Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechists are not simply religious education teachers but are engaged in "the proclamation and transmission of the faith, carrying out this role in collaboration ...
The director of religious education in a parish can almost be thought of as a Catholic school principal of sorts. In any given year, a parish DRE is responsible for providing a basic religious education ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on how Catholics express and teach the Faith. Amid concerns about meeting in person, directors of religious education and youth ministers have had to get creative and ...
Just like schools, parish religious education programs have been forced to figure out how to provide instruction in the midst of a pandemic. The Diocese of Nashville's Office of Faith Formation has issued a framework to ...
A first Communion class of one. This seems unthinkable in some towns in Kansas, but in parts of the Salina Diocese, it is a reality. "Our director of religious education begs year after year for catechists, but ...
When parishes announced they were no longer having public Masses or church events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this brought typical religious education classes, youth retreats and preparation programs for first Communion and confirmation across ...
Question: Do the pastoral responsibilities of bishops extend to children in public schools? — Robert Bonsignore, Brooklyn, New York Answer: Yes, a bishop does have this obligation. Normally he meets this duty by ensuring that ...
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