| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/14/2006 8:01:39 PM | | I would tell him how God let his son, Jesus, be born here on earth so he could grow up and teach everyone how to be good and do the right things. The host is in memory of the bread Jesus shared at his last dinner on earth with 12 other men who helped spread the news about God. I believe the wine is in memory of the blood Jesus shed so that we could have eternal life, but you might want to let a priest explain that one. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 7:05:09 AM | | Simbad, I don't see how telling you about my experience in any way ciritcized your beliefs. I DID state that I'm an athiest, and how confusing your religion can be to those of us who aren't familiar with its practices, but that is not a criticism - just an observation. So whatever... good luck. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 8:45:12 AM | Drinking blood....Eating someone's Body....Scary stuff, sounds like a "B" movie...
Or Apocoplyto summed up in one sentance?
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If people that practice it really care to explore the true roots of Catholicism, there are a lot of insights that might disturb them. Safe to say, instead of Latin, the Church and Holy See should be speaking Ancient Aramic or Judeo-greek, and the pope rightly should be flanked by Rabbis.
Not that I don't respect other's religons, I do however prefer complete transparency. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 8:54:25 AM | simbad - You just answered all your own questions in your last post.
First off... its a forum, therefore anyone and everyone is entitled to post their opinion, and if someone thinks you are brainwashing your child with a load of crap .. thats THEIR thought, yet you get up in arms and call them Athiest. Therefore what your saying, is that YOU are entitled to voice your religious views in public and have it for public discussion as LONG as someone who disagrees with your opinion doesnt enter their thought.
"I don't see Catholics entering into atheist threads and quoting the Bible when answering questions."
Actually I see organized religion pushing their "message" anytime the feel they can get away with it and then they get offeneded when someone tells them that their "holy book" equated to the writings on the bathroom wall and means about as much.
Here again, this is showing a mentality that most of these people fight against. This basicly says that if your not a Catholic, your Athiest. Again, where do you have the right to say Roman Catholic is the ONLY religion, because as in your above post, you are recognizing Athiests and Catholics... yet theres hundreds of other choices out there.
You dont have the right to judge, and I think thats even in the bible .... I dont have the right... no one has the right to judge.. BUT.. we ALL have the right to an opinion, and one OTHER then the catholics opinion. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 9:28:41 AM | Don't tell him any more than you feel you need to. He's probably not ready for the symbolism of it and it will scare him off. Just explain who the people are.... "That's a priest, he's the leader of this church"... keep it simple.
As for the eucharist, I'd tell him (actually, no I wouldn't because I'm an atheist but you know what I mean) that it's simply one of the things you do in church, you eat the bread and taste the wine to celebrate. Keep adding to that as he gets older. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 10:07:18 AM | North Exposed, if I wanted a discussion, I had posted a question for discussion. I didn't ask if it was ok or not, nor if you were Catholic or not. I asked HOW. Therefore, the answers should have been HOW TO. I didn't ask about your bad experiences with priests or religion, nor if I should educate my kid Catholic or not.
Therefore, if you don't know how to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old, whether because you don't have children, don't have experience or don't believe in it, why do you feel the need of meddling? Why are you so threatened by the thought of a child being Catholic, that you need to derail a thread with such a specific question?
And about judging... looks like everybody has the right to judge Catholics, and Catholics should meekly stay silent. Sorry pal, but no. You have the right to say Catholicism is wrong, I have the right to say your opinion is wrong. Get used to it. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/15/2006 1:54:15 PM | Yes you asked how ... and someone opposed your view and you accused them of being athiest ... because they opposed your religion or view ...
You cant dicate the answers, this is an open forum and people have the right to their opinion ..and if someone disagrees with you... its just that. So you dont have a right to say what the answers or replies should consist of.
As much as you may want to teach ANY religion to your child, there are going to be some opposed of the methods, religion, timings etc... and thats just the way life goes.
I didnt see anything about judging YOU... some people may or may not disagree as I stated above, but then as you comment on being judged, your calling someone else a "simpleton" in what was a thoughtful post, whether you agree with it or not...Hypochristianity ??? Yet your quick to call others Athiests because they posted a comment or a thought that YOU dont feel goes along with YOUR views.
You can ASSUME Im whatever you want religiously, but the fact is that you dont know my beliefs or how spiritual I am, nor anyone else unless they post it directly. Or is it that if your not Catholic... your Athiest ..period in your eyes ??
As one poster pointed out ... trying to teach a 6 year old that they are eating the flesh and drinking the blood ... (to paraphrase loosely) I think a child would have a hard time understanding that without a full understanding of the religion. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 12/27/2006 8:29:52 PM | Ok I'll try and explain :
Assume a hand is dealt and that hearts are named as trump. In this event, the trump cards are as follows, from highest ranking to lowest:
jack of hearts (right bower)
jack of diamonds (left bower)
ace of hearts
king of hearts
queen of hearts
10 of hearts
9 of hearts
en Commandments of Euchre :
Thou shalt not pass a biddable hand.
Thou shalt counteth upon thy partner for one trick.
Thou shalt not trumpeth thy partner's ace.
Thou shalt trumpeth thy partner's king.
Thou shalt leadeth trump to thy partner's order.
Thou shalt not leadeth trump to thine opponent's order.
When thou hath ordered trump, leadeth thy right bower to smite thy foes.
Ordereth not the right bower unto thy partner's hand unless thou canst go alone.
Goeth alone whenever thou canst, unless thy team hath eight or nine points.
Thou shalt not complaineth about the cards the Lord thy Euchre God hath bestowed upon ye. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 1/10/2007 11:04:59 PM | | A fairytale? Bad? I am catholic and it was explained to our class in a beautiful way. If you find this topic offencive you are either krass or ignorant of others beliefs. | |
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| How to explain Eucharist to a 6-years old?
Posted: 1/11/2007 7:22:41 AM | | Eucharist's closest translation is 'Thanksgiving', if you want to " keep it simple " Just explain that it's our way as Chistians to have a THANKSGIVING FEAST everytime we take the elements. They'll get all the details as they get older " When I was a child, I thought as a child and spoke as a child ". Real adult concepts of death and resurrection let alone transubstantiation are just a bit much for us to expect of them, that we love him ( the Lord ) as much as we love them ( our children ) is the one true concept they can and will grasp. | |
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