2020 CATECHIST HONORS—Meet Our Top 10 Honorees!
Each year Catechist Honors celebrates the generous mission of gifted catechists, including parish catechetical leaders, youth ministers, and religion teachers in Catholic schools. This...
Team Conflict Management
Tips from the saints
ANN GARRIDO
So there is tension on your catechetical team? Don’t worry. Tension has been part of church life since Jesus walked...
The Catechist and Scripture — A Parish-Based Retreat
DEANNA G. BARTALINI
Praying and reflecting on who we are as catechists
This retreat is designed so that a local director of religious education and a...
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,...
Leading DRE: Improving Communication Between Catechists and Leaders
Investing in quality over quantity, and deepening relationships
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
As DREs and faith-formation leaders, we can sometimes feel inundated with communication requests: voicemails, emails,...
V Encuentro National Gathering – Sept 20-23 – (Resource links)
The Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry (V Encuentro) is an historic ecclesial gathering of 3,000 Hispanic/Latino Ministry leaders/delegates from dioceses, ecclesial movements, schools,...
4 tips for communicating with catechists
Reflecting on Jesus' examples of communicating with his disciples, here are four tips for communicating with catechists from parish catechetical leaders' experiences from around...
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...
Convocation 2017: Catholic Education and Catechesis Recap
Notes From the Session Panelists
Thomas W. Burnford & Margaret Matijasevic
The 2017 Convocation of Catholic Leaders on July 1-4 in Orlando was a historic gathering...
Fostering Parent Participation
An excerpt from Engaging the Parking Lot Parent
SR. PATRICIA M. MCCORMACK
The grace of God calls catechists, teachers, and administrators to meet parents where they...
