Tonight is our final Confirmation Intensive for this year. It is also an Open House for parents to attend to see what their kids are up to every Monday evening…hope we get a good turnout.
Anyway, for this evening’s intensive, we are reflecting on the Rite of Confirmation itself, taking each of the following five components of the Rite and putting them “under the microscope” for closer study in preparation for the sacrament which is just a month away.
I have long been an advocate of using engaging videos to enhance faith formation, as long as they are never used to replace the catechist. In other words, videos should always be seen as a supplement to the faith formation experience—a way of reinforcing important content visually and/or a way of telling a story that invites the viewer into a deeper experience of the theme being explored. In my years at Loyola Press, I have been […]
November is, of course, the month of all souls, a special time of the year for us to remember those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. To mark this special month, as part of our opening prayer last night, instead of having the kids offer prayers of thanksgiving or petitions for needs, I asked them each to share the name(s) of loved ones who have passed away so that we […]
Whenever he is told of good news, Fr. George Lane, S.J. (President of Loyola Press) immediately responds by saying, “Thank you, Jesus!” What a great example he sets! So, having been blessed with a successful evening for our first Confirmation intensive last night, my first response is just that: “Thank you, Jesus!” Attendance was almost perfect (the kids know by now that if they miss, there’s a make-up, and it’s usually not much fun!). The […]
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Joe,
Thanks for all the great stuff and ideas. Clicking on the links above a I postings of different dates. But when I look through the postings on your blog https://catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com/ I do not see those postings. Do these come from another blog? Thanks for all you do.
Vince, thanks for your comments. I’m not sure I follow you in terms of posts you’re finding and not finding. If you can be more specific, I’d appreciate it. Basically, in this particular post, I linked to posts from last year.
Last year links explains it. Clicking on the Baptismal promises link displays a posting dated Jan 20. But there is not a posting for Jan 20 from this year. I did not catch the 2009 on the linked posting.
Gotcha….thanks, Vince.