Coping with the Church Sex Abuse Scandals: Resources for Catechists (with updates)
This is not an easy time for the Catholic Church in the U.S., or the world, for that matter. We are scandalized by the...
For Parents: Talking to Children about the Church Scandal
Editor's note: This content originally appeared in a July/August 2010 special issue of Catholic Digest on the topic of clergy sexual abuse. Find more on this...
Celebrate Catechetical Sunday: Sept. 16
Make plans for September 16, 2018
DEANNA BARTALINI
The start to a new school year can be hectic with the rush to put children in their...
Pope Francis releases new document on the Call to Holiness
This week Pope Francis has issued a new apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness. It's Latin name is Gaudete Et Exsultate, which means "rejoice...
The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis”
Reimagining Ministry to Youth
Denise Utter
The Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (NFCYM, NCEA, NCCL), in collaboration with pastoral and catechetical leaders from around the country, wrote...
Convocation 2017: Catholic Education and Catechesis Recap
Notes From the Session Panelists
Thomas W. Burnford & Margaret Matijasevic
The 2017 Convocation of Catholic Leaders on July 1-4 in Orlando was a historic gathering...
2018 Catechist Honors: Our Top Ten
Catechist Honors celebrates the creative mission of gifted catechists, directors and coordinators of religious education (DRE/CRE), youth ministers, and religion teachers in Catholic schools....
The Importance of Liturgical Orientation in Catechesis
BY TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
The second task of catechesis — liturgical education
All catechesis should be liturgical. Such a claim may generate immediate (and possibly negative)...
Training Disciple-Makers
BY JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN
An apprentice is a novice student who learns under the tutelage of a master of an art or craft such as...
Advice from a Master Catechist: Learning Benchmarks
Question: Are there standards and benchmarks set for children taking catechism classes throughout the Church (in the United States)? For example, can we say...