger Hunt
In this activity, students are asked to find various famous Old Testament stories and events by searching through Scripture.
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New Testament References to Eternal Life
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. It lists several passages in which Eternal Life is referenced in the New Testament. Students can reflect on these passages and answer questions about them.
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Questions for Made-to-Love
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect on the song "Made-to-Love" by TobyMac by answering the questions on this worksheet.
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Reflection on the Greatest Commandments
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can study and reflect on the Greatest Commandments: to love God with your whole mind, body and soul, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
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Core Elements of a Parable
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students are assigned a parable and use this chart to discover the core elements of any of the parables that Jesus tells.
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Matthew's Sermon on the Mount
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use this chart to write down questions, thoughts, or reactions to each section of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
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Venn Diagram
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can use this handout to do a Venn Diagram of Gospel comparisons.
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Getting to Know Mary
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students must find various scripture passages regarding Mary and reflect on questions about her life and personality.
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The Development of Catholic Trinitarian Theology
This handout is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can fill in the blanks to learn or review key concepts about the development of Trinitarian theology.
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Discovering God
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It helps students discover the various ways and places they can interact with and meet God: in their daily lives, through others, and in creation.
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Reflection about Personal Beliefs and Knowledge
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can reflect on and answer questions about their experience with faith, their beliefs, and their personal convictions and commitments to a faith/religion tradition.
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Leader's Guide for The Master's Companion: A Christian Midrash
Table of Contents Beyond Scripture Helpful Hints for Using and Creating Midrash with Young People Classroom Activities Chapter 1: The Small Black Dog with the White Foot (John 4:1-30)--compassion for animals Chapter 2: A Night in the Garden (John 4:39-45)--significance …
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Leader's Guide for Coyote Meets Jesus
Stories are not just for young children. Everyone loves a good story and good storytelling is a useful tool for teaching. Using folktales as a teaching tool in a catechetical setting or a religion class can help teens understand the …
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Praying the Psalms
Remember the television show from the late 80's called "Doogie Howser, M.D.?" At the end of every show, Doogie would sit down at his computer and write a 2 or 3 sentence "blurb" that perfectly summed up his day and …
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