Renewing the Passion to Teach

Dr. Hosffman Ospino (Boston College)

The 2020 Directory for Catechesis invites Catholic educators to rekindle the passion to live and serve as missionary disciples. How do we more fully embrace our call as teachers to share, to listen, and simply to marvel at the goodness of God present in our work?

Crafting Engaging Lessons

Dr. Amy Roberts (Franciscan University of Steubenville)

A high school religion class can be so much more than learning and memorizing information. We can plan our lessons so that our students encounter and learn about Jesus Christ, and begin to hear his invitation to an ever-deeper relationship with him.

Slide Presentation and Handout

Seeing Scripture Through Jewish Eyes

Jo Bruce (Fuchs Mizrachi School)

How can teaching the Hebrew Bible provide opportunities for greater interfaith understanding? Learn how Jewish approaches to scripture draw students into a tradition of interpretation and reflection that is both like and unlike the Catholic tradition.

Handout

Service in a Post-Pandemic World

Dr. Jimmy Menkhaus (Gilmour Academy)

Service programs and immersion/mission trips are important components of Catholic education that will likely look different once the pandemic has subsided. This presentation will help participants reflect on the content, implementation, and methods of reflection for these programs—now and into the future.