Catechesis Archives - Indian Catholic Matters

In the Age of Digital Culture, Vatican Launches New Directory for Catechesis

June 26, 2020 Team ICM News

By Verghese V Joseph – The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization releasd a new Directory for Catechesis, providing guidelines for the Church’s mission

Part XVI: Reflection for an Ideal Youth Catechesis

May 31, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – The qualities of youth can be improved through faith formation which is centred on discipleship, connection (relationship), and growth

Part XV: Vocational Discernment for a Mission

May 30, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – Another ‘safe compass’ for youth is mission, – a gift of self out of freedom through catechesis, vocational discernment

Part XIV: Youth are Called to Holiness

May 29, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – The Youth Synod (YS) document focused on young Catholics’ baptismal call to holiness (YS 165), their contributions to the

Part XII: Inculturated Youth Catechesis

May 27, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – A catechesis reflecting a “primary” or missionary form of evangelization is no longer helpful. We need a sharply focused

Part XI: Relevant Tasks of Youth Catechesis

May 24, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – The six-task framework delineated in the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) emphasizes that integration is essential to catechesis, that

Part X: The Criteria, Context and Tasks of Youth Catechesis

May 23, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mulick, SDB – Going beyond ‘a reductive and moralistic’ approach, faith education would help the young to be more responsible and take

Part IX: Catechesis Through ‘New Youth Presences’

May 22, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – Continuing from my yesterday’s article, I feel along with the traditional educational agencies, “new presences” emerge which can transmit

Part VIII: Indian Catholic Youth at Crossroads

May 21, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – A recent study on the Catholic youth’s perception of religion in general shows that for the 84.6% of the youth

Part VII: Youth Catechesis and Youth Pastoral Plan

May 20, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – Now the time has come to improve the quality of the youth pastoral activity. Such quality is a necessary

Part V: Indian Catholic Church and Youth Ministry

May 17, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – A study of few instances indicates that catechesis is a weak aspect of YM. Often catechesis is removed from

Part IV: Youth Catechesis and a Comprehensive YM

May 16, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr. Soroj Mullick, SDB – There is a symbiotic relationship between youth catechesis and Youth Ministry (YM). They are both compelling and complementary. There

Part I: Growing in Faith – A Priority in Youth Ministry in India

May 13, 2019 Team ICM Youth

By Fr Soroj Mullick, SDB – Much has happened in the field of catechesis over the last thirty years with changes that compel to consider

10 Tips for Catholic Families

October 18, 2017 Team ICM Family

Fr. Gilbert Choondal, SDB – (Drawn from the Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, of Pope Francis) 1. Family Prayer: Set aside a few moments