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TEACHING CATECHISM
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(Based on the Baltimore Catechism)

Part II

By

Jerome F. O’Connor, S. J.

and

William Hayden, S. J.

THE QUEEN’S WORK
3115 S. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis 18, Mo.

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THE QUEEN’S WORK



CHALK TALKS
OR

TEACHING CATECHISM
GRAPHICALLY
(Based on the Baltimore Catechism)

Part II

By

Jerome F. O’Connor, S. J.

and

William Hayden, S. J.

THE QUEEN’S WORK, Inc.
3115 S. Grand Boulevard

ST. LOUIS 18, MISSOURI



INDEX

PAGE

Sacraments (in general) 5

Sacraments of the Dead 6

Spiritual Marks 8

Spiritual Mirror 10

What Baptism Does to the Soul 15

Baptism Is the First Sacrament 15

Baptism Is Absolutely Necessary 17

Baptism of Desire 19

Baptism of Blood 20

Godparents 20

Marks of Confirmation on the Soul 23

Gifts to Know God’s Will 24

Gifts to Do God’s Will 25

Rich Men—Good and Bad 25
Poor Men—Good and Bad 27
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit 28

Penance 30

How to Go to Confession—I 31
How to Go to Confession—II 34
Help for Examining Your Conscience 37

Perfect Contrition 37

Imperfect Contrition 39

Are We With God or With the Devil? 40

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THE SACRAMENTS

The Sacraments are helps which God in His goodness gives to us
to make it easy to save our souls. Just stop a moment and think what
this world would be like without the Seven Sacraments.

Suppose we were never baptized—we could NEVER GET INTO
HEAVEN ; suppose we never had Confession—we could never get mortal
sin otf our souls (except by Perfect Contrition, or by Baptism if we
have not been baptized before) ; suppose we never had the Holy Eucharist
—our souls would starve for want of Holy Communion, which is out
spiritual food; suppose we never had Confirmation—our souls wotJd be
so much more weak; suppose we never had Matrimony—men and women
would get married, but never receive the blessings which God showers
down through this sacrament to help married people to live as they should;
suppose we never had Extreme Unction—people would die without God’s
special help at the most important moment of their lives; suppose we
never had Holy Orders—we would never have any priests, and without
priests there would be no Confession nor Mass nor Holy Communion.

But God did give us all these things, and if we wish, we can use
them to get to Heaven. (Draw chasm and ladder spanning it. Draw
also the "Sacrament Rope.”)

As Catholic boys and
girls we must be careful
to hold tightly to the

"Sacrament Rope.” Our
lives are filled with dan-
gerous temptations, and
the devil is always laying

snares for us. And un-
less we are on the look-
out, we may fall into the
openings of sin. Of
course, the Guardian
Angel is there to guide
us (Draw Angel) but he
cannot do it all — we
must help him. But sup-
pose we get careless and
let go of the "Sacrament
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Sin! Down onto the Ledge of Sin we fall. (Draw Ledge.) We can
climb back again on the Confession rope (draw it), but if we do not
do so and die before we get back, we will roll ofiF the Ledge and drop
into the eternal fires of Hell!

But what about non-Catholic boys and girls? How are they going
to be helped during life? For most of them there is only Baptism (and
some haven’t even that), and after they have been baptized they must
go through life with only the Guardian Angel to help them. They are
weak, for their souls are starved, and they fall into Big Sins so easily.

There they are down on the Ledge of Mortal Sin! Poor children!
They cannot use the Confession rope, because they are not Catholics.
How can they get back? Over in the corner is a small thin rope—Per-
fect Contrition. They can climb back on that. But how many know
how to make an Act of Perfect Contrition? And if they don’t know
how, they will spend their lives down on that Ledge of Mortal Sin, and
when death comes, they will roll off into Hell!

LET US LOVE THE SACRAMENTS AND USE THEM OFTEN!
LET US THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR HAVING GIVEN US

THESE WONDERFUL GIFTS!

THE SACRAMENTS OF THE DEAD

Baptism and Penance (Confession)

Baptism and Penance are called the Sacraments of the Dead. They
take away mortal sin, which is the death of the soul, and give grace,
which is its life.

Did you ever fall into a well—one so deep that you couldn’t get out
by yourself? If you did, then you probably shouted and shouted until
someone came with a ladder to get you out. But had no one been around,
then you would have died right there in that well.

When you commit sin, you fall into a well; and the bigger the sin,
the deeper is the well. There are three kinds of sins: original sin, venial
sin, and mortal sin. When you came into this world original sin was on
your soul and your soul was dead. There you were down in a well! (Draw
first ledge.) And you couldn’t get out by yourself!



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Then along came a priest. He gave you a ladder—it was Baptism. It
brought you back to spiritual life and gave grace to your soul. Then
you were out of the Well of Sin.

But suppose you had died without Baptism! You would have had
to go to Limbo (draw Limbo) and stay there for eternity. Is Limbo
the same as Hell? No. It is a place where those imbaptized souls are
sent who never committed sin and who died before reaching the use of
reason. They will not suffer any pain, but they will never be able to
see God.

Suppose, after you

grew up, you committed

venial sin! Down onto
the second ledge you fell!

(Draw second ledge and

make it slanting to show

that frequent venial sin

leads to Mortal Sin.)

"Baptism, Confession,

Good Works,” is the lad-
der you need to get back

onto the clean path that

leads to God. But had

you died with venial sin,

God would have had to
send you into Purgatory.

There you would burn
until all venial sins were

cleaned off, and then

God would lead you out
Purgatory with ladder going up to God.)

of Purgatory and up into Heaven. (Draw

But suppose you committed mortal sin! Down to the bottom of
the deep well you fell! (Draw lowest ledge sloping towards Hell.)
Your soul was dead as dead could be. And if your body had died too,
you would have had to go even lower—down into the mouth of Hell.
There you would burn forever and ever and ever.

But don’t wait to die. Get back to the path of God at once. How?
By using the ladder "Confession” or "Perfect Contrition.” If you are
not baptized, then Baptism is the ladder for you.



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So, you see, Baptism and Penance (Confession) are the Sacraments

of the Dead. They bring back life to the soul when it is dead with mor-

tal sin. And when our souls are clean and free from deadly sin, then

God gives us some more of that wonderful Sanctifying Grace, which

makes our souls beautiful in His sight. And He comes to dwell in our
souls, and calls us once more His adopted children.

SPIRITUAL MARKS FROM BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION,

AND HOLY ORDERS

Do you know why policemen and firemen wear special badges? 1*11

tell you. It’s to show everybody that they belong to the city. Now,

God has badges, special badges that show all the angels and saints in

Heaven (and on the Last Day will show the whole world) that those

who wear these badges belong to Him.

Can we see these badges of God? No, we cannot, because the soul

which has them is a spiritual thing, and as we cannot see the soul, neither

can we see its badges.

How do we get
these badges? We
get the first one

when we are bap-

tized (draw first soul

with one badge)

;

the second one in

Confirmation (draw

second soul with

two badges)
;

and

the third one in the

Sacrament of Holy Orders (draw third soul with three badges),

and women can receive the first two in Baptism and Confirmation,
and men can get all three badges, for they can become priests.

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Girls

Boys



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Do these badges go away after death? No, they stay on the soul
forever, either for its honor and praise, or for its dishonor and disgrace.

When a policeman or a fireman is brave, everybody honors and
praises him, and the city is proud of that man. So, too, in Heaven.

Those souls who

have lived as good

people on earth have

been very brave.

They have fought

for God, and He will

put them up in

Heaven where they

belong. He will be
proud of them.
(Draw souls being I

honored in Heaven.

)

The angels and saints

will respect and

praise them. And
all will be happy, be-

cause these people

have used God’s
graces and have
saved their souls.

They have been
faithful to their badges and now they are to receive their reward for

being good.

But if a policeman or a fireman shows himself to be a coward and is

afraid to do his duty, then people do not honor or praise him. They are

ashamed of him, and so is the city. He is an enemy of the people who
hired him. His badge brings disgrace upon him and he will be

punished.

So, too, with God. If a person gets a badge in Baptism, or a second

one in Confirmation, or a third one in the Priesthood, and then becomes

IN HEAVEN - HONOR



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IN HELL - DISGRACE DESPAIR

a traitor to God by mortal sin and dies, his reward will be Hell for all
eternity. (Draw souls in Hell.)

The devils will

laugh at him for los-

ing his soul (put in

words). They will

remind him that he

should be in Heaven

with such badges,

and he will never be

able to get rid of

them or shake off

his disgrace. And
people who did not

have chances like his

will curse him for-

ever and ever.

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You should he in Hea\^en with khose badges

Of course, had
he not been baptized,

nor confirmed, nor

ordained to the
priesthood, he would

never have received

the many, many graces and helps which God always gives with these
Sacraments. That means that he would have fallen into many mortal

sins and be deeper in Hell than he is at present.

If we love God and do our duty, our badges will mean much for us

in Heaven, but if we hate God by committing mortal sin, then our

badges will be to our shame and disgrace forever in Hell.

OUR SPIRITUAL MIRROR
Did you ever look into a mirror and see yourself as others see you?

Of course you did. Well, now let’s look at ourselves in a spiritual



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mirror and see ourselves as God sees us. Are we going to Heaven or to
Hell?

In each mirror let us draw a heavy line and on it mark the years of

life. A lighter arrow-headed line will show which way we are going.
If the arrow is above the line, then we are headed for God, and the

higher it goes, the closer we are to Heaven and to God. But if the
arrow is below the heavy line, then we are headed for Hell, and the
lower it goes, the closer we are to Hell and to the devil.

Let’s imagine that one of you is a
baby just born into the world. (Draw
heavy line with age numbers.) You
start life on the heavy line. Then you
are baptized and receive Sanctifying

Grace. At once the arrow jumps above
the line and is headed straight for

Heaven. (Draw beginning of line.)
At seven years of age you begin to
go higher towards God, for, though

you got Sanctifying Grace in Baptism, Jjj|H

yet only when you get the use of
reason can you merit more for Heaven.

Then you go to Confession and
make your First Holy Communion. Up goes the arrow higher and
higher. (Extend the line higher.) You keep on being good and going
to Holy Communion, and each time you do a good act, you get more
merit and the line goes higher towards Heaven.

Suddenly an auto runs over and kills you when you are only ten
years old. You have never committed a mortal sin; the arrow is above
the line; and you will live in Heaven forever and ever.

Now let’s imagine that you are another little boy or girl. (Draw
heavy line with numbers.) You are baptized when eight years old. You
go to Holy Communion day after day and the arrow is going higher and
higher. (Continue line.) But afterwards you grow lazy and commit
many venial sins. You are getting careless. Suddenly a big temptation
comes; you are too weak to say **No”; and at ten years of age you
commit your FIRST MORTAL SIN. Down below the line goes the
arrow. (Draw line down.) If you die now, you’ll be in Hell forever
and ever.

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But you make an Act of Perfect
Contrition AT ONCE. If your Con-
trition is perfect, the sin is forgiven

and up goes the arrow again. (Of
course, you must tell this sin in your
next Confession.)

That was a rather narrow escape
from Hell! No more mortal sins!
The arrow is above the line and has
gone a little bit higher than it was
before. All the merit that you had
before that mortal sin comes back to
you, with a little more for going to
Confession.

Then you do many good things and the arrow goes higher and
higher. (Extend the line higher.) But perhaps you grow careless again
and commit another mortal sin. Down goes the arrow below the line
(draw it) lower and lower. Weakened by one mortal sin, you probably
commit another one and still another one. Deeper and deeper you go
(draw line down) and if death comes, there you are, headed straight for
Hell. You are caught with the "goods” and from now on the devil
will be your boss.

Now, let’s make believe that you are a man who, when he is thirty
years old, commits a mortal sin. (Draw heavy line with age numbers.)
Down goes the arrow deeper and deeper with each big sin! By chance
he goes to church and hears a sermon. The priest tells the people to
go to Confession, and he does so. Up
shoots the arrow, for now he is in the
state of grace. (Draw line up.) But
he doesn’t stay good very long.

Another mortal sin and down goes the
arrow. (Draw line dropping.) Then
for twenty years he lives below the
line—RIGHT IN THE MOUTH OF
HELL. He hates all churches,
priests, and the Sacraments.

Then God sends him a very strong
desire to go to Confession. He uses
this grace, his soul is freed from mor-
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(Draw line going up.) And then, just as he leaves the church, a robber

shoots him dead. Gee, what a close shave! How thankful he can be
that God gave him that last grace.

Most of his life he has lived in sin, and yet, perhaps, because someone

has been praying for him, oi because he has said a Hail Mary every day

for all these years, God sends him this one last grace before death; he

uses it; the arrow jumps above the line; and his soul is saved.

Now, let’s imagine that you are a man who at twenty years of age

is high above the heavy line. (Draw heavy line with age numbers.)

Year after year the arrow goes higher. (Draw line going higher.) At

about fifty years of age he begins to

grow careless and does not mind com-

mitting venial sins. Then along

comes a big temptation. He is so
weak that he gives way and com-

mits a mortal sin. AT ONCE he
becomes an enemy of God and a

friend of the devil. All Sanctifying

Grace is lost for his soul. (Draw

arrow below the line.) Suppose he

dies in this state? He hates God, be-
cause he committed mortal sin. The

arrow is below the line and down into

Hell he goes.

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MORTAL SIN HAS PUT HIM THERE. ONE MORTAL SIN IS
ENOUGH TO PUT HIS SOUL IN HELL!

Now let us suppose that you are a young girl that has been baptized.
(Draw heavy line with age numbers.) She has made her First Holy

Communion and has been living a good life. The arrow is above the
line. (Draw arrow going up.) Then she goes to a party to which many

bad boys and girls have been invited. They are so bad that many

mortal sins are committed. She, too, weakens and commits a mortal

sin against purity. Down goes the arrow below the line. (Draw arrow



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going down.) But she says that she will go to Confession tomorrow

and so will not bother about making an Act of Perfect Contrition now.

On the way home, the drunken
driver runs the car into a ditch and it

is overturned. The girl is struck on

the head and loses her mind. They

rush her to the hospital, but the

doctors can do nothing for her. She

must go to the insane asylum. There

she is, poor girl! Her soul is dead

and the arrow points to Hell. But

that’s not all. Her mind is gone. She

cannot think. She cannot ask God’s

pardon for her terrible sin I She

walks about on this earth waiting for

death to send her soul into Hell for-

ever. What a terrible state to be in! A few short years and then an
eternity of suffering in Hell just because of mortal sin.

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Oh, if God would only give people like this girl just one minute

to get back their minds and make Acts of Perfect Contrition! Then,

if they go back into their crazy state, they have had a chance to save

their souls. For if these Acts of Contrition have been Perfect, the arrow

is above the line and their souls are saved!

Did you ever think of saying a prayer every day that God would

give all the people in the Insane Asylum at least one minute to ask His

pardon for their sins? If you ask this favor, God may grant it. And
how happy you’ll be to feel that perhaps some souls are saved because

of your prayers! And how furious and mad will the devil be to see
himself robbed of these souls that he thought were his!

WHAT DO WE LOOK LIKE IN SPIRITUAL MIRRORS?
ARE WE ABOVE THE LINE OR BELOW IT?



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WHAT BAPTISM DOES TO THE SOUL
Close your eyes and try to think of a white dress that is all spotted

with mud. (Draw dress.) What happens when soap and water are
used? It becomes clean and beautiful, doesn’t it? (Draw clean gar-
ment.)

Sin makes our souls filthy and they look something like the dress

before being washed. When we are baptized, our souls become clean
and beautiful and we get Sanctifying Grace. And if we have grown up
before being baptized and have done bad things, all these sins are also

washed away with original sin if we are sorry for them.

BAPTISM IS THE FIRST SACRAMENT

We know that without Sanctifying Grace we are enemies of God and
friends of the devil. And we know that when Sanctifying Grace is in
our souls God really lives in us, and if we die then, we will go to Heaven
for all eternity. We also know that by His death on the Cross Jesus
gained very, very much merit for us. But as He was not to stay on
earth in the same manner as at Nazareth, He started His Church—the
Roman Catholic Church—and left all His treasures with it. That we
might get these treasures. He gave us the Seven Sacraments. They were
to be openings or canals leading from the Church through which Sancti-
fying Grace would come to all who loved Him.

Some time back we drew a Cross connecting Heaven and earth. And
at the bottom of the Cross we drew the Church of Christ, into which
were flowing the graces and merits from the wounds of our Lord. (Draw



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church at foot of

Cross, and also the
seven openings.)
And some time be-
fore that we drew
another picture. It

was of the “No-
Merit Path.” Wc saw
that grown people
who were not bap-
tized walked on that

path and died and
went to Hell, be-
cause they had no-
thing to show for
the work of their en-
tire lives. Sanctify-

ing Grace had never
entered their souls;

they had never been
friends of God; and
they had gained no merit for Heaven.

If we have been baptized, then these wonderful graces, flowing out
from the Sacrament gates, can enter our souls and make them most
beautiful. (Draw soul with Baptism badge, and lines of grace entering
the soul).

But souls that have never received Baptism are in a sad state. Sanctify-

ing Grace is flowing about them, but none of it can come into their
souls. Why? Because they are not Baptized. (Draw unbaptized souls
and lines of grace going around, but not into them).

The tricky devil knows how important Baptism is. He knows that
it is the Sacrament that leads to all the others. He knows that the
Catholic Church wants all little children to be baptized as soon after
birth as possible. And he knows that then, if these little ones die before
growing up, their souls will go up to God, whom he hates. He knows
all these things and that’s why he tries to put a cover over the first name-
plate so people can’t see the word “Baptism.” (Draw devil covering
name-plate.) If he can only get people to be bad and to die in mortal
sin without being baptized, then he is happy, for such people will belong

to him and be in Hell forever.

Can’t we do something to keep the devil from covering up the



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Baptism sign? Can’t we do something to save people from the devil?
Yes, we can! We can tell our Protestant friends about the Seven Sacra-
ments—especially about Baptism. We can show them the name-plate
and tell them what Baptism will do to their souls. But above all, we
must pray and pray and pray for all those people who have never been
baptized. Then we will be working against the devil and helping people
to get into Heaven. And who wouldn’t be happy to know that he
was working against the tricky devil?

BAPTISM IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY

Did you ever stand at a busy street-corner and watch all the people
rush past you? (Draw man standing alone.) What strange looks on
their faces! What can they be thinking about? Stop a few people and
ask them.

“Out of my way! I’ve got to rob a bank this morning,” says the
robber. (Draw him)

.

"Don’t bother me! I have a big business job to do and it’s going to

be a crooked bit of work this time,” growls the dishonest millionaire.
(Draw him in auto.)

"Gee, if I can only make out a bad check today. I’ll get rich quickly.
I don’t care for God,” mutters the swindler as he brushes you aside.
(Draw him.)

Strange, isn’t it, how they are all thinking about everything but God?
Money, sin, pleasure—but not a thought about Him who created all
the things they have and use every day. I wonder how many of them
have been baptized! They all seem to forget that some day they will
die, and then—how terrible for them!

But here comes another man. He’s so different from the rest. He
seems happy and not worried as the other people were.

"Isn’t it a beautiful day?” he says with a smile. "God certainly
made the world beautiful, didn’t He? (Draw last man.)



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Now, let’s suppose that the first three come to die, and suppose that
you are St. Peter at the Gate of Heaven. (Draw key and halo and

Gate.) One by one they come to the Gate. During life they had *‘no
time,” so they say, to find God. They didn’t care for Him and so never
did what was absolutely necessary to get into Heaven—be baptized. They
never looked for, and so never found, the first of all the Sacraments

—

Baptism. Without Baptism, they never received Sanctifying Grace and

so now they can’t get into Heaven. Their robberies, fine automobiles,
and sinful acts are perfectly useless now. AND THE MAN AT THE
GATE TELLS THEM TO KEEP ON GOING—DOWN TO HELL!

But the man that was so happy, even when troubles came his way,
kept God in mind. He found out that Baptism was necessary for saving
his soul, and he received it. Now he has something worth while to show.
(Draw Baptism slip.) Heaven is for such people. Jesus Himself said

to all: "UNLESS one be born again of water and the Holy Ghost HE
CANNOT ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD.” That is
plain enough. NO ONE GETS TO HEAVEN EXCEPT THROUGH
BAPTISM.

But can’t bad people be baptized and get to Heaven? Yes, of course

they can. But if they were not baptized as little children it is hard to

see how they will think about God and their soul’s salvation in the midst

of sinful pleasures.

On the other hand, the man who was baptized and seemed so happy
has Sanctifying Grace in his soul as long as he is free from mortal sin.
Heaven will be his reward if he dies in this state. He must be careful,
however, for if he falls into mortal sin, he too loses Sanctifying Grace

and is headed for Hell. But this man can get back into God’s favor
very easily through Confession. He has received the first Sacrament
and now can use all the other ones. Not so the bad people who have
not been baptized. Before they can go to Confession and Holy Com-
munion they must receive Baptism.

DO YOU SEE HOW IMPORTANT BAPTISM IS?



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BAPTISM OF DESIRE

Baptism of Desire is an act of Perfect Love of God, which act con-
tains the desire to do all that God has commanded for our salvation.

Suppose a man is crossing a big sandy desert and loses his way. The
sun beats down with a burning heat. No water is at hand and the man
lies down to die. (Draw man.) He has never been baptized, but as
a boy long ago he heard that no one could get into Heaven without Bap-

tism. He knows that he will soon be dead, and wishes to do whatever
God wishes. But he is alone. No priest is there to baptize him. (Draw
burning sun and sand.)

"Dear Lord, I am
sorry for all my sins,
because whenever I

sinned I offended

you who are so good
and deserving of
ALL my love. Please
pardon me all my
sins.’*

If he really
wants to be baptized

and is truly sorry

for his sins — not
only because he will

go to Hell for them, but because he has offended a God who is SO

GOOD and SO PERFECT—then that man has received Baptism of
Desire. His sins are forgiven, Sanctifying Grace comes to him, and if

he dies his soul will go to Heaven.

Of course, if someone rescues him and he lives, then God will expect
him to be baptized with water. And if he will not do so, then he is
not true to nor sincere with God. He cannot expect God to let him get
into Heaven.



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BAPTISM OF BLOOD

Baptism of Blood is the shedding of one’s blood for the faith of

Christ.

Long ago, after Jesus had died on the Cross for us, bad kings and

emperors who adored wooden statutes began to hate everybody who
spoke about Jesus. The Christians had to flee for their lives. But the

cruel soldiers hunted them like animals, and if the poor people were

found they were at once thrown into prison. Why? Just because they
loved Jesus.

Then, when the city had a big open-air show, the Christians were

dragged out into the arena. (Draw people in the gallery.) If it was a

special big holiday, the people would cry out: "Feed the Christians to

the lions.” (Draw Christian man praying.)

Then a heavy door would open and out from a dark dungeon would

come huge, hungry lions. (Draw lions.) That meant the end of the

Christians. All that remained of them would be a few white bones.

Now if any of these people had not received Baptism of Water, then
the giving up of their lives for the faith of Christ gained for them

eternal happiness—for they received Baptism of Blood.

GODPARENTS

Godfathers and godmothers are given in Baptism in order that they

may promise for the child what the child would promise if it had the



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use of reason. They speak for the child and they also tell God that they
will see to it that the child will not serve the devil. They are really

working side by side with the Guardian Angel, and for just one pur-

pose—to save the soul of the child. It is a great honor and a special
privilege to be a second Guardian Angel, but people must remember that

to be a godparent brings certain obligations.

Godparents must see to it that the child is instructed in its religious

duties if the parents neglect to do so or die.

Some people are always willing and ready to be godparents. But

frequently there are some who think only of the “honor** that comes
to them, especially so if the child is of a rich family.

Once there was

just such a couple,

who were so glad to

be godparents to a

little boy who was

baptized John.
(Draw Fig. 1.) But

as soon as they had

left the church,

they seemed to for-

get all about the

wonderful thing that

had just taken place.

And as time went on

they never thought of even praying for their little godchild. How nice
it would have been had they sent him a little present each year to re-

mind him of the wonderful day on which he was baptized! How in-
teresting it would have been for John if, when he was a little older, they

had explained what Baptism meant! How happy he would have been
had they remembered him on the day of his First Holy Communion and
Confirmation! And how many graces and indulgences would he not have
gained had they seen to it that he, their godchild, was enrolled in the

Scapular, the League of the Sacred Heart, and the Rosary Confraternity!

But no! They had forgotten him.



22 CHALK TALKS

When John was fifteen years old, his father and mother were both
killed in an auto accident. John went to live with his married brother,
but soon he was going with a crowd of bad boys. He began to lie and
steal. Then he stayed
away from Confes-
sion and Holy Com-
munion. And finally
he said that he was
too busy to go to
Mass on Sxmdays.
Down, down he John, known as
went. One mortal ‘BlooJy'‘fack,nei^er
sin after another. He
became so bad that 7 ,. / .
they called him kills, ro S,

e

"Bloody Jack.”

Too bad somebody doesn^

i'ell John abouf’ OoJ and
help him io be cjoad ^mcel

his parenis died

I5yrs

laterti
But what were his godparents doing all this time? NOTHING!

When they heard what a bad boy he was, they threw up their hands
in horror. (Draw Fig. 2.)

**Too bad,” they said, “that somebody doesn’t tell John about God
and help him to be good, now that his parents are dead!”

That’s exactly what they should have been doing. They promised
on the day he was baptized that they would look after him in religious
matters if his parents neglected to do so or died. And when the boy
needed them most, they expected others to do their work.

You si
(ViOU/ CjO

inned by> neqlectj

io down io

I wonder how
God would treat
such people on Judg-
ment Day! I can
almost see them
standing before God,
their Judge, and hear
what He says to
them. (Draw God
and couple in Fig.

3 .)

“You thought it a
great honor to be
godparents. Why
didn’t you do your duty and save him from Hell?
neglect. Now go down to Hell!”

On
Jud^menl 'Day

You sinned by



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MARKS OF CONFIRMATION IN THE SOUL

Let us take the souls of three boys and line them up side by side.

(Draw three souls.) Let us suppose that the first one has not received

Baptism, and that it is stained with actual sin and also with original sin.

What does this soul look like? (Draw dead soul covered with sin.)

The second soul has

been baptized. It is now

free from original sin

and has the badge which

shows that it is a child of

God and an heir of
Heaven. (Draw second

soul with Baptism badge.)

Of course, this boy must

be very careful, for if he

falls into mortal sin he

becomes an enemy of God

and is no longer His child.

He will then hate God and
lose his right to Heaven.

The third soul has n BsptiSCH
1 , u . ^ Mortal Sin Baptism andnot only been baptized r

Confirmation
but has also received Con-

firmation. It carries two

badges, which show that it is a child of God and a soldier of Jesus Christ.
(Draw third soul with Baptism and Confirmation badges.) Should the

third boy commit mortal sin, he is no longer a soldier of Christ (though

he still keeps his badge)
, but becomes an outcast and a traitor to Christ’s

army.

What do you imagine God thinks of these three souls? What do you
think He would say about each one? To the first He would probably say:
**Too bad.” To the second, if it is free from mortal sin: "You are
my child.” To the third, if it is free from mortal sin: "You are not



24 CHALK TALKS

only my child, but you are a soldier of Jesus Christ and you must fight
bravely against the devil and all that is bad.”

Suppose all three souls were to leave this earth at the same time.

Where do you think God would put them? Of course, the first one
would have to go to Hell. If the other two were not in mortal sin and
died on the very day they received Baptism and Confirmation, then the
third soul, which has received one more Sacrament than the second,
would be put on a higher level for all eternity.

GOD WANTS EVERY CATHOLIC TO RECEIVE CONFIRMA-
TION AND SO BE A BRAVE SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST.

THE GIFTS TO KNOW GOD’S WILL
Did you ever feel that you didn’t know just what to do? You

wanted to be good, but the easy way of doing things looked so nice.
And in spite of all you did, everything went wrong and you felt like
forgetting about God and picking a downhill and easy path of life.

That’s just the time

when you need the Holy
Ghost to be your guide.

The devil can show
things in so sweet a way
that unless you have help

from God, you will sure-
ly pick the wrong thing.
(Draw man at paths.)

If you have been con-
firmed, then the Holy
Ghost will guide you in
a choice of what is good,
for in Confirmation you

receive the Gift of Wis-

dom, U n d e r s tanding.
Counsel and Knowledge,

which give you a liking

for the things of God,
and direct your whole life and all your actions to His honor and glory.



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THE GIFTS TO DO GOD’S WILL
In Confirmation we receive the gifts of Fear of the Lord, Piety, and

Fortitude. Fear of the Lord fills us with a dread for sin; Piety makes

us love God as a Father and obey Him because we love Him; Fortitude
strengthens us to do the will of God in all things. We all need these
gifts, no matter where we are or what we do. (Draw man being jeered at.)

Do not people laugh
at us because we are
Catholics, because we do
not eat meat on Friday,
because we wear the
Scapular and carry the

Rosary, because we try
to live pure lives, be-

cause we will not be
crooked in business mat-
ters, etc.? Every Cath-
olic gets his share of

sneers. And if he is not
strong enough and is not
a soldier of Jesus Christ,

he will weaken and side
with the enemy.

We should pray daily
that God may give us
strength in time of temptations. And if we have received Confirmation
and are in the state of grace, we know that the Holy Ghost will be at
hand to help us in the time of need.

HOLY GHOST, BE WITH US AND HELP US IN OUR
FIGHT WITH THE DEVIL!

RICH MEN—GOOD AND BAD
There are two kinds of rich men in this world. The first is a man

who is generous, contented, and kind. He has worked hard and honestly
and by God’s help has made lots of money. But he does not keep it all
to himself. He gives some of it to orphan asylums, some to priests and
Sisters that they may build and repair churches and schools, some to
foreign and home missions. And when he sees a poor little child with
clothes all ragged and torn, he reaches into his pocket and brings out
some shiny coins. (Draw man and child.)



26 CHALK TALKS

"Here,” he says,
"take this to your par-

ents so they can buy
food and clothing. God
gave me money; Fll help
others.”

That man is a good
rich man. He knows
how to use his money in
a way that will bring
down God’s blessing
upon himself and family.
Few rich men like this
one go to Hell. (Draw
narrow path.) Most men
like this go to Heaven,
because they do what
God wishes them to do. (Draw wide path going upward.)

The other kind of rich man is selfish, cruel, and always worried. He
has made lots of money, honestly and dishonestly, but he will not give
any of it to other people, even if they need it. And if a little poor child
asks him for help to buy
food and clothing, he

flies into a fit of anger.

(Draw man and child.)

"Get out of my
way!” he snaps. "I
worked hard for my
money and Tm not
throwing it away even
for God’s sake.”

Poor man! He doesn’t
seem to remember that
everything he has comes
from God. Giving money
and help to the poor is

not throwing it away. It
is storing up merit

—

Heavenly merit—for the

"Ouf oi my I worked hard ^ I ^
my mon^y i Am J

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Selfish ' Cruel - WorrieJ



CHALK TALKS 27

life to come. But the selfish rich man never thinks of God or of eternity,
and unless he changes before he dies, God will not let him into Heaven.
While on earth, he is walking on the wide path to Hell (draw path),

and when he comes to die, death will rob him of the money he loves so

dearly.

POOR MEN—GOOD AND BAD
There are two kinds of poor men. The first is a man who has a

very hard time. Work is not as plentiful as he would like, and clothes
and food are so very expensive. His family cannot have what others
look upon as ordinary things. Even going to shows and parties is
impossible. Things look rather blue at times, but this man is doing
his best and is contented with his lot. He knows that God is watching
over him and his family.

*Tt’s hard,” he says,

'‘but God knows what’s

best for me. Perhaps if

I had lots of money I

might lose my soul.”

This man has the

right idea. He trusts in
God’s goodness and
knows that all will turn

out well in the end. Such

a man is a millionaire in

heavenly merit and he is

walking on the broad

path that leads to God.

(Draw wide path going up.)

The other kind of poor man also has a hard time. Work is scarce
for him and he is sick. (Draw man.) Instead of thanking God for his
sight, speech, arms, hearing and other things, he is always complaining

and grumbling about his troubles.

It's hard but knou/s

tvhafs bes't for me.

^riches r mirths lose mysoul



28 CHALK TALKS

did I ever do desery^
fhi$, no mon^y, half star[/3d,ard

>

chpf>l&d God )sn'^ fair! ^

**What did I ever

do,” he shouts up at
God, **to deserve this

condition — no money,
half starved, and sick?
You’re not fair to me!”

What terrible lan-
guage against God! Of
course, if he talks this

way without thinking, it
is no great sin. But, if

he knows what he is say-
ing and really means every word of it, that man is blaspheming God
and committing a big sin. He is a failure in life, and if he doesn’t change
pretty soon, he will keep on stumbling right into the eternal fires of HelL

If God does not bless you with money and all that it buys, thank
Him just the same.

PERHAPS IN POVERTY, RATHER THAN IN RICHES,
YOU WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL.

disconfenfed wifh his
H/s life a Vailure

BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT
To be poor in spirit as Christ wishes us to be means that we should

not think too much of riches, but keep our hearts and souls for God
whether we are rich or poor.

Let’s draw four men: a man in rags, another one blind, a third one
starving, and the fourth one with a broken leg. (Draw them.)

All are out of work.

They haven’t much of
the riches or pleasures of

this world, it is true, but

in spite of this fact they

are all happy and love
God very much. They
are not proud, nor do we
hear them blaspheming
God. They are so united
with Him that even
should they suddenly be-

come rich, they would
still keep their eyes on



CHALK TALKS 29

God and do what He wants all men to do in this life. Surely God will
reward these faithful men with Heaven, because they are Poor in Spirit.

Such men will hardly go to Hell.

Now let us draw another picture. It will be of a wealthy man in
a big auto. (Draw man and auto.) He is proud and selfish. He doesn’t
care about God. All he thinks about is money, money, money. And
day and night he plans

how he can get more

money. He is cruel and
will crush men and

women if it is necessary

to get more money. This

man is driving straight
into Hell!

If this man thought
about God and not so
much about money, he
would be a better man.

If he doesn’t change, he

will never get into
Heaven, for he is not Poor in Spirit. He loves money better than he
does God, and so the devil will take him after death.

BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT, FOR THEIRS

IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.



30 CHALK TALKS

PENANCE

Penance is a Sacrament in which sins committed after Baptism are
forgiven. It is this Sacrament we use when we go to Confession, for
then the priest, by the power of God and in His name, cleanses Catholics
from their sins.

If your soul is

dead with mortal
sin or stained with

venial sin, it

something like

soiled dress. (Draw
dresses.)

When you go to
Confession, your sins
are washed away just
like the dirt on the
dresses when soap
and water are used.
(Draw clean dress.)

If you go to Confession with mor-
tal sin on your soul, the dead soul
comes to life again after you have
confessed to the priest and have been
sorry for your sins. (Draw dead soul,
then erect, clean soul.)

If you have only venial sins to
tell in Confession, your weak soul
gets strong and healthy again. (Draw
leaning soul, then erect one.)

You should be very thankful to
having given you this won-

derful Sacrament to keep your soul

clean and free from sin. And never
stay away from Confession because you are ashamed to tell the priest
your sins. Don’t be afraid of shocking the priest—he has heard worse
than what you tell him. And don’t stay away because you know the
priest. Always remember that he is acting in God’s place and so can
never tell others what you have told him. Nor will he think less of
you for what you have done. It takes nerve to come to Confession.
Every priest knows that and will think all the more of you for coming.



CHALK TALKS 31

HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION. I
When going to Confession, take your time. God is watching you

and is going to let you use one of His Big Sacraments. It wouldn’t be

right, then, for you to run into the church, splash some holy water on

your face, and then rush into the confessional. You’d hardly know what

you are doing, or what you are going to say. Let’s see what we ought

to do and how we should go to Confession.

Take a pencil and draw a left hand with part of the wrist. Put a

wart on the hand between the little finger and the wrist. Later on I’ll

tell you more about that wart.

Now, as the wrist comes before you get to the hand, so does prayer

come before you begin Confession. You should pray that God will help

you to know your sins, to be Ijeartily sorry for them, to make up your

mind not to do them again, to confess them as you should, and to accept

the penance the priest gives you. (Write on wrist: *Tray.”)

Then, after you have prayed, you must recall the sins you have

committed since your last Confession. (Write on thumb the words:

'*What did I do?”) Perhaps you have been a bad boy or girl. Perhaps

you have missed Mass on Sundays and Holy days, stolen, lied, cursed, dis-

obeyed parents and teachers, etc. Look up at God and say from the bot-

tom of your heart: “You are so good, God, and I am sorry for all the
sins I have committed against you. I’ll not sin again. Please forgive

me.” (Write on index finger: “I’m sorry.”)

Why is this finger so large? Because sorrow for sins is the biggest
part of Confession, If you are not sorry for all the mortal sins com-

mitted since your last Confession, your Confession is not only a bad one,

but you have committed another mortal sin. That’s why you should
always be sure to say the Act of Contrition before going into the con-

fessional.

And if you have only venial sins to tell, then you must be sorry for
at least one of them.



32 CHALK TALKS



CHALK TALKS 33

God doesn’t want you to commit any more sins and you know it.

You see how mean you have been to sin against Him after all He has
done for you, and you say to yourself: "I’m not going to do those

sins again, nor any others, and I mean what I say.” (Write on middle

finger the words: **No More Sin.”)

You have thought about your sins and have asked God’s pardon for

them. Now you are ready to go to Confession. You enter the con-
fessional and when the little door slides back you say: **Bless me. Father,

for I have sinned. It is . . . (here tell how long) . . . since my last Con-
fession. I accuse myself of the following sins . . . (here tell the num-

ber and kinds of your sins.) I am sorry for these sins and the sins I may
have forgotten and ask pardon of God for them.”

If the priest asks you any questions, answer them truthfully. And
when he is saying the Latin words of absolution, it would be well for

you to say once more the Act of Contrition. (Write on fourth finger the

words: "Tell sins to priest.”)

Then when the little door closes, go out of the confessional and say

the Penance which the priest gave you. Don’t put it off until the next

day. Say it AT ONCE. (Write on little finger the words: "Say
Penance.”)

And now what about that wart? It is there to remind you of some-
thing—something you should NEVER FORGET. What could that be?
It is to remind you to THANK GOD FOR THE WONDERFUL GIFT
HE HAS JUST GIVEN TO YOU. You’re lucky to be a Catholic. Pro-
testant boys and girls can’t go to Confession, because they are not Cath-

olics. And if they have mortal sins on their souls, it will be very hard for

them to get rid of those sins and save their souls.

THANKS, DEAR GOD, FOR THIS WONDERFUL GIFT!



34 CHALK TALKS

HOW TO GO TO CONFESSION. II

When boys and girls go to Confession they should, on their way to
the church, think about

what they will soon do.

Let us take a little boy

and see what he should

do when going to Con-

fession. (First draw
church and little boy on

his way to Confession.)

f
As soon as he gets inside the church he should:

1. Kneel down and

pray for help to make a

good Confession. He
should pray to the Holy

Ghost, to the Sacred

Heart, to the Blessed

Virgin, to his Guardian

Angel, to his Patron

Saint. (Draw boy kneel-

ing and praying for

help.)



CHALK TALKS 35
2.

Examine his soul to see what sins he has committed. Is his soul

dead with mortal sin? (Draw dead soul.) How many and what kind
of mortal sins?

Is his soul stained with venial sin? (Draw leaning soul.) Which

are the biggest and meanest of these venial sins?

IS YOUR SOUL CLEAN AND STRAIGHT?
IS IT STAINED AND LEANING?

IS IT DEAD?

Is his soul straight

and clean from all sin?

If so let him think of

some sin of his past life

for which he is very

sorry. (Draw straight

soul.)

3. Be sorry for his

sins. Why? Because dear
Jesus, who died on the
Cross for us, does not

like sin. Because Hell is

wide open and waiting for all those who do big sins. Because Heaven
is closed tight against those who commit mortal sins. This little boy
knows these things and so he says his Act of Contrition and means every
word of it.

4. Say ^^No more sin for me! I have been mean enough as it is
and Tm not going to offend so good a God any more. He is deserving
of ALL my love, not only a part of it.”



36 CHALK TALKS

5. Tell sins to the priest in an

6. Do the penance
the priest gives. (Draw

boy kneeling and saying

his prayers.) And after
this is over, you will not

forget to thank God for

giving you such a won-

derful Sacrament.

honest and sincere manner. "Bless

me, Father, for I have

sinned. It is . . . (here

tell how long) . . . since

my last Confession. I
accuse myself of the fol-

lowing sins . . . (here

tell the number and

kinds of your sins.) I

am sorry for these sins
and the sins I may have

forgotten and ask pardon

of God for them. (Draw

inside of confessional.)

When the priest is giv-
ing absolution it is well

to say again the Act of

Contrition.



CHALK TALKS 37

A HELP FOR EXAMINING YOUR CONSCIENCE

Do you ever find it hard to remember your sins when going to Con-
fession? If you do, then try this little scheme for a month or two.

Each night before you close your eyes think of what you have done

during the day. Ask yourself: Did I willingly and purposely do any-

thing that was bad and sinful; did I willingly and purposely say anything

that God would not like; did I willingly keep bad thoughts in my mind?

If you find that you have committeed venial sins that day, beg God’s

pardon for them and tell Him how glad you are not to have displeased
Him with mortal sin. Thank Him for all the graces He gave you dur-
ing the day, and tell Him that you are sorry for these venial sins.

If you have committed a mortal sin, it will pop up in your mind

as big as a house. It’s pretty hard to commit a mortal sin and then

forget about it. Kneel down and tell God from the bottom of your
heart that you are sorry for being so mean to Him who is so good in
Himself and who has been so good to you. You might tell Him that
you will go to Confession as soon as you can.

And when you do finally come to go to Confession, ask yourself:
What did I do that was bad in thought, word, or deed, on Monday, on
Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Friday, on Saturday? You
will be surprised how quickly you can remember the bad things you
did during the week.

TRY THIS SCHEME AND SEE IF YOU CAN’T REMEMBER
YOUR SINS EASIER THE NEXT TIME YOU GO TO CONFES-
SION.

YOU WILL ALSO BE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THIS DAILY
EXAMINATION IS NOT ONLY A BIG HELP FOR REMEMBERING
SINS, BUT IS EVEN A FINE REMEDY AGAINST COMMITTING
SIN AT ALL.

PERFECT CONTRITION

Perfect Contrition is sorrow and hatred for sin because sin offends
God, who is so good in Himself and worthy of all love.

Stand and look up at the heavens some clear night. (Draw boy
looking at stars.) God made every star you see, and they are so far
away that if you traveled in the fastest aeroplane you wouldn’t get to
the nearest star in a thousand years. How big and powerful God must
be to have made all these things!



38 CHALK TALKS

Then turn your eyes to the wonderful things on this earth: light,
air, water, flowers, jewels, foo<^ and drink, friends, parents, brothers,
sisters, etc.—and all here for OUR use, and put here by God Himself.

Then think of the wonderful spiritual gifts that God has given to
us. He has su^ered and died so that Heaven could be opened again
for us. He has allowed us to be members of His Church, has given
us the Seven Wonderful Sacraments, has given each of us a Guardian
Angel to watch over and protect us, and finally, if we are good in this
life. He will reward us with everlasting happiness in Heaven.

But what did we do
to earn all this love and

all these gifts? Nothing,

absolutely nothing! Sure-

ly, then, if that’s all true,

God must be a wonder-
ful being to do all this

for us even though we
don’t deserve it. Yes,

He surely is good. And
sometimes it’s hard to see

how people can ever
think of committing
mortal sin and hating
such a good God, who
is deserving of all our

love, not only a part of

it. We should often
think of God’s goodness

to us, and how good He must be in Himself to do all these things, and
how mean we have been toward Him, and then tell Him how sorry we
are ever to have sinned against Him. "O my God, I am heartily sorry
for having offended Thee, and I detest ipy sins because . . . they oflend

Thee who art so good in Thyself and so deserving of all my love.” That’s
what we mean by an Act of Perfect Contrition. And when we make an
Act of Perfect Contrition, all sins that may be on the soul are taken
off AT ONCE. But we must still tell them in our next Confession.

We should make Acts of Perfect Contrition every day and every
night. If we do this frequently we will get to love God more and more.
And if we love God we will find it hard to hate Him by committing
mortal sin.

MAKE AN ACT OF PERFECT CONTRITION EVERY DAY.



CHALK TALKS 39

IMPERFECT CONTRITION
Imperfect Contrition is that by which we are sorry for having of-

fended God because thus we lose Heaven and deserve Hell.
Close your eyes and imagine yourself standing on the edge of Hell.

(Draw boy on edge of cliflF with Hell down below.) Look down into
that terrible pit of burning souls and think what it all means. There
are men and women, boys and girls burning and burning and burning.
They were once people just as we have on earth today. But they hated
God and committed mortal sin, and before they cared to or could get
back into the friendship of God by means of Baptism, Confession or
Perfect Contrition they died in their sin, and now . . . well, they’ll be
in that terrible fire forever and ever and ever.

Would you want me
to push you over the
edge into that burning

furnace? Of course you
wouldn’t. It would be
terrible down there and
you would have to stay
there for all eternity.

When some people do
things that are very bad,

they get scared, because

they know that if they
die in their sin they will

have to go to Hell. And
so they rush to Confes-

sion before it is too late.

They’re not thinking

about God nearly as
much as they are about
themselves. Their sorrow

Imperfect Contrition.

Of course, if you go to Confession with Imperfect Contrition, your
sins are forgiven. But if you are dying and no priest is at hand to take

away mortal sin, then Imperfect Contrition is not enough to keep you
out of Hell. Only Perfect Contrition will do then, and if you have
seldom or never made Acts of Perfect Contrition during life, it will be
pretty hard to do so on your deathbed with all the devils around to

disturb your mind and thoughts.

DON’T BE SATISFIED WITH IMPERFECT CONTRITION.
MAKE IT PERFECT.

for sin is not Perfect, but is what we call



40 CHALK TALKS

ARE WE WITH GOD OR WITH THE DEVIL?



CHALK TALKS 41

Draw God and His angels. Then draw a long wall with an opening

near the middle. On top put a devil and have him standing and

coaxing a little boy and girl to come over to his side of the wall. God

tells them to stay where they are. (Draw things to suit the words.

Start the boy and girl on God’s side.) If they do what God says, they

stay where they are; if they do what the devil wants them to do, they

go through the opening and are in the devil’s yard.

God tells them to hear Mass (write out word on God’s side) ; the

devil says: **Miss Mass.” (Write words on devil’s side.) God lik^s to see

them play on Sunday; the devil wants them to work when there is no

need of it. God tells them to be clean in thoughts, words, and deeds;

the devil tells them to be impure. God tells them not to eat meat on

Friday; the devil tells them to eat all the meat they want on that day.

God tells them to go with good boys and girls, to make good Con-

fessions, to receive Holy Communion in the state of grace, to care for

their parents when they get old, to stay away from Protestant churches,

not to get drunk, etc. The devil tells them just the opposite.

Are they going to stay with God or go over to the devil’s side? If

they stay with God, He will love them. If they go over into the devil’s
yard by disobeying God, the devil will be their friend and will reward

them with Hell!

We have just been talking of big sins. But doesn’t God want the
boy and the girl to keep away from venial sins, too? He certainly docs.
(Write words for each venial sin.) God tells them to obey their parents

even in small things, not to look around or laugh in church, especially

during services, not to fight or quarrel, not to steal little things, not to

tell lies, etc. The devil tells them not to mind what God says.



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By JAMES F. O’CONNOR, S.J.
and

WILLIAM HAYDEN, S.J.

CHALK TALKS are available in four parts:

PART I. From the fall of the angels to the estab-
lishment of the Church.

PART II. The sacraments in general and baptism,
confirmation, and penance in particular.

PART III. Penance (concluded) and the Holy
Eucharist, extreme unction, holy orders,

matrimony, and the sacramentals.

PART IV. The commandments of God and of the
Church.

Catechism becomes for children one of the best-liked

branches of study when CHALK TALKS is used in the
classroom. Simple sketches are provided to illustrate on

the blackboard most of the points contained in the

catechism.

25c a copy; 1 set (4 parts), ^1.00; Quantity Prices Available

THE QUEEN'S WORK
3115 South Grand Boulevard Sf. Louis 18, Mo.



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THE QUEEN'S WORK

115 South Grand Boulevard

St. Louis 18, Missouri