Table Talk / Conversaciones en la Mesa
February 23, 2020
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48
Key Passage: “I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Adults: Do you try to follow Jesus’ teachings about love?
Children: Do you try to be nice to those children who are not close to you or those who sometimes annoy you?
Catholic Learning Alley: FIRST COMMANDMENT OF GOD: The first of God's Ten Commandments is "I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, YOU SHALL NOT HAVE FALSE GODS BEFORE ME". We surely understand why this is the very first Commandment of God who is above all else there is. The second part of this Commandment, however, can be a bit more involved. We usually think of "false gods" as things like golden statues which people long ago worshiped as divine beings. But "false gods" can be much closer than we think. They are things or situations which we put ahead of the One True God sometimes not thinking about it this way. For example: power over others, wealth; or personal values such as good health or self-importance. If these are more important than knowing, loving and serving the one true God, they are surely "false gods".
Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48
Key Passage: “I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Adults: Do you try to follow Jesus’ teachings about love?
Children: Do you try to be nice to those children who are not close to you or those who sometimes annoy you?
Catholic Learning Alley: FIRST COMMANDMENT OF GOD: The first of God's Ten Commandments is "I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD, YOU SHALL NOT HAVE FALSE GODS BEFORE ME". We surely understand why this is the very first Commandment of God who is above all else there is. The second part of this Commandment, however, can be a bit more involved. We usually think of "false gods" as things like golden statues which people long ago worshiped as divine beings. But "false gods" can be much closer than we think. They are things or situations which we put ahead of the One True God sometimes not thinking about it this way. For example: power over others, wealth; or personal values such as good health or self-importance. If these are more important than knowing, loving and serving the one true God, they are surely "false gods".
23 de febrero del 2020
Evangelio: Mateo 5,38- 48
Pasaje Clave: “Yo, en cambio, les digo: amen a sus enemigos, hagan el bien a los que les odian y rueguen por los que les persiguen y calumnian.”
Adultos: ¿Haces esfuerzo por seguir las enseñanzas de Jesús sobre el amor?
Niños/as: ¿Intentas ser amable con esos niños que no son tan cercanos a ti y a veces te molestan?
Pasaje Católico del Aprendizaje: PRIMER MANDAMIENTO DE DIOS: El primero de los Diez Mandamientos de Dios es: “YO SOY YAVE TU DIOS. NO ADORARÁS OTROS DIOSES". Seguramente entendemos porque este Mandamiento es el primero. Dios está por encima de todo. Pero la segunda parte del Mandamiento puede ser más complicado. Porque normalmente pensamos en "otros dioses" como por ejemplo estatuas de oro que la gente de la antigüedad adoraba como seres divinos. Pero podemos tener "otros dioses" sin darnos cuenta. En cosas o situaciones que nosotros consideramos más importante que el verdadero Dios: poder, riquezas o valores personales como el egocentrismo y hasta la buena salud. Si tales cosas son más importantes que el conocimiento, amor y servicio al verdadero Dios, son "falsos dioses".
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