Reluctant Catechist Seeks Advice
Question: I’m a reluctant catechist. I keep thinking there are folks more qualified for this than I. Yet here I am, saying yes but...
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 Gift of Song
Teaching traditional Christmas songs, along with the stories that are enfolded in the lyrics, can turn out to be a favorite lesson each year. This is true, of course, for the songs of Advent and Lent.
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...
Recommended: The Parish Emergency Kit + supplement on the abuse crisis
We never know when a tragedy might strike us locally, nationally, or globally. It might be the horror of a nearby school shooting, or...
Increasing Bible Literacy
Diving deeper into Scripture deepens our life with Christ
PAT GOHN
Increasing Bible literacy in our students ought to be one of our aims as catechists....
Teacher: “I don’t think I’m reaching some of the students.”
Whatever grade you teach, you may have a student that you feel you never quite reach. You notice the child's constant distracted look or...
Catechist: “I don’t know enough about this week’s topic.”
Perhaps it would be true to say, "We never will." One of the enlivening realities about our faith is that there will always be...
Praying Together Though Worlds Apart
By SUSIE LLOYD
Today my family prayed the rosary again for deliverance from coronavirus. Unlike our usual family rosaries, this one included family from other...
Happy Easter!
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