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Friday, October 30th, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia, Web | No Comments
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The Good, The Bad, The YouTube
On YouTube, you can find breathtakingly beautiful storytelling or breathtakingly vile material. Which are you viewing? What are you posting?
Why does God allow such evil in the world? While we might not have a great answer to that question, we do know that we’re called to evangelize the world to convert against that evil.
Faith Topics:
- Problem of Evil
- Evangelize the World
- Call to Conversion
Prayer:
- Traditional Recitation
- Examination of Conscience
Activity:
- Personal Growth Challenge
- Find or Post Something Good on YouTube
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Friday, October 30th, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
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Catholic Social Justice Pack Memindia 1 (of 8, eventually!)
The name of DoSomething.org is fairly self-explanatory: dedicated to young people, especially teens, who want to change the world this website provides everything needed to empower youth to work for good: learning resources, forums, project ideas, clubs to found, and grants to fund it.
In this first introductory Memindia of this Social Justice Pack, I summarize the seven principles of social justice teaching and how this website supports all of them! Each principle will then be explored in subsequent Memindia.
Faith Topics:
- Social Justice Principles
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Prayer:
- Original Recitation
- Prayer for Courage
Activity:
- Personal Growth Challenge
- Do Something!
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
The newest Web Exclusive Memindia due for release today won’t make it out the door until tomorrow. I apologize for the tardiness but will provide the following excuses: my wife’s on a work cycle (meaning she’s in the middle of her three night shifts so I’m on primary care for the kids), my daughter’s got an ear infection and has slept a total of about 6 hours in the last TWO nights (which is about as much sleep as I’ve gotten), and we began the pumpkin carving just before dinner that I have to clean up before collapsing into bed.
The next Exclusive will be released tomorrow about DoSomething.org. I’m planning a series of Memindia on Catholic Social Justice teaching and this Memindia will be the introductory kick off to that pack.
Thanks for your understanding and patience. New postings tomorrow!
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
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What’s your vision of sex?
The Secret Life of the American Teenager takes a look at the many ways American teens relate to sex; and it’s a mess!
And yet, this honest portrait provides good context for discussion of what the Church teaches and why about sex.
Faith Topics:
Prayer:
- Scriptural Meditation
- Jesus on Sex
Activity:
- Letter Writing
- A Letter to Your Future Spouse
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
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Where does God fit in your life?
In the TV sitcom, The Big Bang Theory Penny, the beautiful girl next door, is introduced to online role play gaming by Sheldon, theoretical physicist and ubergeek. Not feeling very good about her real life, she hides in the virtual world, making it the most important thing in her life.
And yet, for us, God’s supposed to be the only most important thing in our life; it’s the first commandment. Remember them? There are ten of them. Do we live up to that first one? Where does God ‘place’ in your priorities? In your time? In your life?
Faith Topics:
- Ten Commandments
- Idolatry
- Priorities
Prayer:
- Guided Meditation
- God In Your Life
Activity:
- Letter Writing
- A Letter to God: Where You Fit
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Monday, October 19th, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
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Choose Confirmation, Choose to be a Superhero
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This Sacrament Pack uses the metaphor of superhero to explore this definition:
Confirmation is choosing
the Catholic Way to make sense of life
and getting help to live it.
Memindia #1 Elektra: This superhero chose to do the right thing and take on the responsibilities that came with her choice. Are you ready to choose Confirmation and take on those responsibilities, to be such a superhero? For more details on this Memindia click here.
Memindia #2 Daredevil: This superhero chose to forsake revenge and walk away from the person who hurt him. Are you ready to choose Confirmation and walk the Catholic Way of loving even when hurt, to be such a superhero? For more details on this Memindia click here.
Memindia #3 Superman Returns: This superhero was hurt and had to be saved by his friends and by the power of the yellow sun. Are you ready to depend on your friends, the Church, and be restored by your power source, the Holy Spirit especially in the Sacraments, when you are confirmed, to be such a superhero? For more details on this Memindia click here.
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009 | Author: Jerry | Memindia | No Comments
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What are you willing to risk for your beliefs?
Dr. Rick Marshall believed in time warps and his ability to reach alternative universes. He believed in his ideas so completely that he lost his job and his reputation. But when a beautiful grad student brings him evidence that his theories are correct, they embark on a comedic journey through space and time to the Land of the Lost, where Rick finds redemption.
How much are we willing to risk for our beliefs? Christianity calls us to a radical faith for which we should also be willing to risk reputation, job, even life if necessary.
Faith Topics:
- radical faith
- sacrifice for your beliefs
- redemption
Prayer:
- Scriptural Meditation
- Christ’s Sacrifice
Activity:
- Dramatization
- Risk Interactive Role-playing
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Only doing what the Pope says? Nope. Following the beautiful vision of Truth? Yes!
Mike O’Donnell is a thirtysomething man who feels like a failure and blames his wife. When magically transported back into his 17 year old body, he returns to the high school where he believes everything went wrong only to rediscover what’s right about his life by reconnecting with his kids and learning to appreciate his wife.
In this clip, Mike visits health class, where he rhapsodizes about abstaining from sex until married and interested in having kids because that’s what ‘making love’ means. While the class initially rejects the teacher’s statement of school policy about abstinence, the girls all give back the condoms after hearing Mike’s vision of the way of things. Likewise, while most reject the Church’s statement of faith policy about abstinence, how many understand that same vision underlying it? This Memindia explores authority statement vs. vision of truth from which such statements naturally flow.
Faith Topics:
- Sexual Teaching
- Intercourse only in Marriage
- Sex is about having children
- authority figure statement vs. vision of truth
- Challenge to learn why the Church teaches what it teaches: learn the vision
Prayer:
- Original Recitation
- Prayer for Open Mind & Heart
Activity:
- Dramatization
- Authority Figures Role Play
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Own your own dorkiness!
When Mike O’Donnell gets magically transported back into his 17 year old body, his best friend Ned helps him go back to high school by pretending to be his father. In the process, Ned falls for the beautiful principal. Pretending to be a rich suave lady’s man leads to disaster after disaster. Only by being honest about the dork he truly is does Ned discover that the principal is a dork too, perfect for each other!
Remember those 10 pesky rules called Commandments? They still apply! In this case, the Eighth reminds us to be honest. And to really love and be loved, the most important thing to be honest about is who we are.
Faith Topics:
- True Self
- Vulnerability
- Real Love Requires Real Honesty
Prayer:
- Original Recitation
- Prayer of True Self
Activity:
- Letter Writing
- A Truth Letter
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