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The Good Old Days Eight years ago, our two-church parish in Massachusetts had over 1,400 children enrolled in the Religious Education program (commonly called Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, CCD for short). The two biggest classes were sacramental years: second grade for First Holy Communion and tenth grade for Confirmation. Our Children’s Liturgy program had 20-30
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A profound take on the Incarnation from the Angelic Doctor.
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It’s right from the children’s catechism, but it’s so rich in truth and life.
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“Having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head . . . let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us” – Hebrews 12:1.
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How many Catholics will get some good Catechesis for the first time since CCD, or the first time ever?!
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The roller coaster is real.
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Watch this great video with your kiddos!
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Suicide impacts everyone. There is a suicide in the United States every twelve minutes, and it is the tenth leading cause of death! Why one would resort suicide is a matter of debate and there is hardly a cut and dry scenario to pull from. Not to mention: Christians are not immune to it. Recently,
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The USCCB’s theme and logo for Catechetical Sunday 2019 was met with disappointment . . . to put it mildly. Here it is, in case you missed it: “Stay with us” . . . ? That’s the message we’re supposed to deliver on day one? Well, in the hopes of avoiding a similar response next
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Recently a Pew Research study determined that approximately sixty percent of Catholics do not believe in the True Presence of Christ under the species of bread and wine in the Eucharist. This has caused a stir and some consternation among the faithful, priests, and bishops. The Eucharist, according to Lumen Gentium no. 136, is the
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Several years ago a catchphrase came out that is abbreviated WWJD? For those who don’t know it, the phrase is “What Would Jesus Do?” When I first heard it, I thought it was quite corny but I soon found myself using that phrase to help me make choices in life. I have always been a
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There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church – which is, of course, quite a different thing. — Fulton Sheen, Radio Replies While some Catholics may know where the Catholic Church stands
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Which one these categories do you think you fit into? Brandon Vogt just made sharing your faith pretty simple, and it starts with ClaritasU. It’s a new community of Catholic learning that will enable you to talk more effectively and confidently about your faith. The key? Brandon says it’s clarity and we have
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Catechesis for the Whole Family In the midst of various catechetical frameworks and platforms, catechesis is often centered on either solely the child (e.g., CCD) or solely the adult (e.g., RCIA). However, how often is catechesis focused on the WHOLE family? After all, as Pope Saint John Paul II reminded us in his 1981
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Our faith is always challenging us to look deeper and go “further up and further in.” No matter how much you may know, there are always more things to discover. That’s the beauty of investigation and discovery and if we are not learning each and every day, we are wasting our potential and not using
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When I began a course on the Catechism at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, I kind of dreaded it thinking it was going to be a dry read – I was wrong! I am so impressed by the unity of this global effort and the leading of the Spirit, I can’t keep it to myself.
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Did you know that, according to modest estimates, a Bible owned by a noble family in the Middle Ages would have cost the family the modern-day equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars? That’s more than a few flights back and forth to Rome to rub the foot on the statue of Saint Peter! And,
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