Cultivating Artistic Expression
JANET SCHAEFFLER, OP
Artistic expression is at the core of who we have been as Church for our entire history: icons, stained-glass windows, poetry, journals,...
Soaked in Scripture
Unleashing the power of God’s Word in your lesson planning
WILLIAM O’LEARY
Are you immersed in Scripture? Do your catechetical lessons drip with God’s Word? If...
More Than Math!
How Catechists Teach Differently Than Any Other Kind of Teacher
Jared Dees
When I first started out as a religious educator, I used to be envious...
The Goal of Catechesis
Jonathan F. Sullivan, a frequent Catechist contributor and a diocesan leader in the Diocese of Lafayette, IN, helps all catechists and formation leaders with...
The Fruits and Challenges of Restoring the Order
On the age for Confirmation for children and youth
JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN
The sacrament of Confirmation poses something of a challenge for catechetical leaders in the...
Why Do We Call It “Mass?”
Learn the meaning of the Latin phrase Ite, missa est
SUSIE LLOYD
Did you ever wonder where the word Mass comes from? The answer has been...
Creating a Eucharistic Culture
Keeping the Eucharist central to our catechesis
WILLIAM O'LEARY
While attending a conference last July, I was reminded of the Gospel account in Mark about the...
Advice from a Master Catechist: “Why Do I Have to Go to Mass?”
Question: I need help with my youth ministry apologetics. The middle- and high-school students often ask me some version of the following question: “Why...
Teaching When Kids Don’t Care — presented by Catholic Answers (Video 5-mins.)
Show host Cy Kellet and guest Chris Stephanick talk with a discouraged catechist who is a caller on Catholic Answers Live. If you've been...
A Catechism Update!
Pope Francis revises teaching on the death penalty to better reflect the sacred dignity of
the human person — and promote a culture of life
PAT...
