Announcing: Catholic Blog Day
I’m very excited to announce a new initiative I’m launching today: Catholic Blog Day. From the announcement: All Catholic bloggers are invited to write on a common theme on the same day. By speaking with many voices on a common aspect of the faith, we can help evangelize the digital continent and demonstrate the powerful presence of Catholics online. The theme for February 22 is: penance. Possible points of departure for writing your blog post include the three traditional methods of penance (prayer, fasting, and almsgiving); a memorable experience in the Sacrament of Penance and...
Read MoreCatechetical Leader Episode 012 – The Catholic Briefcase
The latest episode of the Catechetical Leader Podcast is live! This month I had a conversation with Randy Hain, senior editor of the Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine, co-founder of theAtlanta Catholic Business Conference, and author of The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work. He talked about his book and about how the “average Catholic” can live the faith in the secular business world. Head over to the Catechetical Leader Podcast to listen to the whole...
Read MoreA Note on Amazon Links
A quick note: you may have noticed that the Amazon-powered book recommendations in the right sidebar have returned. I removed the Amazon links a few months back when my affiliate account was shut down in response to my state legislature’s decision to start taxing Amazon purchases. (It wasn’t a huge loss for me as I never made much off the links; at the time the account was closed I had a little over $7 in the account.) I’ve linked the new recommendations to the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership‘s Amazon account. This means that every time you click an...
Read MoreVLCFF Course – Old Testament
Registration for my final Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) course of the year is open: Old Testament (September 25 through October 29, 2011) – “This course paves the way for students to develop deeper personal understanding and appreciation for the biblical context, structure (Canon), authoring, meaning and historical impact of the Old Testament. Students are introduced to methods of reading biblical texts, understanding the story lines and process of interpretation with cultural contexts, and current trends in biblical research. Students are encouraged to...
Read MoreVLCFF Course – Survey of Catholic Doctrine
I’m current preparing for my next Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) course; registration is open: Survey of Catholic Doctrine (August 7 through September 10, 2011) – “This course will look at some of the major doctrines of the Catholic Church. Participants will come to a better understanding of the Trinity, original sin, church, salvation history, and the communion of saints. Participants will be asked to identify the meaning of magisterium, ecumenism, eschatology, and other Catholic terms.” Registration information is available at the VLCFF web...
Read MoreConnect with Me on Facebook!
After mulling it over, I’ve finally set up a public Facebook page for myself. The main reasons for doing this are: I’ve been getting some friend requests from people I’ve never met. While I appreciate that people want to connect, I only “friend” people on Facebook that I’ve met face-to-face or that I’ve had significant online contact with (e.g., that I’ve interviewed on the Catechetical Leader podcast). My personal profile was starting to get overrun with my blog posts and other “professional” endeavors. I’m not convinced that...
Read MoreVLCFF Course – Old Testament
Registration for my next Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) course is now open: Old Testament (June 19 through July 23, 2011) – “This course paves the way for students to develop deeper personal understanding and appreciation for the biblical context, structure (Canon), authoring, meaning and historical impact of the Old Testament. Students are introduced to methods of reading biblical texts, understanding the story lines and process of interpretation with cultural contexts, and current trends in biblical research. Students are encouraged to respect the...
Read MoreCatechetical Leader Podcast Episode 009
The latest episode of the Catechetical Leader Podcast is on the air! I had a wonderful conversation with Joe Paprocki last week about his new book: Practice Makes Catholic: Moving from a Learned Faith to a Lived Faith. We talked about a number of topics, including why Catholics need to commitment themselves to community; how to maintain hope and joy in the faith; why maintaining a sense of humor is part of a healthy spirituality; and the repopularization of sacramentals. You can hear the complete recording over at the Catechetical Leader web...
Read MoreFree Webinar – 9½ Social Media Strategies for the Church
On March 24 at 7p (CT) I will be offering a follow-up to my previous webinar, Reaching Parishioners with Facebook. This free webinar will focus on constructing a social media strategy for your parish, school, or ministry: You’ve designed the perfect Catholic school web site, set up your parish Facebook page, and got your DRE on Twitter. Now what?! This free webinar will outline 9½ effective social media strategies for Catholic parishes, schools, and other ministries. Find out the most important piece of information that should be on your home page; how to jump-start your Facebook...
Read MoreVLCFF Course – Introduction to Scripture
Registration is open for the next course I will be facilitating for the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF): Introduction to Scripture (March 13 through April 16, 2011) – “This presupposes that an individual has not had a general overview of the bible. This is a great place to begin. The course cannot cover everything one needs to know for navigating into the world of the scriptures but one is given a few basic concepts to begin the journey. If you have ever wondered how the Bible came about, what were some of the cultural factors which influenced the events...
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