catechesis

An advisory body to the U.S. bishops has called for the development of practical and pastoral guidance on gender dysphoria to help laypeople and clergy in their ministries in parishes, schools and other settings.

“The Catechism in a Year” podcast will be available for free on all major podcast platforms as well as the Hallow app.

This new outreach will involve catechetical publishers working directly with the USCCB on new ways to pass on the faith using digital tools and aiming to reach a more diverse church.

One Catholic theologian said the current discussion about Communion is one that could provide a way for Catholics to renew their understanding of the sacrament not just to benefit their own faith — but to help the Church community at large.

“How can everyday encounters teach us about Jesus? Where and when can we speak about faith with the young people in our lives?”

Because the recipes include faith-based symbolism, they have the potential to evangelize, teach and reinforce catechesis.

Accompaniment is the key to addressing modern catechetical challenges, a method that’s at the center of a new entity being created under the direction of Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catechism

Catholic sculptor Dony Mac Manus believes artists have a special ability to evangelize through their work.