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Category: Christian Education

Posted on September 11, 2026July 8, 2026

Educators must be guided always by the sentiments of a heart filled with compassionate goodness.

St. Brother André Bessette, CSC, spent a life of simple hospitality. Reflect upon how you might extend hospitality to someone today who might not otherwise be seen.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 10, 2026July 8, 2026

I am convinced of these two truths: that the first duty of a teacher is to form Christians, and that society certainly needs people of virtue more than people of learning.

flower in the forest

What does it mean to serve God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 3, 2026July 8, 2026

Apostolic activity is the essential character of zeal, and teachers who are animated by this virtue will fulfill their duties with eagerness, affection, courage, and perseverance.

With Basile Moreau, let us pray: “Lord, give me a heart more worthy of you; rather, make mine gentle, humble, zealous, and loving like yours.” How does this prayer impact you?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on March 27, 2026January 8, 2026

If at times you have a marked preference for certain people, it should be for the poorest, the most abandoned, the most ignorant, the least gifted by nature.

In your own life, who is the marginalized person that you encounter daily, and how might the text today impact your encounter with them?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on January 17, 2026January 8, 2026

By zeal is understood that flame of burning desire that one feels to make God known, loved, and served, and so bring salvation to others.

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What does it mean to serve God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 27, 2025June 30, 2025

Good teachers will never be satisfied with merely having obtained their degrees, but will continue to perfect their knowledge by studying as much as they can.

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Blessed Moreau speaks about the “zeal.” What fosters zeal and passion in your life?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 22, 2025June 30, 2025

Students are the parents of future generations, each one bears a family within.

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Reflect upon the relationships in your life here on earth that enrich your relationship with God.

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 21, 2025June 30, 2025

The students who now attend your school are the parents of the future.

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As you hear the words of Moreau, what vision immediately comes to mind? What significance does this image hold for you?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 20, 2025June 30, 2025

You can and ought to make a contribution to preparing the world for better times than ours.

flower close-up

In your own life, who is the marginalized person that you encounter daily, and how might the text today impact your encounter with them?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Posted on September 19, 2025June 30, 2025

Hurry then; take up this work of resurrection.

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How might your life’s actions today act as a prayer to God?

Today’s text is drawn from Moreau’s Christian Education.

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Blessed Father Moreau

Blessed Father Moreau was a French priest in the nineteenth century who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, an order dedicated to educating hearts and minds.

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