April 11, 2021

Small Lived Experiences of the Faith
Based on Signs of Life by Scott Hahn

This Week's Focus:
April 11 (2nd Sunday of Easter-Divine Mercy Sunday)

Theme:  Indulgences
Chapters in the Book:  29 (pages 191-196)  

Sunday Readings:  ENGLISH     SPANISH

Tami Maurer, Coordinator of Religious Education

Activities & Crafts for all age:  Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday with Kids

Grades K-2
Video:  Divine Mercy Chaplet for Kids

Grades 3-5
Video:  Divine Mercy Explained for Children

Grades 6-8
Video:  The Origins of Divine Mercy

Chad Grube, Director of Adult Faith Formation & Evangelization

"In an indulgence in fact, the Church, making use of its power as minister of the Redemption of Christ, not only prays, but by an authoritative intervention dispenses to the faithful suitably disposed the treasury of satisfaction which Christ and the saints won for the remission of temporal punishment."

            -- Pope Paul VI in his Apostolic Constitution                   
                on Indulgences, Indulgentiarum Doctrina

Resources

• Resources on FORMED
  • Are Indulgences Biblical? (VIDEO from Catholic Answers)
  • Martin Luther and the Bible by Dr. Tim Gray (AUDIO)
  • The Necessity of Divine Mercy by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC (AUDIO)
  • Divine Mercy in the Second Greatest Story Ever Told by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC (10 Episodes-VIDEOS)
  • Ocean of Mercy (VIDEO)
  • The Face of Mercy narrated by Jim Caviezel (VIDEO)
  • Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Song by Vicki Kueppers
  • Divine Mercy Chaplet with Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (VIDEO)
• Outside Resources
  • Did the Church Ever Sell Indulgences? by Fr. Mike Schmitz
  • How to Explain the Doctrine of Indulgences by Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers
  • What Are Indulgences, Really? by Fr. Pine and Matt Fradd on Pints with Aquinas
  • Defending the Catholic Doctrine on Indulgences by Tim Staples at Catholic Answers
  • Catholic Indulgences in Catholic Living
  • 2006 Manual of Indulgences from the USCCB
  • Indulgences and Our Spiritual Life from the USCCB
  • Primer on Indulgences from Catholic Answers
  • Indulgentiarum Doctrina - Apostolic Constitution of Pope Paul VI
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church on Indulgences (#1471-1479)
  • Indulgences:  Not an Obsolete Practice by Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, the Head of the Apostolic Penitentiary on "Vaticano" from EWTN
  • Indulgences Attached to Divine Mercy Devotions from Apostolic Penitentiary
  • The Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Plenary Indulgences by Fr. Dennis O'Keefe