Guidelines for the Faith Formation and Development of Catholic Students: A Curriculum Framework for Senior Cycle Religious Education (The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, 2006) are available here as a pdf: Bishops_GuidelinesLeaving_Cert
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Living Love RSE Resource for Junior Cycle
Living Love is a Relationships and Sexuality Education resource developed for Catholic post-primary schools on the island of Ireland for 12 to 15 year olds. It has been launched in all Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and will be used in Catholic schools in the...
Preparing and Celebrating the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion
Guidelines and Discussion Document for Homes, Parish Communities and Schools on Preparing and Celebrating the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Communion Preparing and Celebrating the Sacraments web
We Are Called Too: The Missionary Life of Persons with Disabilities
Ana Martinez presents this talk on Catechesis with persons with disabilities. She will focus on Catholic religious education, vocational discernment, and the universal call to every Catholic to share the Gospel and how it pertains to persons with disabilities. Ana is...
The Vocation of the Catechist in the Light of the Newly Published Directory for Catechesis
The December webinar and the final in the webinar series Together Along the Way: Conversations on Catholic Faith Formation in Contemporary Ireland will take place on Wednesday, 7th December at 7 pm GMT on The Vocation of the Catechist in the Light of the Newly...
The need for systematic and intentional formation of young Catholics in Ireland who profess faith in Jesus Christ: An insight from Holy Family Mission
The next webinar in the series Together Along the Way: Conversations on Catholic Faith Formation in Contemporary Ireland takes place on Wednesday 26th October at 7 pm with Gerard Hanley. Gerard grew up in Galway with the ambition of being a professional soccer player....
A Reflection on Mindfulness: Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Meditation and Contemplation
Because of the spread of mindfulness in secular society and because of its origins in Buddhist practice, some today mistakenly believe that all meditative and reflective living practices are based on Eastern traditions. The reality, however, is that elements of...
Guidelines for Parish-Based Religious Education of Children
In the context of a growing appreciation of the role of families and of parishes in supporting the faith development of Catholic children, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference presents these national norms and guidelines regarding children requiring a parish-based...
Together Along the Way: Conversations on Catholic Faith Formation in Contemporary Ireland
Together Along the Way: Conversations on Catholic Faith Formation in Contemporary Ireland This 2022 webinar series organised by the Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference in partnership with Veritas brings together leading theologians, religious...
Catechesis in Contemporary Society
Rev Dr Renè Camilleri, Emeritus National Director for Catechetics and Episcopal Vicar for Evangelisation for the Archdiocese of Malta, spoke to members of the Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference at their retreat at Mount St Joseph's Abbey,...