faith formation

A team of dedicated Catholic men and women called the “Catholic Wildcat Missionaries” share the Good News of Jesus Christ with young adults.

Pastors, directors of religious education, catechists and volunteers gathered at Saint John’s University in Collegeville May 19, for an introduction to “Pathways for Family Faith Formation,” a new program that will soon be available to parishes and Area Catholic Communities.

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.

“We should avoid taking our catechists for granted. Our faith communities need to cultivate a permanent culture of support for our catechists.”

“Let’s challenge ourselves — as a diocese, ACCs and parishes — to think of ways to invite youth and young adults to participate in the planning of, and attendance at, revival-related events over these next few years.”

“There are two ways that ongoing faith formation is likely to touch the majority of Mass-attending Catholics: the homily and Catholic media.”

“Parenting a toddler involves allowing them to transport you into their world of adventure and imagination. Passing along faith to our toddler has involved introducing our child to a Catholic imagination for the world around us.”

Andrea Tiebel credits her daughter for bringing her faith full circle.