This Supreme Duty: Missionary Initiative
The Church’s Function in Every Age is to Direct Others to Christ
PAT GOHN
Years before the third millennium, St. John Paul II shared a vision...
Faith Formation Opportunities
We catechists are busy people, generous with our time. Still, we want to expand our spiritual horizons, as Isaiah counsels in this Scripture passage.
After RCIA
Keeping adults engaged
LISANNE V. JENSEN
Adults who wish to become Catholic, desire full communion with the Catholic Church, or simply want to learn more about...
Three Keys to Offering Catechesis for the Families (without overhauling your programming)
JARED DEES
An increasing number of parishes are experimenting with new ways to engage entire families in children’s catechesis. We have long focused almost exclusively...
Collaborate with Faith Formation Leaders
6 ways youth ministers and DREs (and others) can form mutually enriching bonds
BECKY GROTH
Being the youth minister at a parish, whether paid or volunteer,...
Healing and Hope for Adults after Abortion
Links to bookmark, save, and share
PAT GOHN
This is a most tender subject. And chances are good that many people — both women and men...
Women on a Divine Mission
GIVEN is a new institute dedicated to mentoring young Catholic women
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ
Do young people know the gifts they have been given? The newly...
When You Need to Change
DRE Data brings you concrete suggestions and up-to-date information and insight about parish catechetical leadership.
Advice from a Master Catechist: Vetting Volunteers
Question: When soliciting volunteers to help with faith formation programs, what might be a respectful and noninvasive way to vet someone’s catechetical background? We...
The Inestimable Importance of Christian Families
An urgent and compelling catechetical mission
PAT GOHN
I find myself thinking of Jesus' birth, for nowhere else do I see the sublime place of families...











