Halloween
Celebrating Halloween, All Saints
Days observed and celebrated
by secular society can connect to important faith-related concepts for children
and families. In excerpts from Celebrating Saints and Seasons, author Jeanne Hunt
suggests ways parents and teachers can make Halloween and All Saints Day come
alive for children in faith-filled and fun experiences.
When you think of Halloween, what
comes to mind? For a lot of people, Halloween has become synonymous with candy,
costumes, scary stuff, witches, ghosts and pumpkins. But do you know the
Christian connection to the holiday?
Catholics and Halloween
How can Catholics celebrate
Halloween in the context of their Christian faith? Listen to American
Catholic Radio to find out.
- ACR #06-44:
How Catholics should take back “holy” Halloween and use it as a time of
evangelization.
Click here to listen online.
- ACR #07-44:
Suggestions for celebrating Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day with a
spiritual twist.
Click here to listen online.
Why do we carve pumpkins for
Halloween? Read a story from Catholic Update that explains the origin of
this yearly tradition.
What are Catholics to think about
the devil, exorcism, psychic hotlines, fortune tellers, ESP, ghosts and magic in
the light of current Church teaching? Curiosity about the supernatural is normal
especially for teenagers during Halloween but is it “of the devil” as some
Christians claim?
How can Catholics keep All Hallows
Eve from becoming “hollow”? Celebrate Halloween and All Saints Day while
remembering both the Christian connection to Halloween and the positive messages
that stem from the holiday.
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