Catholic men and women formally installed in the new ministry of catechists are not simply religious education teachers but are engaged in "the proclamation and transmission of the faith, carrying out this role in collaboration with the ordained ministers and under their
Deacon Sutton, a licensed psychologist, is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Soon after Deacon Sutton was ordained in 1999, he learned of two children who were denied First Communion because they were on the spectrum. “I was very surprised
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, recently released a letter on gender ideology and the human person with the goal of providing a clear and pastoral understanding of what the Church teaches and why. In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, Bishop
How many Mass-goers fully understand what they are saying when they join in the profession of the creed? Do they appreciate that, when they say “I believe” they are pledging themselves along with the rest of the Catholic Church to the realities
Accompaniment is the key to addressing modern catechetical challenges, a method that's at the center of a new entity being created under the direction of Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on
Msgr. Owen Campion says that while much discussion has taken place around the debate over whether politicians who support abortion should receive the Eucharist, there hasn’t been enough talk about the root of the problem — namely, the challenge the Church faces
The Connecticut bishop who is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Subcommittee on the Catechism has proposed what he called a "catechism institute" that would "respond to new challenges in catechesis."
While Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport said the institute
Throughout history and across the globe, lay catechists have been revered as saints, and many were martyred for their refusal to renounce their faith and their vocation to teach the Christian faith to others.
Formally instituting "the ministry of catechist" with a document
Calling for formal recognition of "those lay men and women who feel called by virtue of their baptism to cooperate in the work of catechesis," Pope Francis has instituted the "ministry of catechist."
"The Spirit is calling men and women to set out
This morning, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ apostolic letter Antiquum Ministerium, which formalizes the lay ministry of a catechist. In a new commentary for Our Sunday Visitor, Jem Sullivan, who teaches catechesis at The Catholic University of America, writes that with the