These inspiring articles are taken from Echoes of Faith, the popular adult education program and project of the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership in partnership with RCL Benziger. These brief essays will help form capable and confident catechists. Below is a listing of the available articles, each with a portion of the opening paragraph. Simply download the PDF to read the entire article.
Nurturing the Social Environment
by Bea Cunningham
The relationship between the catechist and the learner is at the heart of the catechetical process. The social environment that catechists create in their catechetical settings can make growth in faith a real possibility…[Read article]
What Is Liturgy?
by Linda Gaupin, CDP
Liturgy is the word commonly used to describe the public worship of the Church. It is our prayer as the Body of Christ. It is the outstanding means whereby the faithful…[Read article]
The Simple Message of Jesus
by Rev. Robert J. Hater
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God…These simple yet profound words…[Read article]
The Role of the Assembly
by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
The Second Vatican Council called for the “full, conscious, and active participation by all the faithful” at the liturgy (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy 14). Here are several habits that each churchgoing Catholic can begin to cultivate that…[Read article]
Moral Decision Making
by Rev. Frank McNulty
Sometimes we can gain moral insight from a television program. Recently I watched a program in which a pastor is consulted in the Sacrament of Reconciliation by a young woman who finds herself pregnant and considering an abortion. The priest tells her…[Read article]
Revelation
by Donald Senior, CP
At the heart of Christian faith is the conviction that God speaks to us. While human beings can come to know the presence of God through natural reason, there is another reality known as Revelation. By Revelation we refer to God’s unique and profound…[Read article]
A Thankful Heart
by Rev. Robert J. Hater
A thankful heart lies at the center of the Christian life. I was fortunate to learn this lesson when I was only five years old—on Thanksgiving Day…[Read article]
How Did the Bible Come to Be?
by Margaret Nutting Ralph
Have you ever asked yourself how the Bible as we know it today came into existence? Did God cause certain individuals to go into a trance…[Read article]
Constructing Knowledge with Your Learners
by Judith Deckers
Creating learning opportunities in which learners think, question, and explore new understandings about their faith is critical. Most of your learners come to you with prior faith experiences and want to understand…[Read article]
Trust the Spirit Within
by Thomas H. Groome
The first Bible story of creation climaxes on the sixth day with God making humankind in God’s own image and likeness. (See Genesis 1:26–27.) The second creation story embellishes the first with delightful details of…[Read article]