Father of Mercies
This is a short talk I gave at a CRHP retreat on the topic of Reconciliation.
This is a short talk I gave at a CRHP retreat on the topic of Reconciliation.
Do You Hear God's Voice?
This is a talk from our High School Confirmation Retreat, prior to Adoration about how to hear God's voice and more importantly, how to recognize God's voice.
Telling the Story [Catechist Training]
In this session for our parish catechists we covered how to tell The Story, or the story of salvation and went over some practical applications for telling the story.
Link to Noah video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDWWDZ8ozE
(Note: If you use this video in catechesis be sure to stop the video at 4:03 or it will end poorly.)
Download the Handouts:
The Story in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.pdf
The Story Should Be.pdf
The Clear Path of Discipleship
This talk was part of our first annual Leadership Summit at our parish, where we gathered all ministry leaders to talk about how to better live out our mission of "Building a Church of missionary disciples in Grapevine, Texas." This was one of the talks that day, where we also brainstormed and workshopped the strengths and needs of our ministries.
To see a copy of the worksheet handout referenced in this talk and download a copy visit here: http://edmundmitchell.com/writing/path-of-discipleship-ministry-planning-worksheet
Delivered November 4, 2017
The Mission of the Church and the Call of the Catechist
This was the opening keynote for our annual Catechist Day at our parish for all interested in becoming a catechist or current catechists at our parish. This keynote covers the mission of the Church, the mission of our parish, and the call of the catechist to join that mission. We ended reflecting on the story of Juan Diego, a humble catechist sent by Mary to build the Church.
Praying with the Catechism & Scripture
This was a workshop given at our annual summer Catechist Day, a mini-conference for all the catechists at our parish, and for anyone interested in getting involved as a catechist. This workshop covers how to pray with the Catechism and Scripture, and we combine the catechism with the story of Zacchaeus as an example.
Book Mentioned: Meditations 01.
Praying through the Creed with the catechism, scripture, and journal space.
The Catechism and Apologetics
How the method, origin, and importance of the catechism influences our approach to evangelization, apologetics, and catechesis.
The Incarnation
Given at the Diocese of Fort Worth Middle School Rally. Sorry for the poor audio quality halfway through...I stuck my phone in my back pocket for some reason...
Catechist Spirituality
Given at Catechist Day, our annual parish conference for all catechists at our parish. This was a breakout for current catechists exploring the Church's recommendations for the spirituality of a catechist.
