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...
Five Ways to Use Manuals to the Max
Simply providing information does not necessarily assure faith formation. Similarly, simply providing a catechist with a manual does not necessarily assure that he or...
Proclaiming a Person
JOE PAPROCKI
Investing your money is wise, but it also involves risks. Likewise, we need to invest our energies, time, commitments, and dreams wisely. The...
Inspiring Mission with Saints and Service
Question: How can I describe to my fourth grade class what it means to be a missionary disciple? How can they practice being on...
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...
Symbols of the Saints
KATHY HENDRICKS
Somewhere among my childhood mementos are a series of booklets entitled Little Lives of the Saints. I inherited them from my older sisters, Jo...
Living as Missionary Disciples — by Bishop Robert J. McManus
Being Urged on By the Love of Christ
Bishop Robert J. McManus
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the...
Education in Community Life
By Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND
A community is a group of people who are united because they share common values. A priest once told...
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...
The Community-Building Power of VBS
Vacation Bible School and the Fifth Task of Catechesis
LISANNE JENSEN
Ask a child the question, “How was Vacation Bible School today?” and you’re likely to...