Questions of the Week

Questions of the week 2011

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02/10/2011

Adult: How have you used your talents and abilities well for the Reign of God?

Child: What can you do in your week to help the love of God grow in the world?

25/09/2011

Adult: When have your actions not measured up to your promises? What was the outcome?

Child: Why is it important to follow through on your promises to others?

18/09/2011

Adult: What lessons do you draw from today's Gospel? How has God been generous to you in this way?

Child: Who is generous to you, even when you do not always deserve it?

11/09/2011

Adult: When someone hurts you, how do you forgive them?

Child: When have you forgiven someone who treated you unfairly?

04/09/2011

Adult: How have you been able to follow Christ more closely because others patiently loved you?

Child: How can you help another person do the right thing?

29/8/2011

Adult: In what concrete ways do you take up your cross and follow Jesus?

Child: When has it been difficult to be a follower of Jesus?

22/8/2011

Adult : If you were asked, how would you explain Jesus to a person who had not heard of him?

Child: Who do you tell people Jesus is?

15/8/2011

Adult: The woman in this story was persistent in prayer. For what do you pray insistently?

Child: For what do you ask God to give you most often?

7/8/2011

Adult: When have you doubted the loving care of God for you as the apostles did in the boat?

Child: How do you know that Jesus is with you at all times?

31/72011

Adult: To whom could you bring the assurance of the love of Christ this week?

Child: Jesus fed the crowds today. How does he offer you spiritual nourishment?

24/7/2011

Adult: What would you be willing to do without in order to achieve your dreams for yourself or your family?

Child: What good thing do you want so much that you would give up something else to get it?

17/7/2011

Adult: What weakness can the power of the Spirit help you overcome?

Child: When will you need the help of the Holy Spirit this week?

10/7/2011

Adult: How do you provide good soil for the faith of others to grow?

Child: What are you doing to help the seeds of your faith grow each day?

3/7/2011

Adult: When has Jesus refreshed you when you felt burdened by problems?

Child: What burden do you need Jesus to help you carry?

26/6/2011 (The most Holy body and blood)

Adult: What does it mean for you right now to be bread for others as Jesus was?

Child: In what ways can Jesus presence in the Eucharist help you do good things for others?

19/6/2011 (Trinity Sunday)

Adult: We live within the Trinity whenever we live in love. How does this mystery connect to your daily life?

Child: How do you choose to live as a more loving person?

12/6/2011 (Pentecost Sunday)

Adult: What important work does Jesus ask of you at this time in your life?

Child: How would Jesus want you to treat your friends and family this week

5/6/2011

Adult: When we are welcoming, forgiving and generous, we may be criticized, but how does that connect us to Christ?

Child: Standing up for your faith means doing good even when it is easier not to. When have you experienced this?

29/5/2011

Adult: The Spirit gives us inner wisdom and strength. When have you experienced this?

Child: The Holy Spirit makes you strong inside. When do you need to be strong?

22/5/2011

Adult: In a challenge you face right now, what will it mean to live the way of Jesus Christ?

Child: Name some ways you can be more like Jesus when you are playing with your friends or family.

15/5/2011

Adult: How are you a shepherd to those in your care?

Child: What will you do this week to show you love those around you?

8/5/2011

Adult: In what way have you come to know Jesus better through the breaking of the bread at Eucharist?

Child: When you join Jesus at the table of the Eucharist next Sunday, what would you like to thank him for?

1/5/2011

Adult: We show our faith when we demonstrate courage in the face of difficulty. What could you do this week to help strengthen someone?

Child: What could you do this week to encourage someone who is sad or discouraged?

24/04/2011 (Easter Sunday)

Adult: What is your experience of Resurrection in your own life or the life of your family?

Child: Jesus is with us today. How can you see Him in the people around you in Church?

17/04/2011 (Palm Sunday)

Adult: We are called to die to ourselves in love for others. How do you live that in your own life?

Child: How do you allow Jesus to live in your heart?

10/4/2011

Adult: Christ calls us from death to new life. To what new life are you being called during this Lent?

Child: How does Jesus help you do what is good and avoid what is not?

3/4/2011

Adult: What are you doing in your life right now to move toward light rather than darkness?

Child: How can you let the light of your faith in Jesus shine for others to see?

27/03/2011

Adult: Where have you found a source of living water for your own journey of faith?

Child: Name some times when your belief in Jesus helped make you stronger.

20/03/2011

Adult: How has your faith in Jesus transformed you? What difference does your faith in Jesus Christ make in your life?

Child: How has the example of Jesus helped you become a better person and Christian?

13/3/2011

Adult: What helpful advice could you offer someone faced with a temptation?

Child: What helps you do the right thing when you want to do something wrong

6/3/2011

Adult: What values have provided a strong foundation for you and your family?

Child: What have you learned from your family that helps you make good decisions?

27/2/2011

Adult: What things do you worry about most frequently? How do you deal with your worry?

Child: What can help you worry less about something that might happen?

20/2/2011

Adult: What is the point of turning the other cheek in an argument, and why is it so hard to do?

Child: Who are the people you find it most difficult to forgive?

13/2/2011

Adult: How do you reconcile with those who have offended or hurt you?

Child: When have you taken the first step to make up with someone who has hurt you or whom you have offended?

6/2/2011

Adult: In what way might you be hiding the light of Christ from others? What could you do to improve this?

Child: How can you let the light of Christ in you shine for others this week?

30/01/2011

Adult: What blessings or beatitudes do you experience in your life as you live your own faith?

Child: Who is welcome in the reign of God? Who would you like to tell about the reign of God?

23/01/2011

Adult: To whom could you preach the gospel of Jesus Christ this week with actions rather than words?

Child: What could you do for someone this week that would tell them something about Jesus?

16/01/2011

Adult: We witness to Christ as John did, by living lives full of generosity, forgiveness, and mercy toward others. When do you find it most difficult to do this?

Child: Who has surprised you by doing something kind for you when you did not expect it?

09/01/2011 - Baptism of the Lord

Adult: How does your own baptism provide you with a call to serve others? In what ways do you serve?

Child: When has the Holy Spirit helped you treat someone fairly?

02/01/2011 - Feast of the Epiphany

Adult: When the Magi met Christ, they opened their hearts and their treasuries to give him gifts. What gifts do you bring to Christ?

Child: The Magi gave Jesus gifts. What gifts do you give to Jesus?

Question of the week 2010

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26/12/2010

Adult: What can you do this week to help someone in your household or circle of friends feel more secure and loved?

Child: What good thing will you do this week to show your love for a parent or grandparent?

12/12/2010

Adult How do you prepare yourself to meet Christ in those around you?

Child What good thing have you done so far during Advent to be like Jesus?

05/12/2010

Adult What do you need to change so that others can learn from watching you that Christ walks among us?

Child What could you do so that others will see in you what it means to follow Jesus?

28/11/2010

ChildAdult: What will you do during Advent so that others can see that you have put on the light of Jesus Christ? How will you prepare to receive Christ more fully into your heart?

Child: What will you do during Advent so that others can see the light of Jesus in you?

21/11/2010

As you think about Jesus on the Cross, having mercy on the good thief, what lesson do you draw from it for your own life? How do you show mercy to others, even when the chips are down?

14/11/2010

1. Jesus teaches us to endure in faith. What are the greatest challenges to your own faith in modern life?

2. What do you need from the church to sustain your faith?

7/11/2010

Having faith in difficult times can be hard.

1. What keeps you faithful now?

2. What signs are there in the world that God remains with us?

31/10/2010

1. Whom do you know who might be waiting to be invited into deeper relationship?

2. For whom do we all need to show more mercy in our modern world?

24/10/2010

1. In your experience, what does it mean to humble yourself?

2. How do you speak to God about your successes, advances, and good things in life while still being humble?

17/10/2010

Modern life is noisy and busy.
1. How do you carve out space, quiet and time to listen to God?
2. How do you experience God speaking to you in prayer?

10/10/2010

1. Showing gratitude toward God is an ancient practice of faithful people. How do you do it?

2. For what are you most grateful?

3/10/2010

Being in Christ means living as Christ teaches.

1. How do you follow his teachings to forgive, be generous, and have mercy?

2. Which of the teachings of Jesus do you find it most difficult to follow?

26/9/2010

1. What choices are you making which help you keep in balance the needs of the poor, unfed, and others who struggle with daily needs?

2. What do you have that you could share with others now?

19/9/2010

Money is an important part of modern life.

1. How can you keep it in balance with your faith?

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12/9/2010

No questions this week.

5/9/2010

1. For the modern person, what does it mean to renounce one's possessions, in such a way that it will be enough?

2. Why are material possessions such a danger to our souls?

3. How can non-material things like ideologies, prejudices, or ideas be like material ones?

29/8/2010

1. What challenges do you face as you try to keep yourself humble?

2. What lessons have you learned in life so far to help you?

3. How does the grace of Christ assist you in this?

22/8/2010

1. Whom do you put ahead of yourself in your daily life ?

2. What does it mean to be the gig one and allow others to be first in line?

15/8/2010

No questions this week.

8/8/2010

God does not always lead us with clear signs.

1. What are some ways to keep yourself ready to respond when God speaks through the poor, rejected, or other ways?

2. How do you pay attention on a daily basis to the call of God?

1/8/2010

1. What is your top priority in terms of life goals right now?

2. Who are the most important people in your life?

25/7/2010

In the Lord's Prayer, which line strikes you as pertinent to your life right now? Pray this prayer slowly and intentionally today.

18/7/2010

The Gospel today invites us to balance work with prayer.

1. In a typical week, how do you make time for prayer?

2. How is work itself a way to pray?

11/7/2010

Jesus tells us today to love God, our neighbour, and our self.

1. Whom do you find it most difficult to love?

2. Whom do you find it easy to love?

4/7/2010

Each of us is called to a specific work in the plan of Jesus.

1. To what do you feel called?

2. What support from the church do you need to accomplish that work?

27/6/2010

Following Jesus means practicing forgiveness, generosity, and mercy toward others.

1. How do you do this in your life?

2. With whom do you do it?

20/6/2010

1. Which crosses in your life do you find especially heavy? What or who helps you bear them?

2. If asked by someone who did not know him, who would YOU say Jesus is?

13/6/2010

1. Against whom do you hold judgments?

2. How do you show compassion for those who are rejected by society today?

3. How do you welcome those who are otherwise left out?

6/6/2010

1. We are fed in the Eucharist in order to be able to feed others. To whom are you called, either for physical nourishment and housing, or for spiritual companionship?

30/5/2010

The Trinity is a community of love: Father, Son and Spiri

1. How does your life reflect this? In what community do you live

2. How do you demonstrate and develop love in your household, workplace, and society?

23/5/2010

Jesus invites us to be one with God.

1. Name a time when you felt one with God during the past week.

2. How do you develop and enrich your spiritual life and intimacy with Christ?

3. What gifts of the Holy Spirit have you received?

16/5/2010

How often do we look up to the sky seeking God?

1. Name a time this week when you saw Christ in the nitty-gritty of your life.

2. How do you experience God who is within you speaking to you?

9/5/2010

1. The Holy Spirit works within us to help us hear God's voice. When do you pause to listen?

2. When you listen, how does God speak to you in prayer?

2/5/2010

1. If you were going to write a love note for someone this week, for whom would you write it?

2. How do you express love for the poor and rejected?

25/4/2010

Christ shepherds us now through the Church, the People of God.

1. How do you play a role in being shepherd for others?

2. How do others shepherd, guide and care for you?

18/4/2010

1. We are fed by Sunday Mass. How does sharing in the Eucharist prepare you to feed others during the following week?

2. Peter was asked three times whether he loved Jesus. How do you keep your heart centered on Christ?

11/4/2010

We are called to believe in the forgiveness, generosity, and hospitality of Christ even though we have not seen the Risen Christ with our eyes. How do YOU live this belief?

4/4/2010

When we die with Christ, we also experience rising with him.

1. When and how has dying in love for someone else resulted in you being happier? 2. What goodness has come from dying to others?

28/03/2010

1. Jesus gave up his life, but he never gave up his love. In your own words, what does the suffering and death of Christ mean to you.

2. How are you called to die to yourself in loving others?

21/03/2010

1. Whom do you think is too sinful to be part of your life or parish?

2. Against whom do you hold prejudices? Whom do you find it hard to forgive?

14/03/2010

1. How have you or your household welcomed back someone who was estranged, distant, or absent from you?

2. In your personal life, whom do you most need to welcome back into your circle of friends?

07/03/2010

1. Lent is time for us to do interior spring housecleaning. What areas of your life need it most?

2. Make a resolution for this week to forgive someone who has harmed you. Share that.

28/02/2010

Sometimes we can see Christ with clear eyes as the disciples did on that mountain:

1. Tell about such a time in your own life;

2. Tell about a time when you felt God was absent, silent, or angry.

21/02/2010

1. Tell about a time when you are tempted to be less than the full person you are created to be.

2. When you do feel tempted, how do you remain true to your divine call to follow Jesus?

14/02/2010

1. When you heard the Beatitudes today, which ONE of them struck you as important for your own life right now?

2. Tell how you experience God's blessing when you are lacking in something, trying to make peace, or rejected by others.

07/02/2010

1. We are called to follow Jesus. But how does this translate into the actions, attitudes, or prayers in your everyday life?

2. Choose one of these and tell how you follow Jesus in regard to it: forgiveness, generosity, or compassion.

31/01/2010

1. How do you show your family or friends that you do love them?

2. How do you reach out to people who are hurting or lovely with the love of God?

24/01/2010

1. Jesus came to bring glad tidings to the poor and set free the enslaved. How has he touched you, personally in these ways?

2. Tell about a time when you knew Christ was guiding and leading you.

17/01/2010

1. God gives each of us special gifts to use for the benefit of all. What gift have you received?

2. You may not be able to turn water into wine as Jesus did, but how can you become a miracle in the lives of others?

10/01/2010

1. God was pleased with Jesus. Name a time when you felt God was pleased with you.

2. What are some things you can do which make you closer to God?

03/01/2010

1. As children of God, we are called to be light for those around us. In your everyday life, how do you enlighten others this way?

2. Christ is the light of our lives, leading us to be forgiving, generous, and God-centered. How do you experience this?