Stuff and Sacraments
Let’s look at some miracles. First, God thought matter into existence. That is, some of his immaterial love is so dense that it actually manifests itself as stuff.…
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Author: Christian LeBlanc
Sacraments on the Fly
I used to teach sacraments to adults in RCIA, and to kids in Catechism class. With my current curriculum I don’t have specific lesson plans for sacraments. Now sacramental…
Scapegoating the Body
I recently completed what I think is my 10th year of catechizing 6th-graders in Wednesday Night Sunday School. I love teaching, but I like to also sit down…
Sin and Weltanschauung
Last night I attended the first of two lectures at my parish on the topic of worldview. One thread ran like this: The ultimate reality is God, who…
Babies and Metaphysics
I (56) was at lunch with my father (80) earlier this week, we were discussing a favorite subject: God. Somehow we got around to contraception, and that in…
What’s the Role of the Laity?
I was given a review copy of Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church: Living Out Your Lay Vocation by Russell Shaw. I looked at the cover:…
Big Ideas Fast
I know y’all are too grownup for 6th-grade Catechism class, but everybody like pictures. And if they’re badly drawn then the viewer enjoys a frisson of superiority at the…
Drawn Together by the Bible
“Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and…
Four Ways Catholic Churches Differ from Other Christian Churches
Last month I gave four one-hour presentations at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish here in Greenville, S.C. I’m the architect for their new church, and Fr. Longenecker…
Managing Your Classroom: A Book for Catechists of All Levels
Liguori Publications has recently published Classroom Management for Catechists by my fellow South Carolina catechist and New Evangelizers blog contributor Jennifer Fitz. I received a review copy which…