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Mothers’ Morning of Prayer

A Rosary-Based Prayer Group for Women PAT GOHN A prayerful friend and a good cup of coffee forever changed my experience of the Rosary. Years ago,...
Pilgrimage Locations - France and Ireland landscapes

Bayard Pilgrimages Announces Two Inspiring Journeys for 2026

Bayard Pilgrimages is pleased to announce two spiritually rich religious pilgrimages for 2026, inviting Catholics to deepen their faith through sacred travel, prayer, and...

Adult Catechesis Can Fill Waiting Time Before Events or Meetings

QUESTION: Our parish traditionally hosts a Nativity play featuring first or second graders playing the parts of the Holy Family, angels, innkeepers, and animals...

Leading DRE: 3 Summer-Break Planning Strategies

Before you Pause, Look Back and Look Forward DEANNA BARTALINI The catechetical year is winding down. You’ve made it through whirlwind months of working on...

Advice from Master Catechists: When a new student is slowing down the progress of...

What can I do about a student who is behind the rest of the class? What can I say to a catechist who uses a lot of personal finances in her ministry?

Beyond Recruitment: The Catechetical Team and Formation

by Kate Ristow for a Catechist Formation Interest Survey. Whew! What a relief! After months of following up on leads, networking, interviewing, praying, and...

Leading DRE: Tell God’s Love Story

by Ellie Nelson   Evangelization needs catechesis and catechesis needs evangelization. Neither is optional. They each have a complementary nature, and it is...

Slide presentation: “Being versus Doing: A Retreat for Catechists”

Here are the slides that accompany the article: “Being versus Doing: A Retreat for Catechists," by Sr. Patricia M. McCormack, IHM. Here are the slides: Being...

The Catechist with a Green Halo

Using Aristotelian concepts as a teaching method AARON T. MARTIN One of the most beautiful churches in the country stands at Lexington Avenue and 66th Street...

“THE GOOD” — A BRIEF RECAP FROM HISTORY

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON It’s simply a fact … that the most powerful force for evangelization in the first decades and centuries of the Church’s life...