Preparing Adults for Confession
For many adults becoming Catholic, Confession can be a necessary evil at best and an anxiety-inducing stumbling block at worst in their preparation to receive…
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This Week’s Top Five… Catechetical Highlights
1. Giving catechesis on the Our Father to the catechumens. In the Fifth Week of Lent, they are presented with the Lord’s Prayer as a…
“I have chosen you”
Much as I struggle with Lent (I am truly rubbish at fasting, self-denial, penance…), this year I am full of excitement because of our inspiring…
Contraception, Cohabitation, and the Catechumenate
OK, as promised, here’s a post on tackling these issues in the Catechumenate. January to Easter is the time when we turn towards the deepest…
Freedom and catechesis
One of the most frequent criticisms you hear about Catholicism is its “institutionalism” – how many times do we hear people say they’ll take Jesus…
The Challenge of Conversion
This weekend saw our Catechumenate retreat at Ampleforth Abbey. The retreat comes at just over halfway through the year-long Catechumenate and is a wonderful way…
New Beginnings
We’re halfway through our Confirmation programme and Catechumenate, but even so, January is a great time for us all to come back to them fresh.…
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