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Click to purchase from the Catechetical Review. The "pedagogy of God" lies at the heart of the restoration currently advancing in the area of religious education and catechesis. According to the General Directory for Catechesis, the primary difficulty facing catechesis today is that catechists do not yet have a full understanding of "the conception of catechesis as a school of faith, an initiation and apprenticeship in the entire Christian life." The Church has a unique form for transmitting the Faith. The Church calls this the "pedagogy of God." It is from this pedagogy that catechesis should take its inspiration and its life. The central truth is that God Himself is the pedagogue. Catechists and those being catechized are invited to co-operate with Him in learning under His grace. Catechetical leaders will be happy to find within these pages scholars and practitioners of catechesis, who address many aspects of communicating the Faith, yet with the united purpose of answering the primary question of catechesis as a “school of faith” embracing the entire Christian life. It is here that we and the crucial place of The Pedagogy of God: Its Centrality in Catechesis and Catechist Formation.

Click to purchase from the Catechetical Review. In these 12 chapters of historical narrative, personal reflection and prayer, religious educators, youth ministers and parents will be inspired and challenged by these pioneers of faith. Beginning with Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego, Sr. Johanna Paruch tells the stories of these saintly evangelizers and catechists of the “New World” and highlights what made them successful at drawing people into close relationship with Christ. Mentors for the New Evangelization: Catechetical Saints of North America includes the lives of the North American Martyrs, St. Marie of the Incarnation, St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, St. Rose-Philippine Duchesne, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Mother Theodore Guerin, St. Junipero Serra, St. John Neumann, Ven. Fr. Michael McGivney, St. Katherine Drexel, Bl. Miguel Pro, and more. This is a must read for anyone in faith formation! Makes a great gift for Catechetical Sunday, Christmas, special recognition, or anytime.