Practical Resources to Supplement
Any Catechetical Series
Designed and Tested by These Teachers!
Ignatius Press is excited to be working with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist to introduce an exciting new series of catechetical resources to educate young people and adults in living Christian virtue.
The Disciple of Christ—Education in Virtue® series is the perfect, practical resource to supplement any catechetical series and can be used in the classroom, in the parish, and in the home. These resources provide an intuitive means to learn about the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, and enable one to discover that happiness comes from living virtuously as a disciple of Christ.
WHY A VIRTUE PROGRAM?
“For years I dreamed of a program like this, and the Education in Virtue program far exceeds what I would have ever hoped for. I have found the illustrated virtue cards invaluable in communicating to my kids how to live and grow in virtue.”
- Homeschooling Mother of Seven
“Education in Virtue gives my students the language they need to articulate behavior that they want to emulate. Now instead of hearing, ‘he was nice’ or ‘she was mean’, I’m hearing, ‘he was generous, she was kind.’
- Kindergarten Teacher
“On the last day of school, we had a farewell party for 3 students who would not be returning the following year. Without prompting, student after student rose to the podium and identified the virtues they felt the leaving students had exemplified.”
- 7th Grade Teacher
“Education in Virtue is proactive, not reactive. It gives people, not just children, the strength to step back and see things for what they are. The biggest blessing of the virtues is that they simplify our actions while giving glory to God. It’s a great source of much needed peace!”
-Kindergarten Teacher
“Every classroom needs to have some kind of discipline plan that is accessible to children. Unfortunately, many of these systems rely on insignificant rewards or worse, punishment, to keep a classroom of kids under control. Instead of dangling stickers and candy in front of the kids to bribe them into good behavior, we are helping them reach true and lasting rewards like inner freedom and a life of virtue.”
- Second Grade Teacher
“Leaders of Catholic schools who have been searching for a practical, virtue-based response to the challenges of student discipline need look no further. Education in Virtue helps teachers, students, and parents alike grow in their understanding and practice of the virtues. Catholic schools don’t need 'anti-bullying' programs; they need to form disciples of Christ. That’s what Education in Virtue does so well, and it’s why I can’t wait to get it in all our schools.”
- Fr. Steve Mattson, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Lansing
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The Virtue Tree
The Virtue Tree is an instructional tool that stands at the heart of our methodology. This simple image helps students to identify how the virtues are organic and interrelated as they identify each of the Moral Virtues to its corresponding Cardinal Virtue.
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