Parish leader: “I built it and they didn’t come.”
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, programs fail. Our great ideas are overlooked. What we think should matter to people doesn't. Rather than jumping to...
Perseverance and the Prayer of a Catechist
Tips For Growing a Healthy Prayer Life
MARCEL LE JEUNE
I once surveyed a class of parishioners about their prayer lives, asking them to rate how...
Mini-Mystagogy
How to Teach the Sacraments After Students Experience Them
Jared Dees
The Directory for Catechesis (DC) and other Church documents on evangelization and catechesis suggest...
Notes to a Newbie Catechist
On Surviving — and Thriving — in Catechetical Ministry
JOY DAVIS
You’ve been asked to volunteer as a catechist. Maybe someone tapped you on the shoulder...
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...
Supporting Parents: Tips for effective parent meetings
Providing services and programs for parents and guardians is at the heart of parish catechetical effort.
How can the parent meetings be both informative and...
Reaching Hearts on the Peripheries
A Look at Evangelization Grounded in Ignatian Spirituality
BY FR. WILLIAM M. WATSON, SJ
Important elements of Francis’ evangelical vision are inspired by St. John Paul...
Curating and Targeting Adult Faith Formation
On Moving Away From One Size Fits All
John Roberto
Typical parish adult faith formation approaches often utilize a “one-sizefits-all” program — a Lenten speaker series,...
Passing on the Joyful Encounter: The role of the catechist
BY BISHOP ROBERT MCMANUS, DIOCESE OF WORCESTER
Pope Francis has repeatedly reminded the Church that the basis of all evangelization and catechesis is the proclamation...
Podcasts and the Spiritual Life
Resources to Strengthen and Develop Your Prayer
Kris McGregor
While speaking to some U.S. bishops in 2011, Pope Benedict XVI said, “Only through ... interior renewal...
