On my recent trip to the Diocese of Rochester, NY, to do a couple of presentations, I had the pleasure of sharing a couple of long car rides with Jonathan Schott, the Coordinator of Adult, Family, and Catechist Formation. Our conversations were wide-ranging: sports, movies, TV, and, of course, catechesis! In particular, we talked about [...]
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The Jesus Approach to Evangelization
March 26, 2012
While at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, I had the pleasure of listening to a keynote delivered by Rev. Anthony Gittins, CSSp on the Urgency of Discipleship and Evangelization. In his talk, Fr. Gittins made some excellent points about evangelization. First, he identified 4 requirements for evangelization: Proclamation Witness (which he says is “proclamation with [...]
Young Adult Ministry in a Box
March 4, 2012
I recently came across a new resource that looks very interesting for those seeking to improve their young adult ministry. It’s called Young Adult Ministry in a Box and it’s put out by Busted Halo. Take a look.
Lent, Ashes, Penance, and Mrs. Doubtfire – Catholic Blog Day
February 22, 2012
(Jonathan Sullivan has invited all Catholic bloggers to write on a common theme today – penance – as a way to mark Catholic Blog Day. I’m happy to participate with my fellow Catholic bloggers!) There is a great scene in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire in which Robin Williams, dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire (a matronly British [...]
Lent: A 40-Day Retreat/Learning to Throw a Change-up
February 21, 2012
The beginning of Lent often coincides with the beginning of spring training and the reporting of pitchers and catchers, so I can’t help but dip into my bag of sports metaphors to talk about Lent. Lent is nothing more than a 40-day retreat and a retreat is basically an opportunity to step back from ordinary [...]
They’re Here! 40 Ideas for 40 Days of Lent AND My New Book!
February 16, 2012
Just in time for Lent! I’m happy to once again provide my very popular 40 Ideas for 40 Days of Lent – a resource that provides catechists and families with 40 practical, creative, and inspiring catechetical activities for the Lenten season, many of them placed specifically on days/dates to which they connect in the Lenten liturgical [...]







April 26, 2012
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