Monday Motivation: Weekly Resources

Posted by The Editors on Apr 20, 2020 1:09:01 PM

Over the past several weeks, we’ve received a number of requests from people looking for resources to assist them in different ways as they meet the challenges presented by stay-at-home orders and social distancing restrictions. In response, we’ve begun curating online resources in this weekly series, including links in each of the following categories: Prayer for the Home, Educational Opportunities, Resources (for ministers, educators, parents, etc.), and Flourishing and Fun.  

Here are several that caught our attention for this week:

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Topics: catechesis, liturgical music, Metropolitan Museum of Art, domestic church, Catolicismo hispano, COVID-19 Resources, religious education, Monday Motivation Weekly Resources, Examen

Creating Catechetical Lessons for Parents and Kids

Posted by Katie Diltz on Mar 27, 2020 11:44:07 AM

“I desperately need guidance as a catechist. I'm being told by my DRE . . . to 'send home lessons.'
I'm not a professional educator. I don't have back up or tools or tech support. Just a mandate to do it.”
—Recent comment from a blog reader

Planning lessons as a catechist can be challenging. Planning lessons to send home for parents to complete with their children can be even more difficult! Whether you find yourself as a catechist in a religious education program that is dividing its time between classroom instruction on the church campus and family instruction at home or you’re experiencing a global pandemic and suddenly need to prepare lessons to send home for several weeks, here are some helpful tips to keep in mind.

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Topics: catechesis, teaching resources, COVID-19 Resources, religious education

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