Parents,
Please be sure to watch the introduction video that is linked to the left!
Please pray with your children, say grace before meals together (beginning with the Sign of the Cross), and get your family to Mass. This is the biggest prayer yet. If you are not able to physically attend due to health concerns, please join the Mass virtually via our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/SsCosmasandDamian
Parents may find this TED Talk interesting. It features Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, of the Vatican Observatory, talking about faith and science.
Week 2: What Catholics Believe About Creation
Intro Video
Watch this student intro video created, especially for you, by your Pastor, Father Michael Stalla.
Pray
Practice prayers, including Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and participating in the Holy Mass.
Watch
- Watch this Formed video trailer on Cosmic Origins. If you are interested in watching the whole video, it can be found HERE.
- Watch this Vcat video (2 minutes) and complete the reflection page found HERE.
Week 3: Jesuits Combines Faith and Science!
Main Ideas
- God created the laws of nature and science!
- Pope Leo XIII once said, “Truth cannot contradict truth!”
Watch
- Watch the videos on the Vatican Scientist, Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (each is about 5 min).
Read
Read the following article. “Astronomy and Belief: Why Does the Vatican Have a Telescope?”
Possible Activity: Come up to the church on the designated evening and look through our telescope to see what you can see! (Weather permitting)
Pray
Practice prayers, including Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and participating in the Holy Mass.
Week 4: Spend Time in Nature!
Pray
Practice prayers, including:
~The Sign of the Cross
~Our Father
~Participating in Holy Mass
Reflect
Respond to the reflection questions via Google Forms, found HERE.
Explore
- Meet the priest/scientist who first declared the “Big Bang” Theory
- The links below are Hubble telescope images, showing distant nebulae, galaxies, and a few of our planets up close.
- Astronaut talks about taking the Holy Eucharist with him into space. Faith and science meet in a big way! https://watch.formed.org/the-search-svod/season:1/videos/thesearch-ep7-h264
Week 5: Video: The Chosen "I Have Called You By Name"
Main Idea
- Consider this: The God of all creation – in fact, the God of the universe who created every natural thing that exists calls YOU to come to him. This God calls YOU by your name. He KNOWS you and he LOVES you, beyond your understanding!
Pray
Practice prayers, including:
~The Sign of the Cross
~Our Father
~Participating in Holy Mass
and others, as instructed using the Flip Book we’ve given you.
"The Chosen"
Watch Episode 1 of “The Chosen” series. We have included a “Caution for Parents” at the beginning of the Watch Guide, found HERE. We strongly recommend that parents view this episode before sharing it with your children. This particular episode has some scary images that we’d like for you to view before sharing it with your child.
Here, you will meet Peter and Andrew and Jesus, but most especially, Mary Magdalene, whom according to scripture, was possessed by seven demons. Jesus heals her in this episode. You will find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyv1W-hsmx8 You can skip to 22:40 time to begin episode 1, or you can watch the director’s words from the beginning. We also plan to show it in the MPR as well. Watch email for date/time. Use Watch Guide to help you get the most out of this episode. (You will be watching all eight this year!)