Collaborate with Faith Formation Leaders
6 ways youth ministers and DREs (and others) can form mutually enriching bonds
BECKY GROTH
Being the youth minister at a parish, whether paid or volunteer,...
Advice from Master Catechists—April/May 2011
A stranger asks one of my students for money. As a catechist, how might I have used this story?
A new parish policy affecting the religious education program fee has been approved without my input. Is this grounds for quitting at the end of the year?
Echoing the Faith with Courage
BY HOSFFMAN OSPINO
Facing the catechetical challenges of our time with the message of Jesus
Imagine yourself in a large chamber with many walls where anything...
Reaffirming the Role of Parents in Religious Education
BY LISA MLADNICH
As catechists, most of us have struggled to teach children whose families are, for a variety of reasons, in a woeful state...
Casting Seeds — Ideas to Draw Your Students’ Parents Toward Deeper Faith
By Daria Sockey
It’s the great joy of being a catechist, the thing that makes you want to come back each week: proclaiming the Good...
Advice from Master Catechists – February 2010
Are there problems with a child from another denomination attending our RE classes?
Can we pray for the soldiers of our enemies?
Pastor Transitions: He’s Leaving! Now What?
The First in a Three-Part Series on Navigating Changes in Pastoral Leadership
MARTI R. JEWELL
You just heard the announcement. Anticipated or unexpected, it has come....
End-of-year Thank-You Prayer and Blessing
As our year's program comes to an end, we want to take time to thank those who have diligently labored, exercised patience, and modeled Christian love to share the Catholic faith with the children, teens, and adults participating in the parish education and faith formation programs. A nice party or a pretty thank-you card is not enough! This is a time for a significant blessing of those who have served your parish responsibly!
Advice from a Master Catechist: Beginning Family-Based Catechesis in a Parish
Question: “I’m trying to help our parish move to family-based catechesis, yet I have no experience with this kind of model. What are the...
New from the Congregation on Catholic Education: “Male and Female He Created Them”
BARB SZYSZKIEWICZ
A new document from the Vatican's Congregation on Catholic Education addresses the topic of gender ideology and its challenges for Catholic educators.
Titled "Male...
