The Office of Religious Education:

• Focuses on the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ and His Church in proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

• Exists to assist the Archbishop in carrying out his catechetical responsibilities as Chief Catechist of the Archdiocese.

• Is charged with the ministry of training, enabling, supporting and guiding parish catechetical leaders in their ministry of life-long Catholic faith formation.

• See all our videos and our blogs

• Curricula:

  • Grades 1-8 (Parish Catechetical Edition) – “click here”

  •  High School (“Adaptation of Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age: For Use in Parish and Youth Ministry Programs” – “click here”

  • “Catechetical Formation in Chaste Living: Guidelines for Curriculum Design and Publication” – “click here”

  • Proximate Catechesis for Confirmation – “click here”

  • Conformity Listing of Catechetical Texts and Series (from USCCB Subcommittee on the Catechism) – Click here

   

• Catechesis for Hispanics is now on Facebook.  Mantengámonos en comunicación todo el año.¡Estamos en Facebook! Visita: http://www.facebook.com/CatequesisHispana

• The Catholic Biblical School and St. Thomas Seminary's Certificate in Biblical Studies is accepting applications for new and continuing students. For more information and to download application forms, click here.
   

• Take the Catholic Biblical School For Credit! Details about this new program, the St. Thomas Seminary Certificate in Biblical Studies, are available in the St. Thomas Seminary catalogue. Click here to download the catalogue as a PDF file. Course syllabi are also available by clicking here.

• Don't allow financial concerns keep you from growing in God's Word with the Catholic Biblical School! The Sr. Jewel Renna Scholarship Fund provides tuition scholarships based on financial need. For more information and to download application form, click here.

• Third Edition of the Roman Missal

  To prepare for the reception of the new translation which took place on the First Sunday of Advent, 2011 -

  • For current information on bulletin notices, resources, etc., go to www.archdioceseofhartford.org.

   

• Watch our Youth Spectacular 2010 video.

• Youth Spectacular 2012 information.

• 76th Annual NCCL (National Conference for Catechetical Leaders) Conference.  May 6 – May 10, 2012, in San Diego, CA.  For more information, go to www.nccl.org.

• 50th Anniversary Mass of the consecration of the new Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sunday, May 20, 2012, at 3:p.m.  For more information, go to www.archdioceseofhartford.org.

• Faith Formation 21st Century Training – “Vision & Practice of 21st Century Faith Formation”.  Presented by John Roberto, LifelongFaith Associates.  Coming to Connecticut on July 24-26, 2012, at Avon Old Farms Hotel, Avon.  Click here for flyer.

• New England Adult Faith Formation Symposium, sponsored by the New England Conference of Diocesan Directors of Religious Education.  “Reaching 21st Century Disciples”.  Thursday, August 16 – Friday, August 17, 2012, at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough, MA.  Click here for “Save the Date” preliminary flyer.  For more information, go to www.necddre.org.

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