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...
Becoming a great catechist!
PEG BOWMAN
A parish DRE gave each catechist a mug which read, "World's Greatest Catechist." One person commented, "Mine should only say 'A Good Catechist.'...
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...
Rules, Rules, Rules
Making Sense of Church Requirements
SUSIE LLOYD
Catholicism is hard. At least that’s its reputation. All those rules. ... As if the Ten Commandments weren’t enough,...
PAUL VI—Saint for the New Evangelization
CHRISTOPER KLOFFT
On Oct. 14, 2018, Pope Paul VI was canonized by Pope Francis. St. Paul VI entered the ranks not only of the thousands...
Scandals got you down? Not ready to teach this season?
If you are not ready to going back to being a catechist... what then?
PAT GOHN
Many men and women who serve the Church as volunteers...
The Catechist with a Green Halo
Using Aristotelian concepts as a teaching method
AARON T. MARTIN
One of the most beautiful churches in the country stands at Lexington Avenue and 66th Street...
It’s Okay Not to Know Everything
Top apologetics resources online
SR. BRITTANY HARRISON, FMA
My first day on the job as a novice catechist, I looked over my classroom of wiggly fifth-graders...
Actor Jim Caviezel calls Catholic young adults to spiritual battle in a stirring 15-min....
Young adults at the Student Leadership Summit conference (#SLS18), sponsored by FOCUS annually, were expecting actor Jim Caviezel to promote the movie, Paul, Apostle...
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...
