The question was posed on last week’s blog asking “How do you know if your message is “understood, embraced, and lived”?” While writing the post it had crossed my mind…
Category: <span>General Interest</span>
We’ve all been hearing and thinking about our own personal resolutions for the new year, but what about our goals as catechists? Now is the time to make SMART catechist…
Merry Christmas to our Transforming Catechesis readers and all those who share in promoting the Good News of our Lord! As we approach a new calendar year I thought it…
It all started with a faith conversion. I was agnostic, met a Catholic girl and started dating, got engaged and began attending RCIA sessions. What I found was the unconditional…
As catechists, what is the last thing we think of all year? It is, of course, the last session of the year. For many, the last session is an opportunity…
Being a catechist is serious business. I don’t mean it’s literally serious, or business, for that matter. I mean it shouldn’t be taken lightly. After all, the Church recognizes it…
Have you ever felt like something was missing from your classroom? I do not mean the statue of Mary or a bag of treats! If we take some time to…
Tucked elegantly within the hustle and bustle of Autumn is an otherwise insignificant third Thursday of November. Almost hidden between Halloween and Christmas is the one day set aside to…
At a recent physical I was reminded of the four essential body functions that must be measured to assess basic health. Body temperature, pulse or heart rate, blood pressure, and…
This week I was at an educational conference and during casual conversation about making education fun a man said “that’s not how it was when I went to school!” We…