God is Love
Reflections on Catholic Social Teaching and Catechesis in Our Day
TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
In catechetical textbooks the formal study of doctrine is often separated from immersion...
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 Kids to Respect Others: Racism — a one-hour webinar with Kevin Dowd
In this session, Kevin Dowd draws our attention to Church teaching on the issue of racism and invites us to consider how to bring...
Reverence for Tradition
Our Catholic identity is shaped by a living heritage
JOE PAPROCKI
As Catholics, we have a “lot of baggage” — not in the sense of having...
The Catholic Commitment to Community
BY JOE PAPROCKI
Third in a series on ways to instill a robust Catholic identity in those we teach
Some years ago Verizon had a series...
Effective Teaching: Metaphors Make Lessons More Memorable
Using objects, stories, songs, or even jokes
JARED DEES
St. Patrick’s most famous teaching tool was the shamrock. According to legend, he used the three-leafed clover...
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...
Holy Hacks for Catechists
20 creative ways to share the faith
Patti Maguire Armstrong
This is the mission field. That thought hit me early on during my dozen years...
God’s Sacramental Plan: Why we need the Sacraments and the Church
The big picture on why we need sacraments and the Church
BY MARC CARDARONELLA
Sacraments form the backbone of our religious formation programs. Parents celebrate them,...
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...
