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...
Three Steps Toward Catechist Formation
By James Blankenship
A DRE shares the impact of Sherry Weddell’s 'Forming Intentional Disciples' on his approach to catechist formation
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of...
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...
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 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)...
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?
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...
2018 Catechist Honors: Our Top Ten
Catechist Honors celebrates the creative mission of gifted catechists, directors and coordinators of religious education (DRE/CRE), youth ministers, and religion teachers in Catholic schools....
Who Is Knocking at Our Door?
I had never heard of the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas until I served in a tri-lingual parish that worked very hard at incorporating different ethnic customs into the community's prayer life.
Doing our Easter Duty
Michael Daley
It's not every day that you come across profound theological truths reading the sports page. Yet, this is just what happened to me...
