April 2022 Learning Menu: Obedience
Pick and Choose what and when you want to learn
April Suggested Saints
- April 8th - Saint Julie Billiart | Franciscan Media
- April 11 -- Saint Stanislaus | Franciscan Media
- April 23 -- Saint George | Franciscan Media
- April 29th -- Saint Catherine of Siena | Franciscan Media
Families With Children
- Obedience | Obey God and Your Parents - YouTube Douglas learns the hard way that we should listen to God and our parents, because they love us and they know what's best (Young Children -- 8 minute video)
- Family Conversation: Talk about the people you should obey in your life. Each person should choose one of those people and work on obeying him or her better this month.
- Obedience Coloring sheet (for all ages)
- Family Game Time: Play one of your favorite family games, but leave out one important rule. What happens? Leaving out some rules might make the game more fun, but is that true for every rule? Which ones are necessary to make the game work? Make it a goal to follow the rules of all your games this month without arguing.
- Watch this short video on the story of Noah's Ark. This is a great witness of a man who obeyed God despite what people thought or said about him. Noah's Ark Bible Story For Kids - ( Children Christian Bible Cartoon Movie )| The Bible's True Story - YouTube
Bonus article for parents: Virtue of the Month: Obedience (catholicmom.com) Article for parents.
Adults
- Why the Virtue of Obedience Transcends the Rights of Conscience - Ascension Press Media
- Mary’s Obedience – Fearless Living (daybydayfearlessliving.com) short article focusing on the obedience of Mary, the Mother of our Lord
- John Michael Talbot " Magnificat" - YouTube Meditation on the Magnificat