A Catechist’s Prayer Before Class
A beautiful prayer to help catechists prepare for each class time.
The Echo of Faith: Three Pillars of a Catechist’s Heart
In a homily delivered at the 2022 St. John Bosco Conference, Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-Van Elst explored the spiritual identity of a catechist. Drawing from...
Be a Hero in the Life of Your Students
In the years since the start of the new millennium, we have learned a lot about how to keep our children safe.
“Advent, a call to pacify the world”
VINCENT LECLERQ
Assumptionist priest, Vincent Leclerq, is the postulator for the cause of beatification of Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, who founded the first community of the...
An Attitude of Gratitude
You are generous and gracious, Lord
and for that,
my soul and heart are grateful
all the days of my life.
Thank you for the grace
to proclaim your...
Bishop Barron speaks on the “The Call of Justice” at the Library of Congress...
Bishop Robert Barron was invited to speak at the Library of Congress on October 29, 2019. He spoke to a bipartisan group of Senators,...
Quit the Monologue
Question: I’d like to stop monopolizing the lessons I offer. Ideally, I want my classes to have better student participation. Any ideas for help?...
The Sacraments of Christian Initiation—A Gathering Prayer
Here at CATECHIST we usually focus the January issue on our gift of the Sacraments.
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...
The Gift of Song
Teaching traditional Christmas songs, along with the stories that are enfolded in the lyrics, can turn out to be a favorite lesson each year. This is true, of course, for the songs of Advent and Lent.
