St Francis Rosary Kit

May is the Month of Mary and I have really been looking forward to being able to use the St Francis Rosary Kit from Be a Heart that I bought from Catholic Seasons. I had seen pictures of the kit online but its always difficult to judge resources until you can actually hold them in

The Celery Object Lesson

Have you heard of the Celery Experiment? For those who haven’t its a science experiment that shows students how plants transport water within their structure: you put a stick of celery into a jar of water with food colouring in it and gradually the leaves at the top of the stick of celery start to

The Lost Coin

I have always thought that parables are a really way of teaching. Jesus used things and situations that were familiar to those he was teaching so that they could understand exactly what he was trying to say. That’s definitely an effective teaching strategy and the principle relates to inclusive catechesis: it helps to make sure

The Real Presence

Today I had a really beautiful moment when I was supporting a child to learn about the Eucharist. This was the time I was going to talk about the Real Presence and I had decided this had to be a short session which went straight to the point so that everything was clear: my thinking

Holy Week Resources

Holy Week is the most important week of the Church year and there are some great resources available to help support inclusive catechesis. There are a number of great resources out there but the resources I have been using to prepare for Holy Week (and that would be great to use during Holy Week or

Palm Sunday

I have always loved Palm Sunday. I love the idea of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem with people cheering and waving palms, I love the fact that Jesus chose to be humble and rode on a donkey and I love the fact that we remember those events in quite a physical way by starting Mass

How Tall was Jesus?

When people ask me questions I have a bad habit of answering the question they ask rather than considering what they really want to know. The question ‘How tall is Jesus?’ did however make me stop and think. I have never even thought about Jesus’ height and was curious as to what sparked the question

Prince of Peace

There is a misconception amongst some people that autistic people aren’t able to empathise: this isn’t true. The autistic community are some of the most empathetic people I know and in many cases when they feel injustice has occurred or people are heart they feel the pain of the other person deeply. I think the

Look to the Cross

Its the first week of Lent and all of the doors on our Lent calendar are open and I am feeling so blessed. Let me tell you a story…. It doesn’t matter how well you know a child, young person or adult you are supporting: they can still always surprise you! I like the idea

Lent with the Mark 10 Mission

Wouldn’t life be simple if Lent was a mathematical equation Don’t eat chocolate + say an Our Father x 40 = perfect Lent. The thing is that we aren’t trying to have the ‘perfect Lent’: we are trying to draw close to our Father in Heaven in a way that is meaningful to us. On my