Your Space: The Light of Christ
The learning area needs to inspire and engage your students. Here is an idea for how to decorate and arrange your learning space and prayer table for Advent.
So Great a Cloud of Witnesses
Everyone enjoys and needs some recognition for a job well done.
Answering God’s Call to Service
Sometimes the sacredness of the work we do as catechists gets lost in the rush of fitting weekly lesson-planning and teaching into the rest of our busy lives. It is good to take time to remember that this work is rooted in a larger call to help build up the Body of Christ on earth.
Our Vocation and Calling: A Gift from God
Having a special purpose in life—a calling, a vocation—is a gift from God that comes with our birth and our Baptism. It’s a privilege—and it’s well worth our time and effort to discover and prepare for our vocation in life. We are not likely to be completely happy and fulfilled until we realize what our vocation is and follow it.
Your Space: Called to Be Saints
The learning area needs to inspire and engage your students. Here is an idea for how to decorate and arrange your learning space and prayer table for October.
Catch-Up Catechesis
Being a co-worker in God’s vineyard requires us to adapt to the many different families who come to us seeking religious formation. We must consistently put Christian charity first. In this way, we can be beautiful branches on his vine.
Your Space: Open with WELCOME
The learning area needs to express warmth and welcome to your students. Here is an idea for how to decorate and arrange your learning space and prayer table for September.
Sharing Prayer
In recent weeks, you and the team have been preparing for the learning year ahead by reviewing texts and working on lesson plans. In this prayer, you will bless one another in a special way and profess your beliefs in the creed.
A Catechist’s Prayer Before Class
A beautiful prayer to help catechists prepare for each class time.
¡Gloria a Dios en las alturas!
The period from September 15 to October 15 has been set aside to honor and celebrate Hispanic heritage. It is a very good time for all of us who share the catechetical ministry to learn more about how this heritage is forming and enriching our local churches.
