The Good Shepherd and the Child
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
“May the favor of the Lord our God be ours, prosper the work of our hands! Prosper the work of our hands!” (Ps 90:17).
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In today’s episode we dive into four of our 32 Characteristics of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, 17, 18, 19 and 20 which all speak about the materials we use in this work.
Lynda Catalano has been a catechist at Trinity Church in Fillmore, California for 30 years. She works weekly in the atrium with groups of 3 to 6-year-olds, 6 to 9-year-olds, and 9 to 12-year-olds. She has led Levels I, II and III catechist formation throughout the United States and internationally including serving on national formation teams. Lynda is bi-lingual in Spanish and has also offered catechist formation in Spanish. She is a member of the Formation Leader Discernment Committee and served on teams for the Formation Leader Training Courses for the United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Lynda is retired from teaching kindergarten and first graders in a public school. She has four adult children and three beautiful grandchildren.
Diane Olsen has been involved in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd since 1990. She has received all formation levels and was recognized as a formation leader in 2002. She is actively involved leading catechist formation around the country. Diane has a philosophy and math degree from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies-Catechesis of the Good Shepherd from the Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, Missouri. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother.
The Meaning, Importance, and Limitations of our Catechetical Materials by Gianna Gobbi
1998 – 2002 Journals of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Volume 2
Episode 5 – Material Making with Lynda Catalano
Episode 51 – Prayer of Thanksgiving with Diane Olsen
Episode 70- Art of Observation with Lynne Worthington
Episode 81- Mystery of God Meets Mystery of the Child with Lynda Catalano
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15. Chapter 1: God and the Child Together with Marty O’Bryan
14. Taste and See: Savoring the Child’s Wisdom with Pam Moore
13. The Infant-Toddler with Elizabeth Calanchini
12. Pentecost with Mary Mirrione
11. ”Were Not Our Hearts Burning Within Us” with Karen Maxwell
10. A Reflection on the Good Shepherd Parable with Rebekah Rojcewicz
9. The Story of a Community with Angela Miller
8. How Do You Want Us to Prepare? with Ann Garrido
7. Praying with our Children with Mary Mirrione
6. Geography and the Holy Land with Julie Baltuska
5. Material Making with Lynda Catalano
4. Normalization with Gabriela Perez
3. The Environment and the Adult with Diane Olsen
2. God and the Child with Rebekah Rojcewicz
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