Bible Rookie: “I don’t know where to start!”
Beginning Bible tips for youth.
BECKY GROTH
If I have heard one comment more than any other from teens (and adults) about the Bible, it’s definitely...
Advice from a Master Catechist: Help from a Wise Patron—St. John Bosco’s example
Question: I need a patron saint for my new role as a youth leader and catechist. Please help! — Nervous but willing
Sr. Brittany Harrison,...
A Catechism Update!
Pope Francis revises teaching on the death penalty to better reflect the sacred dignity of
the human person — and promote a culture of life
PAT...
YouTube Videos in Today’s Classroom
Tips for sharing safe, distraction-free video content
ANNABEL DOTZMAN
In our ever-changing world, technology continues to develop at a record pace. If we stop for a...
Prayer Teams
An investment with holy dividends
DAN O’ROURKE
There were more than 100 people in the room when our pastor, Fr. James Mallon, author of Divine Renovation,...
Teaching When Kids Don’t Care — presented by Catholic Answers (Video 5-mins.)
Show host Cy Kellet and guest Chris Stephanick talk with a discouraged catechist who is a caller on Catholic Answers Live. If you've been...
God is Love
Reflections on Catholic Social Teaching and Catechesis in Our Day
TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
In catechetical textbooks the formal study of doctrine is often separated from immersion...
Advice from a Master Catechist: “Why Do I Have to Go to Mass?”
Question: I need help with my youth ministry apologetics. The middle- and high-school students often ask me some version of the following question: “Why...
Leading DRE: Improving Communications with Parents
A bridge for relationship and growth
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
As catechetical leaders, we experience firsthand the reality that “parents are the principal and first educators of...
Leading DRE: Improving Communication Between Catechists and Leaders
Investing in quality over quantity, and deepening relationships
COLLEEN R. VERMEULEN
As DREs and faith-formation leaders, we can sometimes feel inundated with communication requests: voicemails, emails,...
