Hooray! My new book, The Bible Blueprint: A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word, is here!!!
Newsworthy
Dr. King: An Opportunity for Catechesis
The effective catechist knows how to use just about any event as an opportunity for catechesis. Some Catholics feel that because Dr. King was not Catholic, it’s not proper to hold him up as a role model and to reflect on his life, his words, and his accomplishments. Nonsense. God works through all people and God’s grace worked through and continues to work through the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources […]
Approaches/Techniques
More Advice for Catechists of Intermediate Age Children
Here’s what Irene says about being a catechist of intermediate age children: I also love working with intermediate children. I’ve taught fourth grade for a number of years and found the children so ready and willing to learn about the Catholic faith. They love doing posters, dioramas, role playing, group work…I even gave them opportunities to be catechists. Wow! That was an awesome experience! One particular unit of study on the Way of the Cross […]
Comings & Goings
Headin’ West!
This weekend, along with 30,000 of my best friends, I’ll be attending the Religious Education Congress of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles! I’m doing a presentation on Sunday morning titled “The Spirituality of the Catechist: Re-igniting the Flame.” I look forward to meeting lots of fellow catechists and catechetical ministers as well as seeing many long-time friends, acquaintances, and colleagues. The RE Congress is an exciting celebration of all things Catholic and I look forward […]
Wonderful! I’ve been waiting and looking forward to this one.
I have ‘God’s Library’ by Joe and have found it useful.
Thanks, Christian! The Bible Blueprint is like God’s Library on steroids (only legal)! Bigger, better, and actually costs less!