BOOKS THAT YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL FOR DEEPENING YOUR OWN SPIRITUALITY AND THE SPIRITUAL CURRICULUM OF A CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL:
Don’t just do something sit there: Developing children’s spiritual awareness. Mary K Stone; RMEP publisher
Retreat and quiet-day resource: setting the scene for reflecting with God.
Susan Hardwick; Kevin Mayhew publisher
Spiritual and Moral Development in Schools.
John West-Burnham and Vanessa Huws Jones. Publishers Network continuum
Everyone’s Mandala Colouring Book. Monique Mandali. Publisher Mandali Publishing
Walking the mist: Celtic Spirituality for the 21st Century. Donald McKinney
Hodder & Stroughton Publishers
Colouring Mandalas: for insight and self expression. Susanne F Fincher
Published by Shambhala
30-Minute Celtic Colouring Book … Easy meditation through colouring
By Michelle Normand. Published by Normand Media Services.
Begin with the Heart; Recovering a Sacramental Vision. Daniel O’Leary. Published by Columba Press
Walking with my God; a personal prayer journal. Frank McDermott Published by Encircling Publications
Wisdom Schools - seven pillars of Wisdom for Catholic Schools. Kevin Treston. Published by Creation Enterprises
Spirituality and the Curriculum. Edited by Adrian Thatcher. Published by Cassell
Following the Heart: Reflections on Christian Leadership. Kevin Treston
Published by Creation Enterprises
A New Look at Wholeness: a spirituality of wholeness. Bill Huebsch
Published by Twenty Third Publications
The Spirituality of Children. The Way Supplement, Heythrop
The Reflective Teacher. Kevin Treston. Published by Creation Enterprises
Landmarks – an Ignatian Journey. Margaret Silf. Darton, Longman and Todd
Anam Cara – spiritual wisdom from the Celtic world. John O’Donohue
Published by Bantam Press
Guided Meditations for Children. Jane Reehorst BVM
MUSIC FOR QUIET TIMES, MEDITATION AND BACKGROUND …
Celtic Meditation Music by Aine Minogue (beautiful)
Celtic Meditation by Donald McKinney
Celtic Spirit Meditations by Maria Freeman
And these two purchased from Kevin Mayhew:
Celtic Landscapes by Kevin Duncan (beautiful!)
Music for Reflective Prayer
WEBSITES THAT YOU MAY FIND USEFUL WHEN DEEPENING THE SPIRITUAL CURRICULUM OF A CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL:
If you’re looking for appropriate websites when exploring spirituality for yourself personally, for the adult school community or for deepening the spiritual curriculum in school, then simply Google “Christian meditation” or “Christian Spirituality” – you’ll find thousands!
However, there are a few that I would encourage you to take a few moments to look at and, if you find them interesting, then maybe save them as your favourites and enjoy returning to them: