How to Cultivate a Catholic Family
Sacred Scripture, RCIA, catechetical, pride of place
Ecumenical Bible study not real thing
Catholic will miss the riches, Communion, Confession, Anointing of Sick, Blessed Mother, Purgatory
Not all have access to solid Catholic Bible study
Life of Scripture cultivated
Took a long time, pulling of weeds before
Divine Reading= Lectio Divina, should approach Scripture reading
Enhance Bible study
Process most tangible, teaching little girls, catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Student Marie Montessori, Sophia Cavalletti
Way to teach little children, natural matter, play is their work
Imagination & memory, in the Atrium small Scripture reading, beginning of the Hail Mary, Annunciation
Read it once, what did hear in the story, different response, angel, Mary, good news
Read again, quiet, once again more deeply, twice
Bring out 2 statues angel, Mary, little house, then act out the story
See what is going on
Atrium & lectio Divina
First thoughts, read again, deeper, then insert self into imagination. Not just surface reading, get into meat and marrow
Events that really happened use three Dimension objects, statues
But story of Good Shepherd, Jesus did not really carry a lamb on His shoulders, use two-dimensional character
Imaginative and natural world separated
Mothers cultivate that level of reading studies, then go to study a friend
Fall in love with Scripture before we study it
Rosary Scripture on beads, a few minutes focused on the events of Christ’s life, stay within imagination, place self in the event
Atheists, Satan knows better SS that we do. We don’t want that.
Personal encounter with Jesus & Who is the Church
Community of believers to help child understand, not Sola Scriptura, need someone to help me on tracks
Roots of flowers go so far back, GK Chesterton Democracy of the dead, laid down great body of wisdom
Don’t need to recreate something new. JC I make all things new. Just need to know Me.
Augustine thought so many times Romans, until one moment that SS became his friend. A life lived outside of Christ not worth living, in spite of world.
SS went from head to soul knowledge, not found necessary in Bible study but through it
Historical walk, Scott cassette tapes, distance learning in 1940-50’s,
Master’s course, Tim Gray, used Scott Hahn 1990’s, after conversion in heart
Taylor Marshall, not a lack of resources just a lack of will
Prior generations dependent on parish priest
Young mom, so many resources, like home schooling, pandora’s box, it is sufficient study the Bible, Church gracious Liturgy of the Hours, in song, rhyme, short messages
Liturgy of the Hours is an excellent place to start, short pieces, tailored to the rhythms of the day
Read the Gospels, the story, Jeff Cavin, Bible Timelines, easy gentle resources
Church Fathers online, perpetually astounded what is available, 15-20 yrs who had access to Benedict or the Summa, search simply, we are in a Graced Moment
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