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.

Leave a comment to let me know what you think!

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 Chris Anderson (also [...]

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 and process [...]

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 is either [...]

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 comment [...]

I will be offering two learning opportunities aimed at catechests in the coming months:
The first is a one-hour webinar on social networking. This webinar will offer an overview of social networking for beginners with a special emphasis on implications for Catholic educators and catechists. I will take a brief look at the Church’s teaching on [...]