WEB RESOURCES

Here is a short list of some useful publications and other resources.  Some are important Church documents, some are programmes or videos.  If you are using the latter, you will probably find that adaptation of the material will be necessary.

Books

Church Documents (in alphabetical order)

The Catechism of the Catholic Church

Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelisation in the Modern World)

The General Directory for Catechesis

On the Threshold (Report of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on Initiation)

The Search for Christian Unity

The Sign We Give (Bishops’ Conference document on collaborative ministry)

To Live is to Change (a way of reading Vatican II – Rejoice Publications)

Vatican Council II  - the Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Documents

Catechesis

Welcome New Life, Potter and Bavidge (Chapmans)

Baptism - helping your child get the most from life (a CaFE resource which includes a video)

How to Survive Being Married to a Catholic (good for RCIA from Redemptorist Publications)

Lay Ministry

Communities of Hope, developing collaborative ministry in the local Church (a practical workbook – published by Matthew James)

Scripture

Making Scripture Work (a practical handbook for using Scripture in the local Church), Dodd (Chapmans)

Liturgy

Liturgy of the Word with Children Guidelines (from the Liturgy Office of the Bishops’ Conference)

Strong, Loving and Wise (a good book on the theory and skills of presiding)