These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…
Today is Catholic Media Promotion Day, a day when when Catholics list “their favorite 3 blogs, 3 podcasts, 3 other media, 3 random Catholic things online, and their own projects.” Here, in no particular order, are my favorite Catholic: Blogs (Catechetical) This is a hard category because there are so many great ones! Among the ones I rarely miss: Catechist’s Journey Marc Cardaronella The Religion Teacher Scrutinies Blogs (Non-Catechetical) Building Cathedrals Domine, da mihi hanc aquam Whispers in the Loggia Podcasts This is another hard one for me, because I...
Read MoreNew CL Podcast – The Twitter Gang
The latest Catechetical Leader is now live! This month I discussed four articles with three of my catechetical friends from Twitter: Marc Cardaronella (@MCardaronella; www.marccardaronella.com); Jared Dees (@JaredDees; www.thereligionteacher.com); and Dorian Speed (@DorianSpeed; scrutinies.blogspot.com). Head over to www.CatecheticalLeader.org to download the episode — or subscribe on...
Read MoreNew CL Podcast – Parents and the Priesthood
The latest episode of the Catechetical Leader podcast is on the air! This month I did something a little different; instead of an interview this episode features part of a talk given by Fr. Andrew-Carl Wisdom, O.P., to a group of DREs from my diocese. In it he talks about some of the fears shared by the parents he talks to as their sons discern a vocation to the priesthood. Fr. Wisdom is the promoter of vocations for the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great. He is also author of the pamphlet Why Should I Encourage My Son To Be A Priest? and the book Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St....
Read MoreNew CL Podcast – InterActive Connections
The fifth episode of the Catechetical Leader podcast just went live! I interviewed Sr. Caroline Cerveny, SSJ, about her InterActive Connections conference and the Digital Catechesis networking site. Sr. Caroline is one of my colleagues on the technology committee at NCCL; go to www.CatecheticalLeader.org to listen to the 20 minute interview and answer the poll question: How comfortable are you with new...
Read MoreNew CL Podcast – Memory Mansion
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...
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