Office of Religious Education and Family Ministry Workshops

• Catechetical Methods – Overview of Msgr Francis Kelly’s Ecclesial Method, St. John Bosco’s Preventive Method, and methods from the CCC 

• Heart of Catechesis – Salvation History and Christ as the fulfillment of Divine Revelation, and a challenge to place our students in communion with our Savior Jesus Christ

• Jesus: Our Eucharistic King – What is the Church’s teaching on Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist and how to foster Eucharistic devotion in the schools and parishes

• Lourdes: The Visions, The Message, The  Experience  – Visions of St. Bernadette, my personal experiences in Lourdes, and the relevant messages today

• Mary: Our Queen Mother  – What are the doctrines of the Church on Mary, What is Marian devotion and why is it important, and how to foster true devotion to Mary

• Parents: The Primary Educators of the Faith – The Church’s teaching and the promise made by parents to raise their children in the Catholic Faith

• Participating in the New Evangelization -  A call to love Jesus Christ deeply and His Church and to participate in the New Evangelization called for by the most recent popes

• Relics and the Incorruptible Saints  – Looking at various relics and Incorruptible Saints and how they can aid in good catechesis

• Teaching The Three Expressions of Prayer – Teaches the three expressions of prayer and the forms of prayer, and practical methods of prayer in the classroom

Contact Mr. Sean Martin seanm@scdiocese.org for scheduling workshops.

Workshop Schedule

• Participating in the New Evangelization - at Immaculate Conception, Cherokee October 5, 2009 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM


• Jesus: Our Eucharistic King - at Trinity Heights, Sioux City on November 5, 2009 from 1:00PM – 2:30PM

• Lourdes: The Visions, The Message, The Experience - at St. Rose, Denison on December 1, 2009 from 9:00AM – 10:30AM

• Parents: The Primary Educators of the Faith - at Holy Name, Marcus on March 4, 2010 from 6:30PM – 7:30PM