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SR. CAROLINE CERVENY, SSJ-TOSF
Two digital tools will engage your students or parents in responding to you when you want...
Calling Others to Decide for Christ
Catechists as Missionary Disciples
Marcel LeJeune
Imagine, for a moment, the perfect Catholic disciple. What would that person focus on? What would they be passionate about?...
Ordinary Time Quandary
QUESTION: I need discussion subjects for Ordinary Time. Many classes are geared to discuss the liturgical cycles of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. Ordinary...
Where Is God Moving?
How "What God is Doing Now" Leads to "What We Might do Next"
BECKY GROTH
Years ago, I attended a Bible study that focused on following...
Pastor Transitions: He’s Here!
Part 3 of a 3-part series
MARTI JEWELL
One day you discover that you are laughing again! That is the wonderful post-grief experience of noticing...
Pastor Transitions: Uncertainty in In-Between Times
Part 2 of a 3-part Series
MARTI JEWELL
We just don’t know what to do,” were the words of one faith formation director. You’ve begun moving...
Pastor Transitions: He’s Leaving! Now What?
The First in a Three-Part Series on Navigating Changes in Pastoral Leadership
MARTI R. JEWELL
You just heard the announcement. Anticipated or unexpected, it has come....
It’s OK to Put Down the Phone — honoring silence
Breaking the Addiction to Technology Within Catechesis
MICHAEL ST. PIERRE
I can still remember the Confirmation class I taught years ago. There I was, with 15...
Leading DRE: 3 Summer-Break Planning Strategies
Before you Pause, Look Back and Look Forward
DEANNA BARTALINI
The catechetical year is winding down. You’ve made it through whirlwind months of working on...
Two by Two
How to Pair Students Effectively in Religious Education
JARED DEES
“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two …” (Mark 6:7)
“The Lord...
