CCTheo receives $550,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
As we look to the new year, we are thrilled to begin new work to serve children and their parents and caregivers. We are receiving a grant of $550,000 from…
Using an Anti-racist Lens
by Jane Hall-Williams Jane Hall-Williams is the CCTheo staffer who designs and manages our emails, virtual flyers, website pages, and appeals. Growing up in the DC area in the 1990s,…
Reassess and Refine your Atrium for the Coming Year
by Catherine Maresca EVALUATION OF THE SPACE The end of the catechetical year is the perfect time to sit in the quiet atrium and evaluate your space. Every environment can…
The Found Sheep
by Georganne McAdams The day I offered the Found Sheep presentation, just one newly minted 3-year-old parish member was able to join me. Cordelia comes to the atrium once a…
No Racism in Parousia
by Jodi-beth McCain During two consecutive beautiful fall days, I met outdoors with different groups of six and seven year old children to consider together the history of the Kingdom…
Be an Anti-racist Catechist
by Pam Leskowyak It was the last day of school, and I walking with my dad, preparing to leave. Suddenly, he paused, looked at me intently and said, "Son you’re…
Racial Equity in the Atrium
by Mary Roney Our beautiful, large Roman Catholic church is a jewel in an area of Baltimore city that has been neglected in revitalization efforts. The good people of that neighborhood are…
Pondering Erasure
by Elizabeth Vice One of my atrium guides made the most arresting comment the other day. She said when BIPOC folks (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) come into the atrium…
Black Jesus
by Annette Witte Our family has been on an intentional anti-racism journey since the murder of George Floyd in May of 2020. Our process has been to “look deeply” into…
A Memory of Anna Guida
by Catherine Maresca (Note, Anna Guida passed away in December, 2021 after many years of serving children as a Montessori guide and catechist.) In 1984, Sofia was offering a Level…