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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...
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...
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,...
NCCA Consultation on Structure and Time in Primary Curriculum
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has recently launched a consultation process on structure and time in the Primary Curriculum. The NCCA reports that the 1999 Primary curriculum has provided a strong foundation for teaching and...
You and your child’s spiritual development: aged 2 to 8
This PowerPoint Presentation was developed by the Council for Catechetics with the asssistance of Dr. Cora O'Farrell, DCU. The PowerPoint outlines the spiritual development of children from the age of about 2 and a half to about the age of 7 or 8. Also attached here...
Launch of new Catholic religious education curriculum and programme
On Monday 28 September Bishop Brendan Leahy, Chair of the Bishops’ Council for Catechetics launched the new Catholic Preschool and Primary School Religious Education Curriculum for Ireland (2015), and its related religious education programme Grow in Love in the...
Policy for the Religious Education of Catholic Children not Attending Catholic Schools
Policy For The Religious Education of Catholic Children Not Attending Catholic Schools Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference 2011 Download pdf