Years ago you made baptismal promises on behalf of your child. Now, as Confirmation approaches that child prepares to claim a Christian identity all his or her own. But how can you be sure your son or daughter is ready for such a step? What, indeed, does readiness mean at your youngster's age? Your Child's Confirmation will help you "sort things through" while you and your child prepare for the sacrament. Each chapter offers questions for reflection or discussion and passages from the liturgy of the sacrament, Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church for prayerful...
Years ago you made baptismal promises on behalf of your child. Now, as Confirmation approaches that child prepares to claim a Christian identity all h...
In "When You Are an RCIA Sponsor" Rita Burns Senseman reflects on the responsibility and significance of being chosen to share your faith and personal experience with someone less familiar with the path than you. She explains clearly and briefly the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Her explanation includes a description of the rituals involved in the initiation process as well as a description of the theology of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.
In "When You Are an RCIA Sponsor" Rita Burns Senseman reflects on the responsibility and significance of being chosen to share your faith and personal...
Teachers in Catholic schools are called to do more than instruct in a particular subject area. You are called to witness to the Catholic faith and to ready your students to be socially active and responsible, moral, literate, and to reflect Christian values in daily life in and out of the classroom. How do you do this while teaching high school physics or primary language arts or middle-grades social studies? How do you pass on the faith in a Catholic school if you're not a Catholic yourself? Veteran religious educator Judith Dunlap answers these questions and more in When You Teach in...
Teachers in Catholic schools are called to do more than instruct in a particular subject area. You are called to witness to the Catholic faith and ...