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Catechetical
Leaders
Support Call
Covid-19 Webinar Week 9 Support Call
Hosted by Jackie Hopper
Diocese of Boise
Religious Education and Catechetical
Leadership

Prayer
Saint Turibius, we invoke your intercession to inspire all who share the gospel, in whatever form, to do so with
ardour, skill, and charity, using all the means at their disposal, as you so powerfully did in your own life and
ministry.

                                                                 COMFORT
Mother of                        Mother of                                                          Litany of
                                                                     of
 MERCY                            HOPE                                                               Loreto
                                                                  migrants

Highlights the close link between evangelization
             and catechesis. It underlines that every
             baptized person is a missionary called to find
             new ways of communicating the faith with
             commitment and responsibility.

Directory    Witnessing, Mercy and Dialogue

for
Catechesis
             https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-
             city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-
             directory-for-catechesis.html

Catechesis in the evangelizing mission of the
Church” Part One

 in order to be credible witnesses of the faith, catechists have to be
  “catechized before being catechists.” This involves working with
  gratuitousness, dedication and integrity, according to a missionary
  spirituality
 vigilant in performing their specific task “so that absolute protection is
  guaranteed to every person, particularly to minors and vulnerable person

   https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-directory-for-catechesis.html

profound and effective communicative model

              use of art through the contemplation of beauty as a means
              of connecting with God, and sacred music as a way of
              instilling the desire for God in the heart of people.
“The
process of    The role of the family also comes to the fore.

catechesis”
              Christians are called to accompany others with closeness,
              listening and understanding in order to restore hope and
              trust to all.

A culture of inclusion Part Two

 welcoming and recognizing” the differently-abled
 catechesis should focus on acceptance, trust and solidarity for migrants
 attention to be given to prisons describing them as an “authentic mission land
 catechesis should educate people about evangelical poverty. It should also promote a culture
  of fraternity and foster indignation among for faithful against situations of misery and injustice
  suffered by the poor.

 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-directory-
  for-catechesis.html

Catechesis in Particular Churches Part
Three

 Parishes are highlighted as “examples of community apostolate” which should provide creative
  catechesis adapted to people’s lived experience
 Regarding Catholic schools, the Directory proposes a movement from being "scholastic-
  institutions" to becoming "scholastic-communities" of faith with an educational project based on
  Gospel values. It also notes that teaching religion is distinct from, but complementary to,
  catechism.

 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-directory-
  for-catechesis.html

Cultural and religious pluralism

 The Directory points out that ecumenism
 and interreligious dialogue with Judaism        deepen and strengthen the identity of
                                                                                          https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-
and Islam is a special area for catechesis.      believers”, promoting their missionary
                                                                                          city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-
Catechesis must “encourage the desire for        impetus through witnessing as well as
                                                                                                 directory-for-catechesis.html
unity” in order for it to be a true instrument      “friendly and cordial” dialogue
             of evangelization.

Technology and the digital world

catechesis should be directed
towards educating people in      profound ecological
the proper use of the digital    conversion”. Catechesis
                                                                https://www.vaticannews.va/
culture, which has both good     promotes this conversion
                                                                en/vatican-city/news/2020-
and bad elements. Catechesis     through attention to the
                                                                06/vatican-publishes-new-
should also focus on helping     safeguarding of creation and
                                                                directory-for-catechesis.html
young people distinguish truth   the avoidance of
and quality amid the “culture    consumerism.
of the instantaneous.

 encourages the development of
  catechetical material produced on the
  local level and organization at the service
  of catechesis including the Synod of
  Bishops and Episcopal Conferences.
                                                Local Level –
                                                We must be
 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-
                                                ready!
  city/news/2020-06/vatican-publishes-new-
  directory-for-catechesis.html

 It is not going away

 Masks, social distancing and good   Reality of
  hygiene are the keys to control
                                      Covid
 Risk assessment

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 Form a community of action we must
  respond with all the knowledge that we
  are made in the image of God

 Structures and institutions take time to
  change. But we can change one thing
  instantly and it is our response to God
                                             Racism

 Horrors of racism deprives us of God

 Though shalt not be a bystander

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