‘God, I thank you for ... Kerygma’
The art of injecting the Good News into PSR classes
By DAVID MYERS
Southwest Kansas Register
Editor’s Note: Catechists all over the diocese, in service to the Church, give much time to the formation of our children. Following is Part II of the recently presented Catechist Formation Session. This session focused on how Catechists might make the services they provide even more effective.
Is Catholic teaching in PSR classes a bit too formal?
According to Coleen Stein, Coordinator of Catechist Formation, Catholic Parish School of Religion classes could use a dose of “Kerygma.”
Stein spoke along with Bishop Emeritus Ronald M. Gilmore to catechists at an ITV (Interactive Television) presentation Sept. 4 and 7.
Kerygma doesn’t necessarily have anything do with the distribution of information. So why would Stein encourage its use in the classroom?
Kerygma, she explained, is the “essential news of Jesus”. Instead of enriching the student’s general knowledge about the Catholic Church, Kerygma is about enriching their faith.
It all starts with “proclamation.”