Describes how coordinators/directors of religious education (DREs) have changed with respect to their characteristics and functions since 1970. Concludes with three future challenges for DREs: maintaining professionalism, developing curriculum, and using the K-12 parish structure. (LWL)

Narrates the ninety years of leadership involved in the Department of Chief Administrators of Catholic Education (CACE). Outlines the historical development and various leaders of CACE in three parts: section period from 1908-1935, department period from 1936-1971, and CACE period from 1972-present. (VWC)

Assesses the current status of catechesis and religious education in Australian Catholic schools and parishes. Notes recent efforts and offers suggestions for improving religious education in those settings. (DMM)

Addresses the need to renew continually the conceptual clarity of American Catholic religious education and to patiently endure educational development without becoming too easily satisfied. (Author/RK)

Describes the development of a video-based training program for the formation and certification of catechists for the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware. Offers information on the need and rationale for the program, the production of the videocassettes and learner's manual, and responses to the program. (DMM)

Considered the role of the catechist in formulating religious belief. (RK)

Presented at the 1969 NCEA Convention.

Suggests guidelines on how media can be used by religious educators and others in fostering youth's personal integrity while helping to socialize them into the religious culture. The accent is on the dynamics of the process of religious socialization rather than on specific media. Fourteen references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Traces changes in the content and instructional methods of catechesis from the early centuries of Christianity, when the focus was on evangelization, to the twentieth century. Reviews the influences of developmental psychology and social consciousness on modern catechetical renewal. Considers the educational needs of the twenty-first century. (DMM)

Reviews recommendations put forth in "The Challenge of Adolescent Catechesis: Maturing in Faith." Enumerates principles related to the development of a personal faith and Catholic identity in adolescence, stressing respect for variability in maturation rates and learning needs and the need for variety in learning formats, environments,…

Explores the moral domain from a religious educator's perspective in terms of the four distinct yet interrelated processes of awareness, reflection, making commitments, and conduct. Offers suggestions for helping people to name and understand everyday moral concerns from a Christian perspective based upon this four-component model. (VWC)

Presents a tribute to the late Bishop Francis W. Howard for his many contributions to Catholic education. Presents insights into his character: his desire to spread the Catholic faith through Catholic education, his priestly involvements, his keen social awareness, and his work with the National Catholic Educational Association. (VWC)

Considers the responsibility of the religious teacher and his preparation for the task of teaching. (RK)