Courage Worksheet - Saint Bernard's Roman Catholic Church, Levittown, NY

Courage Worksheet

How to have more courage Like Saints

In the video we learned:

1. Courage is not the opposite of being afraid.

2. The time for courage is exactly when we ARE afraid. Courage means doing the

right thing even if we ARE afraid.

3. One of the most important ways we can have courage is to be honest with ourselves and others, especially when we mess up.

4. When do the right thing with courage we can make things better for others.1.

Activities

p Read the Bible...

?Isaiah 41:10-13

God speaks to us through the prophet Isaiah telling us to have courage because

God is with us.

? 1 Samuel 17: 1-51

The classic story of David and Goliath. David had courage.

(Our online worksheet page has a link to the cartoon version of this story.)

p Attend Mass this Coming Weekend

When you're at church listen for the different ideas of courage. Write them down so you

don't forget.

p Family Talk

Talk with your family about a time that you wished you had more courage to do something

or say something. You can help each other have more courage the next time.

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p Learn About a Saint Who Had Courage

Oscar Romero

Oscar Romero was a bishop in El Salvador during the time there

was a terrible civil war. Government troops were killing people in

different towns. Rich people were making poor people even

poorer. People started forming groups of their own soldiers and

they were killing people who supported the government soldiers.

It was so bad that children could count the dead bodies in the streets every day as they

walked to school.

Bishop Romero started to speak out against poverty, social injustice, and the murders of

so many people. His homilies were broadcast on the radio and many people listened to

his words as he called for peace. Many powerful people got angry when they heard his

message because he was telling them to stop using their power to get rich or to kill

people. But he knew that preaching God's message was the right thing to do so he kept

on spreading the message of justice and peace. He had a lot of courage to do this. One

day while he was celebrating Mass, some soldiers came into the chapel and shot and

killed him at the altar. HIs death -- and his words -- inspired people to bring peace to El

Salvador.

(There is a link to a five-minute video about Bishop Romeros Life on our web page

A movie, called "Romero" starring Raul Julia as Bishop Romero, was released in 1989.

It's well worth the viewing for adults and older children. Too intense for younger children.)

p Make Your Own Video

Whether you use something like TikTok or just your smartphone or some other device,

make a short video about courage.

p Beyond the Family

Is there something beyond your family that you think should be changed to make things

better or more fair? Talk together about some steps you can take to change what CAN

be changed. Then have the courage to take some of those steps.

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