Family of Faith (1st-6th )

CHILDREN’S FORMATION DEPARTMENT CURRICULUM GUIDE

The curriculum that we have selected is called A Family of Faith and is published by Sophia Institute Press. It is rooted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and is enriched by prayer, sacred art, introductions to the saints and scripture.

One thing we love about this curriculum is that it is designed to work in the natural rhythms of your family life – at the dinner table, in the car, and in small chunks of time spread throughout the week. It’s looking for intentional ways to share the faith in your everyday lives. In the words of Saint Pope John Paul II,

 “Catholic parents must learn to form their family as a “domestic church,” a church in the home as it were, where God is honored, his law is respected, prayer is a normal event, virtue is transmit­ted by word and example, and everyone shares the hopes, the problems and sufferings of everyone else. All this is not to advocate a return to some outdated style of living: It is to return to the roots of human development and human happiness!” (New York, 1995)