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3 Reasons Why Scripture Is the Heart of Catechesis

For sure, every catechist would agree that Sacred Scripture is an important, perhaps even essential, part of catechesis. But to say that Scripture should be its heart…that might be taking things a bit far. Most textbooks include Scripture, but often as a support to the doctrinal content. I want to go farther than that. In this article, I want to show you three reasons why Scripture should drive your doctrinal content and become the foundation of your teaching.

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Marc Cardaronella is director of the Bishop Helmsing Institute for Catechetical Formation in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO. He has a Masters in Theology and Catechetics from Franciscan University of Steubenville and 12 years experience in the trenches as a parish DRE. You can find more of Marc online at his personal blog: marccardaronella.com.

This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

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