Here’s another resource for Catechetical Sunday, a special 3-Minute Retreat for Catechists!
Prayer/Guided Reflections
3-Minute Retreat: We Are on a Mission
As we start the month of September and look forward to Catechetical Sunday and a new year of faith formation, I’ll be sharing my reflections on several 3-Minute Retreats the next few weeks. Please add your own reflections on this retreat in the comments. Now before another busy week begins, take a quiet moment to pray for your ministry and for your fellow catechists. Relationships have a way of changing us. Perhaps that’s why we […]
Prayer/Guided Reflections
3-Minute Retreats
You’ve probably heard me make reference to the very popular 3-Minute Retreat that Loyola Press offers. These retreats provide you with an opportunity to spend some quiet time each day reflecting on a Scripture passage. You can receive the retreat on your mobile device which is something that I do, especially when I’m on the train each morning. You can also receive an e-mail reminder each day with a link to a new 3-Minute Retreat. Here […]
Being a Catechist
Catechetical Sunday – Open the Door of Faith
This Sunday, September 15, 2013, is Catechetical Sunday – a day to celebrate the catechetical ministry of the Church: a “splendid ministry” as Pope Francis has characterized it! This year’s theme is “Open the Door of Faith.” As a catechist, you are responding to a call to share the gift of faith with others, even as you deepen your own faith. This call may have reached you through your pastor, the director of your parish’s […]
Will there be more of these 3 min retreats for catechists?
Virginia, as far as I know, this one was just for catechetical sunday.
Joe, Thank you so much. You do a fantastic job. I am going to use the three minute retreat this Sunday for our catechist’s meeting, so that I may do a good job.
Thanks for the reminder! Sometimes we forget that we ARE special – that we ARE called to this ministry, and even when it doesn’t seem like the seeds you scatter fall on fertile soil…some just take longer to germinate!