LIM: Religious Education Focus Area: Websites

The archive section of the Vatican's website posts many useful documents, including the Catechsim and the Code of Canon Law, among others.

The "Beliefs and Teaching" page of the U.S. Catholci Bishops' website contains useful links to pages about "Who We Teach," "How We Teach," and What We Believe," each of which has additional useful links and documents.

Particularly relevant pages on the Catholic Bishops' Coference of England and Wales website include those for the "Education & Formation" as well as "Evangelisation & Catechesis" departments.

The NCEA's mission statement explains that the organization's vision: "Rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is a professional membership organization that provides leadership, direction and service to fulfill the evangelizing, catechizing and teaching mission of the Church."

Linking professors, instructors, and researchers, the REA seeks "to create opportunities for exploring and advancing the interconnected practices of scholarship, research, teaching, and leadership in faith communities, academic institutions, and the wider world community."

An association of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, WUCT's "priorities are to create an educational system which involves parents, teachers and students, in order to give everyone proper responsibility within the educational community; to draft a 'Teachers’ Charter' for every country, setting out the legal, social and service conditions of teachers, their rights and duties, their cultural and teaching autonomy, and the level of training required to exercise the profession."

A UK-based organization, CATSC aims to support the work of religious educators in that country through a variety of activities.

Formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ASCD is “is a membership organization that develops programs, products, and services essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead.”

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International Council for Catechesis. "Adult Catechesis in the Christian Community." 14 April 1990. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Your date of access. .

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John Paul II. Catechesi Tradendae. 16 Oct. 1979. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Your date of access. .

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Congregation for Catholic Education. The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School. 7 April 1988. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Your date of access. .

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Wuerl, Donald W., Archbishop. Disciples of the Lord: Sharing the Vision, a Pastoral Letter on the New Evangelization. PDF. 23 Aug. 2010. Archdiocese of Washington. Web. Date of access. .

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U.S. Catholic Bishops. “Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools.” 2005. PDF. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. Your date of access. .

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"United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2013-2014: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment, and Staffing." National Catholic Educational Association. 2013. Web. .

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Congregation for Catholic Education. "Circular Letter to the Presidents of Bishop's Conferences on Religious Education in Schools." 2009. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Date of access. .

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Benedict XVI. "Address to the Catholic Religion Teachers." 25 April 2009. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Date of access.

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Francis. "Address to Participants in the Pilgrimage of Catechists on the Occasion of the Year of Faith." 27 Sept. 2013. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Date of access. .

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Catechism of the Catholic Church. 2nd ed. 2000. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. Date of access. < http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catechism/>.

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General Directory for Catechesis. 1997. Vatican: The Holy See. Web. Date of access. < http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_ccatheduc_doc_17041998_directory-for-catechesis_en.html>.

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U.S. Catholic Bishops. Communities of Salt and Light. 1994. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. Date of access. < http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/communities-of-salt-and-light-reflections-on-the-social-mission-of-the-parish.cfm>.

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Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on the Environment in the Light of Catholic Social Teaching. 14 Nov. 1991. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Web. Date of access. < http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/environment/renewing-the-earth.cfm>.

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Nord, Warren A., and Charles C. Haynes. Taking Religion Seriously across the Curriculum. Alexandria: Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998. ASCD. Web. Date of access. < http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/198190.aspx>.

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Kessler, Rachael. The Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School. Alexandria: Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2000. ASCD.org Web. Date of access. < http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/100045.aspx>.