Practice Gratitude
ELIZABETH ANNE STEWART
Built in 1880, right after the Chicago Fire, Old St. James has a rich history that includes being the first racially integrated...
Are You a New DRE?
Directors of Religious Education (DREs) are a great blessing to the Church today. New DREs often enter their positions because they are fresh out...
Ways a Catechist Might Pray
Question: Are there some specific ways that I might pray personally in my role as a catechist?
SR. JANET SCHAEFFLER, OP OFFERS THIS ANSWER…
Many...
My first year as a catechist
COLLEEN DUGGAN
For several weeks last year, my parish announced the need for volunteer catechists and each time I heard the reminder, I felt the...
How Catholics of the Past Lived When Deprived of the Mass
By William O’Leary
Millions of Catholics in the United States and elsewhere are currently are not able to attend Mass and receive Jesus in Holy...
Catechist: “I’m discouraged. They’re not in church on Sunday.”
Often we might hear our youngsters say, "We don't go to Mass on Sunday." This challenges us to a precarious balance: to not respond...
The Heart of Catechesis — why we do what we do
BY PAT GOHN
The first time I attended a religious education class, I was in grade one. My catechist, a lively high school student, taught...
The Call to Catechetical Leadership
Discerning the path of growth into a new role
BARBARA RAMIAN
Every so often during a major snowstorm here in the Northeast, we hear on the...
The Top 10 Things that Every Catechist Needs to Know
BY LISA MLADINICH
1) Prayer and study are essential.
As we grow in knowledge and love of God, we become radiant witnesses to his saving power....
