Being Truthful

Scripture and Tradition both call us to truth and the virtue of honesty. Its absence has strong negative consequences in our interpersonal and social relationships. Why are we called to be truthful? What is at stake?

Child Session	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Children will learn to feel the presence of Jesus within them by identifying the difference between living truthful lives like Jesus vs. being dishonest. • By Debbie Mancini-Wilson		View all
Facilitator Background	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Facilitators explore how the sin of dishonesty seems to have touched every segment of our society in significant ways. • By Jim Merhaut		View all
Movie Connection	Being Truthful: Movie Time • Generations of Faith A variety of movies to watch at home about being truthful.		View all
Home Activity	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Ranking Lies Meet as a family and rank this list of lies from the most dishonest to the least dishonest, then, share your answers with each other.		View all
Inter generational Session	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith The whole parish community can learn to live honestly and truthfully in the spirit of the 8th Commandment. • By Marge Krawczuk		View all
Individual / Wider Community	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Learning through Books and Movies Books and movies about being truthful.		View all
Web Links	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Web Links Website recommendations for being truthful.		View all
Youth Session	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Youth participants will explore the ramifications of truthful and deceptive living and adopt the practices of truthful living. • By Katie Pfiffner		View all
Adult Session	Being Truthful • Generations of Faith Adult participants learn to connect the meaning of truth to the experience of healing and forgiveness, which begins with God who is truth. • By Anthony Camino		View all
Inter generational Session	The Living Community • FIRE The Power of Speech The purpose of this lesson is to explore the power of speech. We will be studying the commandment to not bear false witness by our speech—the importance of truthfulness—as well as the commandment to refrain from speech that uses God’s name irreverently or that makes unnecessary oaths. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto		View all