The Catholic Parish
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet for the first time William O’Leary, Director of Religious Education at Ascension Parish in Kansas City. I have known William through Catechesis in the...
View ArticleYear of Faith
In Kansas City, it was almost cool enough to be outside yesterday. It rained a couple of nights ago for the first time in weeks and weeks, and the baked earth gave off heat...
View ArticleNeed for Young Adult Catechists
I have to tell you, it was something of a shock to step back into this cool, rainy country, people… After a month of blistering heat it took me a while to adjust and...
View ArticleDiscerning what the Year of Faith invites us to…
How nice to return to (almost) normal life! There’s something lovely about being in your own parish for Mass, getting into a regular routine at the gym, and seeing friends again. Travelling always...
View ArticleOctober
Dear readers, it’s that busy Autumn term again and I’ve been out of the blogging loop. This past month I have been… Launching a formation course for new catechists in our deanery/area Teaching some...
View ArticleCatechist Formation
A couple of weeks ago, we finished a six-session series of catechist formation. I’m sad I have not had time to write about this since it was such an enjoyable series. Around twenty catechists...
View ArticlePreparing candidates to be received into the Church
A couple of weekends ago, it was a joy to join my old parish’s candidates and catechumens on their weekend retreat.
View Article‘One Message’ Formation
Tomorrow I am going to a parish to lead a formation session with some Confirmation catechists. I think few of them have been catechists before, and probably even fewer (if any) have any kind...
View ArticleWitness to Christ
What a whirlwind of a week! It feels good to get to the end of it and…RELAX… For the past week, we have been blessed to have Sherry Weddell with us. I admit it,...
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