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.
“Advent, a call to pacify the world”
VINCENT LECLERQ
Assumptionist priest, Vincent Leclerq, is the postulator for the cause of beatification of Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, who founded the first community of the...
An Attitude of Gratitude
You are generous and gracious, Lord
and for that,
my soul and heart are grateful
all the days of my life.
Thank you for the grace
to proclaim your...
The Sacraments of Christian Initiation—A Gathering Prayer
Here at CATECHIST we usually focus the January issue on our gift of the Sacraments.
Essential Mission: To Foster Your Students’ Life of Prayer
"How much can we really do with an hour a week?" laments the parish program catechist. "There's so much to teach. Where do I start?"
Resources: Prayer for Times of Trouble, Tragedy, or Sadness; plus a parish resource
Many lives have been affected by increased gun violence in our country. We turn to God in prayer as we mourn for the dead...
Teach Us to Pray
The question is often asked today, "Are we teaching our children, our young people, and our adults how to pray?"
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.
Eucharistic Revival Invitation: Walk With One
As we enter this new year, we are reaching the midpoint of the final year of the Eucharistic Revival (that is, our Year of...
