The Lesson Will Seek To Both Ask and Answer The Following Questions: What are the historical and cultural roots of what we call Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve? Where did these traditions come from? How did these cultural traditions arrive and commingle in America? What was the response to the three days: All Hallow’s Eve, All Saints and All Souls? What was Halloween like 100 years ago for a child? How is Halloween still evolving even now to include input from emerging immigran

Catechism Reviewed: 954 The three states of the Church. "When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him. But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth. Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is"':492 958 Communion with the dead. "In full consciousness of this communion of the wh

We are trying something new this year, especially with regard to our lessons on the Catechism. Our overall goal in ministry is to make sure when we hand off a lesson the teen we are ministering and teaching doesn't just leave it at Church. We want to aid as much as we are able in the teen using the wisdom from the Catechism in their everyday lives: their home, their school, their community. Believe me we've had the following exchange in our home: "How was Youth Group (Faith