This activity is a game to learn the Ten Commandments. Making learning into a game is more engaging for children than just telling them to memorize.
Morality
Printable Ten Commandments Cryptogram
Today’s activity from Young Catholics is a printable puzzle of the Ten Commandments. A key is also provided, in case you are not an expert in cryptography. 🙂
How the Scout Law Relates to the Ten Commandments
In the Ad Altare Dei religious emblem program for Boy Scouts, one of the exercises is to compare the Ten Commandments to the Boy Scout Law.
Coffee Filter Prayer
This prayer helps youth consider how to filter out unclean or inappropriate thoughts. This would be a good prayer to use at a meeting focused on using electronic devices or the internet.
Judgement of the Nations – Discussion and Reflection Questions
This reflection encourages youth to consider how they are taking care of those in need and helps them learn about the corporal works of mercy.
Is It OK to Judge Someone? (Video)
Is it OK to say that a person’s behavior is wrong? Or is that judgmental? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains in this video. Jesus tells us not to judge a person’s heart, but he does command us to judge the actions of others. So we should not condemn someone’s heart, but we can discern that actions are wrong.
Why Must I Pray for My Enemies?
Jesus commanded us to love. The Catholic Church teaches that respecting life is more than just not hurting other people. We must actively work for peace and justice, even for those we are in conflict with.
What Is “Moral Law”?
The Catholic Church teaches that moral law comes from God as “fatherly instructions” to help us determine what is right and what is wrong.
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year A (2023)
Sunday, February 12
The readings for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time focus on the law and commandments. Some possible themes for this weekend are the Ten Commandments, magisterium, and obedience. Here are some ideas.
Catholics Are Pro-Life and Pro-Woman
Many people might think the March for Life and the Women’s March have to be in opposition to each other. This video explains that Catholics are both pro-life and pro-woman.