Studying the Mass Taken to the Next Level with Altaration
Brand-new and not-yet-released from Ascension Press and one of my very favorite youth ministry...
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Category: Education
Yes, You CAN
Be a catechist, that is. If you think that being a catechist takes a big investment of time,...
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Gearing up for Confirmation Boot Camp
Next week, I’m digging in for an intense week that includes 30 hours with 40 8th-graders. I...
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Chosen: A Confirmation Program Worth Checking Out
As a Confirmation catechist and program leader, I am ALWAYS looking for great resources. With our...
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That’s one way to learn Spanish
I’ve had a half-hearted desire to learn Spanish for some time. Don’t get the mistaken...
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Confirmation Boot Camp Now in Session
I’m hoping to write more soon about Confirmation Boot Camp and how it works, especially...
Read MoreForget the Cool Kids, I’m in with the AMAZING Crowd!
So it’s a day when I basically give you links and send you away from my little corner of the interwebs, I guess. But even so, I’m excited to share the latest sandbox where I’ll be playing: Amazing Catechists....
Read MoreConfirmation Boot Camp and the YOUCAT
For six four-hour days this month, I was part of the teaching duo for our Confirmation Boot Camp. A lot of people responded to me on Twitter and Facebook, wanting details and more information, so I’ll outline it a little...
Read MoreTeaching the Catechism
Thanks to Charline Cormier-Pellerin for this guest post. She resides in Moncton, New Brunswick, with her husband and their four children. She can be found at Bread ‘n Molasses and at Times & Transcript, where she...
Read MoreAsk a Catechist (and I’m the Catechist) [UPDATED]
UPDATE: I scheduled this, but didn’t confirm the links. OOPS! (And Dorian says she is trying to break the internet!) They’re fixed now. Thanks for your patience! Dorian Speed of Scrutinies has a wonderful new weekly...
Read MoreLearning to Read…Again, by Dorian Speed
Today’s guest poster, Dorian Speed, blogs at Scrutinies about her life as a former Catholic high school teacher and current homeschooling mom. (She’s also on Twitter as @DMSpeed.) Thanks to Dorian for being so candid...
Read MoreA Crisis in Adult Religious Ed?
I work in a parish office of a very small rural parish. We have 300 families max. Recently, I was talking to Father about a column he wrote for our bulletin (I’m the bulletin designer and editor). In it, he shares about...
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