Community and Catechesis
At the moment, in the Bible Timeline series, we’re looking at how God formed his People, at the foot of Mount Sinai, for a year,…
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The synod, catechetical practice, and the elephant …
I’ve held back from weighing in on anything to do with Synod on the Family – firstly, because things got pretty hysterical in some camps;…
7 Quick Takes on American evangelists, joke-practising, and …
-1- Such a busy couple of weeks… Just catching my breath! The non-stop busy-ness found a blissful interlude last weekend in an utterly contented Sunday with my…
Catechists’ Training Day
As I mentioned, we had a WONDERFUL day on Saturday… what a buzz! The catechists and clergy who were present were mainly from our diocese,…
Using Charisms and Sanctification
On Saturday, I led a training day for Confirmation catechists in Basingstoke as part of the Formation for Mission team in the Diocese of Portsmouth.…
7 Quick Takes on welcoming enquirers, the power …
-1- I was really delighted to receive this pic from Fr Tom Dubois… One of the young people in his parish is preparing to be…
Discipleship: How to Reach the Average Catholic …
Some news from an evangelisation survey (undertaken by Home Mission at the Bishops’ Conference) is interesting. To summarise, the following are some reasons that non-practising Catholic parents (with children at…
