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,...
Reluctant Catechist Seeks Advice
Question: I’m a reluctant catechist. I keep thinking there are folks more qualified for this than I. Yet here I am, saying yes but...
The Still Small Voice
Helping young people discover silence and sanctuary
LISA MLADINICH
St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise...
The Top 10 Things that Every Catechist Needs to Know
BY LISA MLADINICH
1) Prayer and study are essential.
As we grow in knowledge and love of God, we become radiant witnesses to his saving power....
Catechetical Aesthetics
Beauty, goodness, and truth as needed foundations to catechesis
TIMOTHY P. O’MALLEY
Medieval historiography contends that the function of stained glass was to educate the illiterate....
A Robust Catholic Identity
By Joe Paprocki
Overcoming the tendency toward a “beige Catholicism”
One of my favorite ideas to borrow from Bishop Robert Barron, is his notion of battling what...
Sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Catechesis on the sacrament of Confirmation
BISHOP ROBERT J. McMANUS
This article explains the nature and purpose of the sacrament of Confirmation. It will be divided...
What Are Indulgences?
Question: How can I explain indulgences to my grade-school children? — Newbie Catechist
THERESE L. SALAZAR RESPONDS...
Dear Newbie: Indulgences can be understood and taught by...
Helping Children Discover Joy in the Hail Mary
Question: I love teaching young children their first prayers, especially the Hail Mary. Any advice for teaching them the meaning behind its words?
VIRGINIA M. KIMBALL...
Christ Calls You to Mission — video from Bishop Robert Barron, in the UK
Great commissioning video for teens and adults.
