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Ave Maria Press is pleased to announce the upcoming publication of a new high school textbook, Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments!The text incorporates the outline and main points of the new high school curriculum guidelines and is a Christocentric presentation of the liturgy and sacraments. It has been found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments offers a detailed look at the sacraments as the principal manifestation of Christ. Jesus is himself a principal sacrament of God to the human race. Participating in the sacraments helps us to know Jesus and live life in community as modeled by the Persons of the Trinity.Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments breaks open the meaning of sacrament—an efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us by the work of the Holy Spirit—using an effective model for describing four dimensions of the sacrament: Memorial Celebration Communion Transformation This model is the organizing principle for each chapter.Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments is truly an interactive text. Through the regular placement of "For Reflection" panels and assignments that focus on deeper research (mind), developing a personal and communcal prayer life (heart), and active transformation of self and society (hand), the students will come to know Jesus through participation in the sacraments and the grace of their effects.Each chapter also features a profile of a saint with a particular devotion or experience around a sacrament. Additionally, several references to current events that have application to the topic, including references to blogger sites, are included.Contact Ave Maria Press if you would like more information on having a review copy of Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments sent to your school.

The Hubble Space Telescope, named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble, is one of the largest and most versatile space telescopes. It was taken into orbit in 1990 by the Space Shuttle Discovery. The Hubble orbits the earth every 96-97 minutes, covering the United States in about ten minutes. The Hubble has been credited with many new scientific discoveries. It has found that the age of the universe is about 13 to 14 billion years old, a much more accurate estimate than the previous range of 10 to 20 billion years. The Hubble has also helped to identify “dark energy,” a mysterious force that causes the expansion of the universe to expand. A famous photo (above) taken by the Hubble has been called the “eye of God” as it is similar to a human eye in space. Other beautiful views of our universe are revealed in the video montage. Assignment • How do the images taken by the Hubble make you think about God? • With your camera, capture several images from our world that help you to experience God. These may include: • mountains, rivers, sunsets, oceans, forests • mother with child • mity landscape • the comfort of your home • a younger person serving an older person, or vice versa • a place where your expect your dreams to come true • and many more! Share your photos on a Facebook page, as a PowerPoint presentation, on a poster collage, or in any other place where people can view them. Offer a title—“My Experience of God”—that encourages comments.

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