Beth and Kristofer Cowles discuss the Fruits of the Spirit as St. Paul lists in Galtians 5:22-23. Each video is 3 – 5 minutes long, and helpful for adults, parents, and kids to begin discussing the Fruits in their own lives – how to recognize them, how to practice them, and how to get better at them. Beth and Kristofer share their own experiences and challenges with bearing these Fruits of the Holy Spirit in God’s Garden of Grace. Spirit in Life. Spirit in Life. Spirit in Life
Episode #14 – Conclusion gives a quick summary of the Fruits of the Spirit.

Fruits of the Spirit: Conclusion
Exploring the Fruits of the Spirit in short fun conversationsBeth and Kristofer Cowles discuss the Fruits of the Spirit as St. Paul lists in Galatians 5:22-23. Each video is 3 – 5 minutes long, and helpful for adults, parents, and kids to begin discussing the Fruits in their own lives – how to recognize them, how to practice them, and how to get better at them. To that end, Beth and Kristofer share their own experiences and challenges with bearing these Fruits of the Holy Spirit in God’s Garden of Grace.
Episode #14 – Conclusion gives a quick summary of the Fruits of the Spirit.
More Holy Spirit Resources:
Be sure to visit and watch The Holy Spirit We Profess, a full video lesson by Beth Cowles, and see below the comments on this page for more Faith Formation resources from Holy Owned and Operated.
Lesson Handout
Click here for a one-page printable PDF to accompany the lesson.
Fruits of the Spirit Episode Resources
Corresponding Podcast:
On each lesson we linked to the corresponding Walk & Talk that Beth and Kristofer have had. You can see the dozens of podcast episodes and subscribe via your favorite podcast service on the On the Road to Perfection page here.
Other Episode Resources:
Music:
Fruit of the Spirit Children’s Song by Bob Baxter
By Heart: Piano Solos by Jim Brickman
Verses:
CCC: 1832
Quote:
Since fruit is something last and final, nothing hinders one fruit bearing another fruit, even as one end is subordinate to another.
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
Purpose of the Fruits of the Spirit Videos
Our purpose is to give the older family members the knowledge and tools to pass along the information to their younger members in a way that engages them. Teaching young children about the Holy Spirit is important and the relationship a child develops with the Holy Spirit can bear amazing fruit in their lives. Therefore, we want to give you brief insights into the Fruits, and provide accompanying podcast-length discussions with each. To that end, each video is accompanied with links to an episode of On the Road to Perfection, Beth and Kristofer’s weekly podcast, where in each of the specific episodes they dive deeper into that particular fruit.
Elementary Faith Formation Resources
Elementary Faith Formation resources are for children from Pre-K to 6th Grade and their parents and guardians, as well as the catechists who lead them in this stage of their journey of faith.
Click on the section below that best fits your needs
Young/School Age Children
Look to Him and Be Radiant – Lessons, crafts, coloring pages, book recommendations, and more from a Catholic school religion teacher/Director of Religious Education
Teaching Catholic Kids – parent newsletter published by Our Sunday Visitor, Sunday Gospel reflections, crafts, liturgical season information and saint stories.
Parent-catechists and Parish catechists
Catechist’s Journey – A Loyola Press sister site for Catechists to learn from and share with one another. Joe Paprocki is the website creator and lead catechist.
The Religion Teacher – Jared Dees’ site with weekly lesson plans, activities, and other useful information and resources for teaching your students.
If you or your parish use a curriculum
Sophis Press Curriculum Site – Parents or catechists can use the free downloads for Sunday Gospel lessons, current event lessons (for High School), and using Sacred Art for teaching the faith. (Scroll to the bottom of the page for these resources and to sign up to have them delivered to your inbox.)

RCIA Adapted for Children Resources
The Rite of Christian Initiation Adapted for Children is a many-faceted process for children who have not received the Sacraments of Initiation during the normally prescribed times, for whatever reason. These respurces are particularly for them, their parents or guardians, and sponsors, as well as the catechists and parishes who help form them and journey with them as they enter the Church.
Click here to find tons of free resources as well as Holy Owned and Operated’s members-only material.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth.
Amen.

Being On The Road To Perfection – Episode 166
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We are called to be perfect, as we discussed last week.
So, what does being on the road to perfection look like?
If Jesus was “finished” and his ministry was “completed,” as it means when He said, “It is done,” by saying, “It is perfected” just before He died on the Cross, He must have walked a road to perfection.
And so must we.
In this episode we discuss that concept, in terms of what we are doing and how we respond to the call for our life.
It’s a simple concept, and a difficult task, but we have the example of Our Lord which, from the proper perspective, is not an impossible example to follow and exemplify.
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