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Liturgical catechesis may be the preferred mode of Catholic catechesis, but it's a mystery to many parish ministers. And they need to be on board to make it work. With Introducing Liturgical Catechesis, a parish leader can immerse the entire pastoral team over several sessions in both the concepts and the methods of liturgical catechesis. These photocopiable training sessions can go a long way to making liturgical catechesis a reality in any parish.

About the Author

Nick Wagner is the former editor of Liturgical Catechesis and Ministry & Liturgy magazines. He is a frequent lecturer, workshop leader and trainer in all areas of liturgical ministry. He holds an advanced degree in liturgical studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota.  His previous books include Nine Steps to Becoming a Better Lector, Meaningful First Communion Liturgies and ML Answers the 101 Most-Asked Questions about the Liturgy.

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How To Use This Book

1. Intimate Communion With Jesus Christ

2. Preventing Turf Wars

3. Using Liturgical Catechesis

4. Adapting Catechesis: A Look at the General Directory for Catechesis

5. A Useful Catechetical Tool: Introduction to the revised Lectionary for Mass

6. Fasten Your Seatbelts. Things May Get Bumpy.

7. Doing Away With Our "Don't Touch" Theology

8. Catechesis In The Digital Age

9. The Primary Task of Catechesis

10. What's Right -- and Wrong -- With Catechesis Today

11. Catechists As Evangelists

12. Artful Catechesis

13. Diagram For catechesis

14. A Model For Catechesis

15. Inculturation

16. The Untiring Echo: Your Catechetical Process As an E-ticket Ride

17. Believing What We Pray

18. Coming to Know the Mystery of Life

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Following is the introduction from Introducing Liturgical Catechesis. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2002, Resource Publications, Inc.

 Introduction

How To Use This Book

The chapters of this book were originally published as part of a newsletter, the purpose of which was to help parishes explore the possibilities and challenges of developing a more liturgically integrated catechesis in their communities. The ecclesial foundation for the newsletter and this book is the rites of the church and the General Directory for Catechesis.

My hope is that the information presented here will lead the reader to explore the teaching of the church on liturgy and catechesis with fresh eyes. Sometimes the grind of pastoral duty can deaden us to the thrilling and perhaps frightening challenge of the Gospel. The legislative language of church documents that attempts to codify that challenge can seem boring and a bit out of touch with real life. But I believe a careful reading of post-Vatican II church teaching-- especially as it appears in documents such as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the GDC--sets us on a course for an exciting adventure. If some small but significant number of parishes followed both the spirit and the letter of post-Vatican II teaching, we would be a different church.

When considering how seriously and faithfully you believe your parish can adhere to some of the more difficult challenges, it may help to think more long term. Often times, goals that seem impossible to accomplish become easier to think and plan for if we imagine a three-year or five-year time line. If you had three years to accomplish an "impossible" task, what small step would you need to take this year to set you on the way?

Another way to make the tasks more manageable is to share the workload and responsibility. One of the distinctive features of liturgical catechesis is that it necessarily involves the entire community. So, while the content of the chapters is addressed to the head catechist of the parish (who often carries the title of Director of Religious Education), discussion questions have been added to the end of each chapter. The intent is that the DRE would gather with other members of the community to dream, brainstorm, and imagine how the catechetical processes in the parish can more effectively lead the community into a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Use this book to spark your imagination, your hopes, your possibilities. Use it with others to draw them into the conversation. And use it as a way to begin to dream about how your parish can become an exciting, vibrant community dedicated to bringing people into communion and intimacy with Jesus.