This month’s episode of the Catechetical Leader podcast has just been posted. It features an interview with Dr. Kevin Vost, author of Memorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters. You can also give your thoughts on our poll question: Is memorization important in catechesis?
This past weekend I uploaded the latest episode of the Catechetical Leader podcast. Episode 3: The Future Soon features an interview I did with John Roberto of LifelongFaith Associates on his Faith Formation 2020 initiative. You can check out the whole interview at the new Catechetical Leader web site. The podcast is also now available [...]
The second issue of the Office for Catechesis‘ newsletter, COREnotes, has been released! You can sign up to receive COREnotes in your inbox at www.dio.org.
Here’s a few upcoming events I’ll be a part of: Next Wednesday, May 5th, I’ll be giving a short presentation on “Passing on the Faith to the ‘Net’ Generation” at St. Cecelia Church in Glen Carbon, Illinois. A potluck, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will start at 6p; the presentation will begin sometime around [...]
This week I am giving a webinar on catechizing the “digital generation.” The following are footnotes and suggestions for further reading from the webinar: Books Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives by John Palfrey & Urs Gasser Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World by Don Tapscott Teaching [...]
Today I concluded my five-week class on Sacred Scripture for Catholic school teachers in Springfield. I really enjoyed breaking open the Bible with this great group of catechists! The following are a few of the resources I recommended to them: Books: The Bible Blueprint: A Catholic’s Guide to Understanding and Embracing God’s Word by Joe [...]
The second issue of the Office for Catechesis‘ newsletter, COREnotes, has been released! This issue includes a reflection on the meaning of natural disasters, a look at “Chef Dan’s Theology Kitchen,” and 10 skills from William O’Leary every catechist should develop. You can sign up to receive COREnotes in your inbox at www.dio.org.
This afternoon I gave a short presentation to the board of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership on Web 2.0. As promised to them, here are some links to additional resources and readings on the topics we discussed. Books The Cluetrain Manifesto by Rick Levine, et al Free: The Future of a Radical Price by [...]
Next month I will be offering another webinar on technology and catechesis: Today’s generation gap seems larger than ever. The students in our parishes and schools are comfortable with technologies that seemed like science fiction when many of us were growing up. Given the radically different way that “digital natives” use technology to take in [...]
The second episode of NCCL‘s new podcast is live! I had a great conversation with Jared Dees of thereligionteacher.blogspot.com and William O’Leary of catechesisinthethirdmillennium.wordpress.com about catechesis and blogs. You can listen to the whole episode right here:
