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...
Tips for Adding Music to Prayer
I can’t carry a Tune — How can I use music to pray with students?
KATE DANELUK
Years ago, music was considered such an important part...
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,...
Profound Respect for the Dignity of Human Life
A continuing series on ways to instill a robust Catholic identity in those we teach
BY JOE PAPROCKI
In our exploration of Catholic identity in this...
Education in Community Life: The Fifth Task of Catechesis
By Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND
An Excerpt from The Six Tasks of Catechesis
A community is a group of people who are united because they...
Helping Students and Families Learn About Purgatory
BY SUSAN TASSONE
Purgatory — a masterpiece of God’s mercy
It’s no small wonder that coming up with a lesson plan on purgatory can be challenging....
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...
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...
Advice from Master Catechists—September 2012
Your questions, answered by Master Catechists.
Love Builds on Knowledge of the Beloved — on the first task of catechesis
Promoting Knowledge of the Faith as a Ministry of Love
BY CHRISTOPHER KLOFFT
Because I teach theology on the undergraduate level, I have the opportunity to...
