The Importance of Liturgical Orientation in Catechesis
BY TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
The second task of catechesis — liturgical education
All catechesis should be liturgical. Such a claim may generate immediate (and possibly negative)...
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...
The Beauty of the Church’s Vision of Marriage
Sacred Scripture grounds our understanding of Matrimony
JOHN S. GRABOWSKI
EDITOR’S NOTE: It is recommended that you read Genesis 1–3 as a preparation for this catechesis....
Leading DRE: Improving Communications with Parents
A bridge for relationship and growth
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
As catechetical leaders, we experience firsthand the reality that “parents are the principal and first educators of...
Courage International: For men and women who experience same-sex attractions
Courage International is a Catholic pastoral ministry that assists people with same-sex attraction. This video is suitable for parish leaders and interested adults. Note...
Let the Party Continue!
Do the newly initiated deserve an extended period of hand-holding and deeper inquiry? Can the spirit of mystagogy pervade all of catechesis in your parish? Or, where you live, is it true that CCD really means communion, confirmation, done?
The Story Continues…
DRE Data brings you concrete suggestions and up-to-date information and insight about parish catechetical leadership.
Advice from Master Catechists—April/May 2012
Master Catechists answer questions from readers
Family-Centered Religious Education
Parish leaders share what’s working
DARIA SOCKEY
Family-centered catechetics programs — a model that has existed for some time — seems to be trending from a...
