The Ten Commandments: Road Map to Salvation
EVELYN S. MAUTNER
Cecil B. DeMille's epic movie, The Ten Commandments (Paramount, 1956), is not steeped in Biblical scholarship, but many Catholics remember seeing it more...
Living as Missionary Disciples — by Bishop Robert J. McManus
Being Urged on By the Love of Christ
Bishop Robert J. McManus
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the...
Education in Community Life: The Fifth Task of Catechesis
By Sr. Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND
An Excerpt from The Six Tasks of Catechesis
A community is a group of people who are united because they...
Love Builds on Knowledge of the Beloved — on the first task of catechesis
Promoting Knowledge of the Faith as a Ministry of Love
BY CHRISTOPHER KLOFFT
Because I teach theology on the undergraduate level, I have the opportunity to...
Pope Francis releases new document on the Call to Holiness
This week Pope Francis has issued a new apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness. It's Latin name is Gaudete Et Exsultate, which means "rejoice...
The Family that Prays Together Stays Together
SUSIE LLOYD
There’s a famous saying, “The family that prays together stays together.” My parents had this quote on a plaque hanging on the wall...
Men of St. Joseph and the New Evangelization
A Profile of a Parish-based Ministry for Men
ZACHARY MORGAN
Facilitating relevant ministries for the spiritual edification of men can be difficult. Men’s ministries most often...
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...
The Immaculate Conception Explained (video)
This might be a little fast paced for younger students, but Fr Mike offers background on the theology and understanding of Mary's Immaculate Conception,...
The Importance of Liturgical Orientation in Catechesis
BY TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
The second task of catechesis — liturgical education
All catechesis should be liturgical. Such a claim may generate immediate (and possibly negative)...