Number One #Superfood: The Eucharist, Hands Down
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink . .[Read More…]
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13 Resources on Sacramental Marriage for Everyone from Newbies to Catechists
13 excellent resources on Catholic marriage, including videos, for anyone from questioning family members to students in your catechism class.
The Gift of Life
Today, as we celebrate the gift of Life we pray in a special way for the unborn children who are vulnerable to the threat of abortion. We also lift up mothers who have suffered from[Read More…]
The Seven Deadly Don’ts of Being a Catechist
1/ Don’t assume your catechumens/candidates or students know anything. I once had the experience of teaching someone who had never heard about the Trinity. He had no frame of reference and no idea what I[Read More…]
Hide in Plain Sight
I know, I talk about this Annunciation all the time. But I wouldn’t if it weren’t full of Biblical-Catholic content. I blame the artist, Matthias Grünewald. For now let’s just focus on a single theme: overshadowing. A[Read More…]
How My Special Needs Child has Sanctified Me!
I often write about how we can help special needs children learn the faith and help them in their sanctification. Today, I would like to share my personal story of how my special needs child[Read More…]
2014 Catholic App Roundup
2014 offered a number of new and updated Catholic Apps: 1) CRS Ricebowl App: this is a wonderful app for Lent – just updated for Lent 2015 (iOS & Droid) Thoughtful daily reflections Easy to use[Read More…]
Bible Food Pyramid Out Loud
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Learn how to use Web 2.0 tools
About eighteen months ago I took an online class called Digital Discipleship Boot camp or DDBC. I wrote about it at New Evangelizers. Now I am a presenter and coach with the program and would[Read More…]
The “Great Gettin’ Up Morning” as Described in an Unlikely Advent Hymn
Here in the heart of Advent, we are considering how prepared we are for the Lord to come again. Either He will come to us or we will go to Him, but either way we[Read More…]
Who Is Isaiah and Why Is His Central Message So Critical Today?
During Advent, we read a lot from the Prophet Isaiah. Therefore, for my own meditation and yours, I offer the following reflection on Isaiah, the man and his message. Each of the issues with which he dealt is[Read More…]
Advent and the Drama of Light and Darkness
Here are the summary notes from a talk I gave at the Parish of St. Columba, here in D.C.: Many people think of Advent merely in terms of pre-Christmas time: office parties, shopping, decorating etc. But[Read More…]
Glory Cloud
This year so far is the best year I’ve had catechizing 6th grade, which is saying a lot, since even the worst year (which I clearly remember) was still a good year. The kids and[Read More…]
How to be Prepared for “Off-Duty” Ministry
Ministry often happens when we are “off-duty.” For this reason, we should be prepared to respond to any needs that present themselves to us – whether they are in our area of ministry or not.[Read More…]
Book Review: “Joy to the World,” by Dr. Scott Hahn
“If the Lord is our joy, our joy cannot be taken away. It cannot be lost…Joy had come to the world, and it had come to stay.” – Dr. Scott Hahn As I turned the[Read More…]
Weary Souls Rejoice!
Wherever we turn these days, Christmas music plays, and for some of us this year, the words to the traditional carols we’ve come to know by heart have suddenly taken on new meaning. Old, familiar[Read More…]
Do We Need A Paradigm Shift?
If in 1990 you would have asked people if they would buy bottled drinking water they would have laughed at you or rolled their eyes. But today 9.67 billion gallons of bottled water is consumed in[Read More…]
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To celebrate our new, mobile-friendly website, AmazingCatechists.com is having an AMAZING giveaway!!! If you subscribed to our newsletter longer than a month ago or have never subscribed, we’d like to give you the opportunity to[Read More…]
Look Alive!
“And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory” (Luke 21:27). As November ends, so do the Gospel readings about the Second Coming, when, according to[Read More…]
On Giving Thanks
A Thanksgiving reflection on today’s Gospel Reading: “One of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice” (Luke 17:15). Jesus always responds to prayers made in faith. The faith of[Read More…]