Wellbeing and the Catholic School provides guidance to Catholic School leaders in planning new requirements for Wellbeing provision in accord with Catholic ethos. The Guidelines are published by the Council for Education of the Irish Episcopal Conference. The document...
The Ministry of Catechist is a new lay ministry instituted by Pope Francis in 2021. The Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference have published the National Guidelines for the Catholic Church in Ireland, Fan into a Flame, as the Irish Episcopal...
The National Directory for Catechesis in Ireland was published by the Irish Episcopal Conference in 2010. It is the roadmap for catechesis and pastoral best practices for the Catholic Church in Ireland. A pdf of Share the Good News: The National Directory for...
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
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...
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...
The Council for Catechetics of the Irish Episcopal Conference is conscious of the on-going need for high quality catechetical materials in Catholic schools and parish contexts. These materials ought to be both appropriate for their context and correct in matters of...
CFCIEC Choosing your Textbook_for WEB This short document might be of help as you decide whata textbook might best meet your and your students' needs as you teach the Junior Cycle Religious Education Specification.
This document on mindfulness offers material to Catholic schools to explore and reflect on in the area of mindfulness. The subtitle of the document is "Rediscovering the Christian Tradition of Contemplation and Meditation". The document also offers some guidelines for...
This document provides RE teachers with some advice on how they might go about choosing a textbook in line with the NCCA's RE Specification (2018). It was put together by a working group of the Council for Catechetics that included; Fr. Gareth Byrne (MDCCE), Dr....