May 23, 2021

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

This Week's Focus:
May 23 (Solemnity of Pentecost)

Theme:  Confirmation
Chapters in the Book:  19 (pages 131-135)  

Sunday Readings:  ENGLISH     SPANISH

No Videos or Handouts available.
The diocesan component has concluded for this academic year.

Tami Maurer, Coordinator of Religious Education
Grades K-2
Video:  Confirmation by Catholic Central
Craft:  Gifts of the Holy Spirit Plate Craft from Catholic Inspired

Grades 3-5
Video:  Confirmation by Catholic Central
Craft:  Gifts of the Holy Spirit Plate Craft from Catholic Inspired

Grades 6-8
Video:  Why is Confirmation Important? by C4:  Ignite Your Catholic Faith
Activity & Craft:  The Seven-fold Gifts of the Spirit from "Look to Him & Be Radiant"

Chad Grube, Director of Adult Faith Formation & Evangelization

"Dear brothers and sisters, St Paul teaches us that in our prayer we must open ourselves to the presence of the Holy Spirit, who prays in us with sighs too deep for words, to lead us to adhere to God with all our heart and with all our being. The Spirit of Christ becomes the strength of our 'weak' prayers, the light of our 'darkened' prayer, the fire of our 'barren' prayer, giving us true inner freedom, teaching us to live facing the trials of existence, in the certainty of not being alone, opening us to the horizons of humanity and of creation which 'has been groaning in travail' (Rom 8:22)."

            -- General Audience of Pope Benedict XVI (May 16, 2012)

Resources

• Resources on FORMED
  • The Holy Spirit and the Life of Grace (Part of "Symbolon:  Knowing the Faith)
  • The Sacraments:  Baptism & Confirmation (Part of "Symbolon:  Living the Faith")
  • Never Alone:  Life with the Holy Spirit by Nic Gutierrez & Sara Kaczmarek (A 4-episode series)
  • The Wild Goose:  Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit by Fr. Dave Pivonka, T.O.R. (A 15-episode series)
  • Receive the Holy Spirit by Bishop Donald Hying (Part of "ECHO:  The Creed")
  • Confirmation:  Consecrated for Mission by Bishop Donald Hying (Part of "ECHO:  The Sacraments")
  • The Holy Spirit:  Third Person of the Trinity by Fr. Shannon Collins (AUDIO)
  • Confirmation:  The Sacrament of Evangelization and Martyrdom by Dr. Brant Pitre (AUDIO)
  • We Must Go Out:  The Sacrament of Confirmation by Fr. Mike Schmitz (AUDIO)
  • Sacraments in Scripture by Dr. Tim Gray (EBOOK)
     
• Outside Resources
  • Catechesis on the Holy Spirit - 82 Wednesday General Audiences of St. John Paul II (April 1989 - July 1991)
  • Dominum et Vivificantem (encyclical by St. John Paul II on the Holy Spirit)
  • Bishop Barron on Confirmation
  • Bishop Barron on Confirmation & Evangelization
  • Brant Pitre on the Sacrament of Confirmation
  • CHOSEN:  What Happens at Confirmation by Chris Stefanik
  • Being a Confirmation Sponsor by Fr. Mike Schmitz
  • The Holy Spirit in the Life of Catholics by Jeff Cavins
  • Pentecost in 2 Minutes from Busted Halo