Resource Highlight: Partnership for Adolscent Catchesis

As another youth ministry year draws to an end, below are articles that might provide a refreshed view on youth ministy. Some light summer reading! Enjoy!

To further the comprehensive approach to adolescent catechesis, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM), the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL), and the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) with the support of the USCCB are collaborating together on the Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (PAC). The collective goal of the Partnership is to promote a comprehensive and contemporary understanding of adolescent catechesis and to develop and support effective approaches to Catholic faith formation in parishes and schools.

The Monograph Series on Adolescent Catechesis
These monographs form a series of ten articles on adolescent catechesis which are sponsored by the Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis.
Adolescent Catechesis: An Unfinished Agenda (153 KB) by Dr. Michael P. Horan, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Adolescent Catechesis in a Culturally Diverse Context (151 KB)by Michael G. Lee, SJ, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
Forming Disciples of Jesus in Parish and School (151 KB)by Laura Henning, Boise, Idaho
The American Cultural Context for Adolescent Catechesis (149 KB) by Dr. William Dinges, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
Adolescent Catechesis Today: On the Road to Transformation (211 KB) by Michael Theisen, National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Washington D.C.
Reflections on Parish and Adolescent Catechesis (55 KB)by Dr. Michael Warren, St John’s University, New York.
The State of Adolescent Catechesis Today: A Review of the Literature (77 KB)by Jeffrey Kaster, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota
What the Church Has Been Telling Us about Adolescent Catechesis (41 KB)by Maura Thompson Hagarty, St. Mary's Press, Winona MN
The State of Adolescent Catechesis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (56 KB)by Paul Henderson, USCCB Department of Printing and Publishing, Washington D.C.
Adolescent Catechesis and the National Directory for Catechesis: It's About Discipleship (89 KB) by Dan Mulhall, USCCB Department of Education, Washington D.C.


NFCYM's Partners in Adolescent Catechesis
NFCYM eagerly partners with the National Catholic Educational Association and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership to advance a comprehensive approach to adolescent catechesis.

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