In the land of Oz…
Hey y’all 🙂 I can see why Dorothy said, “there’s no place like home” – I arrived a couple of days ago in Kansas City…
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Ireland, the Eucharistic Congress, and Catechesis
For a few days last week, and over the weekend, I was at the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin (I know, I’ve been getting around a…
Ten Top Tips for Managing Your Class
OK, readers. These come from someone who has zero training as a teacher. But they are what I have picked up and learned (often the…
“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…
Discipline in catechesis
Throughout the year, and depending on the children you catechise, this can very quickly become a talking point. One year, a particularly difficult Confirmation group…
The Ecclesial Method, Part 3
Having looked at the all-important preparation and proclamation (the heart of the catechesis), I want to now look at the third step: Explanation Just as…
The New St Patrick’s!
Yesterday I was at the absolutely crammed reopening Mass at St Patrick’s church Soho. We were so squished down the side aisles the archbishop could…