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.

A few weeks back a colleague in NCCL asked about how I make decisions regarding social networking on behalf of NCCL and my diocese. This was my off-the-cuff reply: Some quick background: My criteria for making these decisions when acting in an institutional capacity is different than my criteria for my personal accounts, especially re: [...]

This is a video of the webinar I offered earlier this month on strategies for passing on the faith to the “net generation.” For further reading on this subject I have also compiled a list of books, useful articles and tools referenced in the video. Catechizing Digital Natives from Jonathan Sullivan on Vimeo.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dear Governor Quinn: I am writing today on behalf of our diocese’s 11,323 school children to urge that you propose funding for the Illinois Textbook Loan Program in your 2011 budget. The Textbook Loan Program has provided secular textbooks, learning materials and instructional computer software to public and nonpublic school students since 1975. Although most [...]

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 [...]

This is a video of the webinar I presented last month on social networking for Catholic teachers and catechists. Social Networking – A Primer for Catholic Teachers and Catechists from Jonathan Sullivan on Vimeo.