The indefatigable John Allen’s latest column examines the trend of “evangelical Catholicism” in the Church. He makes a number of points about this movement, which he describes as “a strong reassertion of traditional Catholic identity coupled with an impulse to express that identity in the public realm.” Perhaps most notably, and counter to the prevailing [...]
During the French revolution, when nothing was esteemed unless it were new, a philosopher named Reveillere drew up plans for a new religion which he considered would be a real benefit to humanity. He went to Barras, then a member of the Government, and asked his advice as to the methods by which the new [...]
I’m happy to announce that I am hosting a new podcast for the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. Catechetical Leader will come out once a month and features interviews and discussions related to religious education, faith formation and evangelization in the Church. The first episode, “The Once and Future Catechist,” is now live. You can [...]
A few year’s back I heard about a remarkable challenge: make a list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days. The pitch goes something like this: The Challenge: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that [...]
The Office for Catechesis of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois is proud to unveil the first issue of COREnotes, our new catechetical newsletter. We’ll be releasing COREnotes four times a year. We’re still working on automated sign-up; if you’d like to receive an email notice every time a new issue is available, leave a [...]
In the War, two friends were out with a night patrol together. When the party returned under heavy fire to their trenches, one of the friends was found to be missing. By this time it was getting light, and almost certain death to be out on top, but the one friend insisted on crawling out [...]
Catholic Relief Services has launched a major aid operation to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. CRS has been working in Haiti since 1954. The CRS team in Haiti is in place to distribute emergency relief. Donations can be made online at www.crs.org or sent directly to them at: 228 W. Lexington Baltimore, MD [...]
There has been much written in the past few years about the “death of the book.” Certainly with the advent of the Kindle and new ways of conveying writing online we are changing the way we read. But I think it’s premature to write the book’s obituary yet. Instead I think we’ll see a shift [...]
