Leading DRE: How to Inspire Catechist Formation
by Ken Ogorek
“I’ll teach for you, but please don’t expect me to come to meetings, go to classes, or any of that...
Car Talk: Great questions for parents to share with children before and after Mass
An excerpt from Our Catholic Family
Before-Mass Car Talk
Use the time in the car before Mass to “prime the pump” so that the family will...
A 2-minute video on the gifts of priesthood
An inspiring message from the Archdiocese of New Orleans celebrating the gift of the priesthood. Use this simple message to promote vocations. Find more...
A Parish Guide to Integrated Faith Formation
Catechist.com recommends...
As we emerge from the pandemic, parishes have an incredible opportunity to connect the home or domestic church with the wider parish community....
Creating Eye-Catching Communications
BY DEANNA BARTALINI
Our world has become ever increasingly visual. While the adage “a picture is worth a thousand words” has been around a long...
Pornography is one of the greatest obstacles to conversion and discipleship
By Marcel LeJeune
Tacking the tough subject of pornography
Porn. The mere mention of the word causes many catechists to become anxious.
It is a natural reaction to...
Build the Church Beginning in the Home
The Second Vatican Council, the modern popes, and the U.S. Catholic bishops have emphasized a teaching on the Christian family that is both easy to overlook and difficult to put into practice.
Catechist: “I don’t know enough about this week’s topic.”
Perhaps it would be true to say, "We never will." One of the enlivening realities about our faith is that there will always be...
Videos that Celebrate Catholicism
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“Study this Catechism with Passion and Perseverance.” – Benedict XVI
BY PAT GOHN
The Youcat, or Youth Catechism, released in 2010 under Benedict XVI's pontificate, contained an emphatic message from the pope in the foreword: "Study this Catechism!...
