The Ten Commandments

Natural Law guided communities for thousands of years prior to the development of written codes of law. The Ten Commandments represent revealed law and continue to guide communities to harmonious living. The commandments find their fulfillment in the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Gospel Commandments

Parishioners can use this resource to explore the Ten Commandments at home. • By Jim Merhaut

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Prayers & Rituals

Ten Commandments Table Prayer

Use this prayer format for the next ten times your household gathers for a meal.

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Learning through Videos

Learn about the Ten Commandments through videos found on the internet.

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Recommended Websites

Recommended websites for further learning about the Ten Commandments.

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The Ten Commandments

Child participants will identify the Ten Commandments as a gift given to the chosen people under the Old Covenant and made clear for us by Jesus Christ in the New Covenant. Children will learn to apply the teachings of the Ten Commandments to real life situations. • By Patsi Wagner

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The Ten Commandments

God Teaches Us How to Live

Use this resource to prepare to lead sessions on the Ten Commandments. • By Jim Merhaut

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Inter generational Session

The Ten Commandments

Objective of this activity is to help participants understand and learn how to live the Ten Commandments in the spirit of Jesus' teachings. • By Jim Merhaut

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Youth Session

The Ten Commandments

Youth participants will view the Ten Commandments as a gift from God, who motivated by pure love, desires to protect us from the flaws of human sin; will learn concepts of Natural Law, Positive Law and Divine Positive Law; and will explore the Ten Commandments in light of their deeper meaning revealed by Jesus in the Gospels. • By Jim Merhaut,Cathy Walz

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Adult
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The Ten Commandments

Adult participants will learn to apply the Ten Commandments, God's divine law, to their lives today as a necessary means of seeking happiness in their relationships. • By Denise Utter

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Ten Commandments Activity • Generations of Faith

Write a modern-day version of the Ten Commandments.

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The Living Community • FIRE

The Living Community is year five of a five-year intergenerational program. Sessions within the program can be used independently from the whole. This year's sessions focus on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes as guidelines for Christian living in the context of Christian community. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

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Inter generational Session

The Responding Community • FIRE

The Covenant

Participants will see the necessity for basic moral guidelines in developing a just society. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto

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