The "Directory for Catechesis" is the blueprint and vision the institute aims to implement on behalf of the U.S. Last month, Bishop Frank Caggiano, chair of the subcommittee, presented to bishops an update on the institute, in which he said the vision and structure of the Institute is grounded in the Church's "Directory for Catechesis." Can you expand on how the directory's vision is expressed in the institute's vision and structure? Subscribe Now The USCCB's Subcommittee on the Catechism oversees the Institute on the Catechism. The institute will collaborate with the USCCB and expert institutions, including the Denver-based Augustine Institute and the McGrath Institute For Church Life at the University of Notre Dame.Ĭharles Camosy spoke this week with Carlos Taja, the associate director of the USCCB’s Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis, and the founding director of the Institute on the Catechism. It is not designed to be a physical place, but a bicultural effort to develop teaching and evangelization materials, hold annual formational conferences, and promote evangelizing catechesis. The institute is intended to be a proactive response to changes in the catechetical landscape, such as a rise in the religiously disaffiliated, the growing percentage of Hispanic Catholics, and the increased use of technology in catechesis, Caggiano said. The idea behind the new institute was laid out by Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, head of the Subcommittee on the Catechism, at the fall USCCB meeting last year.
Lucas leads the Archdiocese of Omaha.Last month, a group of clergy and laity gathered in Baltimore for the inaugural meeting of the Institute on the Catechism. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) 2234-2246), including the responsibility of the state and society to foster family values and to strengthen the family in every possible way. This Commandment also addresses the duties of government and the duties of citizens (cf. This includes the duties of children toward their parents, the duties of brothers and sisters toward each other, and the responsibilities of adult children toward their older parents. The Fourth Commandment deals with all aspects of family life-parental and filial duties and responsibilities, that is, those of love from child to parent. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | RSS | MoreĪrchbishop Lucas offers insights on the US Catholic Catechism for Adults Chapter 28: Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 - 26.6MB) | Embed
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