Established November 14, 2014

THE CATECHIST CAFE

Welcome from Tom Burns, MA, LMHC

Welcome to The Catechist Café, a site designed for all interested Catholic adults, especially catechists, religious educators, church workers and volunteers. The Café is a site for continuing education, communication, professional development, support, and conversation--and a place to enjoy your coffee!
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THE DAILY BREW (click your choice below):


THE SYNOD LISTENING PROCESS   Last entry August 23, 2022

ON MY MIND     Last Entry September 1, 2022 [Synod]

MORALITY      Last Entry September 1, 2021

SCRIPTURE    Last Entry November 24, 2022
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT      Last entry December 28, 2021

CHURCH HISTORY   Last Entry November 10, 2022​

​BOOKS       Last Entry October 30, 2022      

LITURGY         Last Entry November 30, 2022

THE BOYS FROM AROMA HILL     Last Entry November 19, 2022 [Seminary recollections]

CATHOLIC NOVELISTS AND THE BOOKS THEY WRITE
Last Entry June 24, 2022

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TOM'S CURRENT READS: (click title)

​Dagger John: Archbishop John Hughes and the Making of Irish America [2018] by John Loughery, 

Why Catholics Can't Sing [2013] by Thomas Day

John XXIII: Pope of the Century [1984, 1994] by Peter Hebblethwaite

Learned, Experienced, and Discerning: St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross on Spiritual Direction [2020] by Mark O'Keefe, OSB
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North of Hope [1990] by Jon Hassler