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THE
NEW NATIONAL CATECHETICAL DIRECTORY
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Its
History, Process, New Direction
The
Congregation for the Clergy, Vatican
City on the 12th of February
2007 granted the request of the Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines for “recognitio” in
accord with Pastor bonus, n. 94 and
the General Directory for Catechesis,
no. 282 to the New National Catechetical
Directory for the Philippines (NNCDP)
in a Decree...
OVERVIEW
OF THE NNCDP
"The
Philippine nation is deserving of particular
honor since from the beginning of its
Christianization ... all through the
centuries, its people have remained
true to the Christian faith ... [they]
have successfully blended and have
shaped ... a clear nationality identity
that is unmistakably Filipino and truly
Christian." ...
The
New National Catechetical Directory
for the Philippines
The
Congregation for the Clergy, in collaboration
of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith had given its approval
of the "New National Catechetical
Directory for the Philippines".
This document will serve the particular
churches of the Philippines and be
a positive instrument in effecting
the New Evangelization in their midst.
The launching of the Document was
held during the National Meeting
of Diocesan Catechetical Directors
and Coordinators on July 9-11, 2007.
National
Meeting of Diocesan Catechetical
Directors and Coordinators on July
9-11, 2007
ECCCE
will host a national meeting of all
the Diocesan Catechetical Directors
and Coordinators o July 9-11, 2007
at the St. Michael Retreat House
in Antipolo City. The meeting aims
to help personnel in the catechetical
ministry to improve and upgrade formation
programs for catechists by establishing
a network of collaboration and communion.
Read more, click
here.
Three
Secrets
Secrets
for us: Our secret power is prayer,
our secret love is the poor and our
secret mission is the healing of
all in everything that we do in the
catechetical ministry, in our various
regions, in our various centers.
Pray, my dear sisters and brothers,
that we may keep as the priority
of our hearts: the primacy of prayer,
the preference to the poor and the
mission of healing because these
are the priorities, these are the
preferences of the Lord Jesus himself.
Bp.
Soc invites
us to enter into silence and in
the secrecy of our hearts
find these three secrets ready for
living out in our lives. Click
here for the complete homily
by Bp. Soc Villegas, D.D.
Successful
Evangelization is Justice
If
we are to consider the moral disposition
of a given society as a determinant
of the kind of evangelization it
receives, we have to admit with
humility and regret that in the
Philippines, it seems that the
Church has not been very successful
in the work of evangelization.
One of the first indications of
a successful evangelization is
justice. When the Lord entered
the house of Zacheus, the latter
exclaimed in freedom, "I
give half my belongings, Lord,
to the poor. If I have defrauded
anyone in the least, I pay him
back fourfold."
The
above statements are part of the
Keynote Address delivered by Rev.
Fr. Ernesto Arceo, OP during the
Opening Ceremony
of the National Catechetical Convention
held on January 10-12, 2007.
Click
here for the complete article of
Fr. Ernesto Arceo, OP.
Sketchy
Presentation of the Compendium of
the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Prepared
by Fr. Salvatore Putzu, SDB. Click
here
Now
Available: Compendium of
the Catechism of the Catholic Church
and Catechism for
Filipino Catholics (New
Edition)
2007 National
Catechetical Convention
All Heads
of Catechetical Centers and Colleges/Universities
offering Religious Education,
Regional (Ecclesiastical Province)
Catechetical Directors and CEAP
Religious Education Commission Members are
invited to participate in the National
Catechetical Convention on January
10-12, 2007 at St. Michael
Retreat House, Antipolo City.
Read
more, click here.
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