The Gift of Christ's Forgiveness
This weekend many parishes will be holding Advent penance services in anticipation of the joyous celebration of Christ's birth. Receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important part of our...
View ArticleWhy Become a Catechist?
Joe Paprocki, an 8th-grade catechist (and past speaker at the Diocesan Adult Enrichment Conference) offers 10 reasons why the average Catholic "in the pew" will want to become a catechist: If you're...
View ArticleSocial Networking: A Primer for Catholic Teachers and Catechists
Two weeks ago I offered a webinar on social networking with a special emphasis on implications for Catholic school teachers and catechists. In the presentation I looked at the Church's teaching on...
View ArticleParents and Vocations - Six Common Concerns
On November 19, 2009, Fr. Andrew-Carl Wisdom, OP, Promoter of Vocations for the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great, spoke with DREs from around the diocese. Fr. Wisdom said that many of the...
View ArticlePrayer for the Protection of Human Life at its Beginning
God our Father, you lovingly knit us in our mothers’ womb. Grant that each human embryo will be respected as a human being, and not dismissed as a product to be manipulated or destroyed. Grant us the...
View ArticleCatholics at the Capitol 2010 - What Did Catholics Say?
On March 3, 2010, over 1,000 Catholics came to Springfield to talk with their representatives. What did they say?
View ArticleCatechizing Digital Natives
This is a video of the webinar I offered earlier this month on strategies for passing on the faith to the "net generation. For further reading on this subject I have also compiled a list of books,...
View ArticlePast the Boundary: The Journey of Augustine Tolton
Thanks to WGEM in Quincy for allowing us to post this video!
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