Resources for Creative Teaching

Office of Evangelization and Catechesis -- Northern Area February 2011

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Marriage and Relationships

Religious Education Policy 2101.03 states, All Catechetical efforts should incorporate a respect life component that includes the Catholic perspective on sexuality. Forming Young Disciples encourages coverage of the faith themes of Human Dignity and Sexuality and Relationships with Others for younger teens and Intimacy, Relationships and Sexuality and Vocation and Life Choices for older teens. Following are resources to help you lead creative sessions with your learners, young or old. Reserve copies from the Northern Media Center at 937-498-1192 or sidneymediacenter@catholiccincinnati.org. TEXTS: Learning about L.I.F.E. by Sr. Kieran Sawyer and Kathie Amedei is a family-based program in which the catechetical leader or catechist coaches parents as they discuss aspects of healthy relationships with their child. Also see www.learningaboutlife.org. Sex and the Teenager by Sr. Kieran Sawyer has twelve hands-on, interactive chapters on friendship, dating, pregnancy, abuse, contraception & orientation to mix or match for teens. Theology of the Body from Ascension Press has twelve chapters. See www.TOBforTeens.com. Marriage: A Shared Sacrament from The Center for Learning has ten lessons on Marriage, Dating, Family, Parenting and Spirituality. Respect Life Textbooks for elementary students. Contact your Regional Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Preferred Religion Textbook Program List of textbooks that cover marriage, family and sexuality. BOOKS: Marriage Preparation Guidelines Throughout the Lifecycle by Archdiocese of Cincinnati Family Life Office has ideas and session plans for parent training for parents of ages birth-6, 7-8, 9-11 and 11-14 as well as a Youth Ministry session for adolescents age 15 - 18. See this binder in the Family Life Office. Marriage-Building Parishes by the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers has an evaluation tool to determine how well a parish works to build healthy marriages and families. The Catholic Wedding Answer Book by Fr. Paul Turner answers 101 most-asked questions on getting married in the Catholic Church in a short, concise, understandable way. WEBSITES: www.usccb.org/loveandlife U. S. Bishops Pastoral Letter, Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan www.foryourmarriage.org from the USCCB offers stories, articles, blogs, resources for married, engaged, dating and parent couples. www.usccb.org/prolife/issues/nfp for Natural Family Planning. www.catholiccincinnati.org/familylife for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Family Life Office. DVDs and VIDEOS: Go to www.catholiccincinnati.org/oec/media to search the media catalog. Search using Marriage, Dating and Relationships.