Bishop Kevin Doran has announced that the Diocese of Elphin will shortly begin taking applications for the role of Volunteer Catechist. This will involve lay people being commissioned as leaders of faith-based education programmes, in partnership with priests and parish communities.
In an information booklet entitled Partners in the Gospel, Bishop Doran explains how “Even for people who believe in Jesus Christ, Faith is not thought of as ‘good news’. This may have something to do with the fact that, while much good work is going on in our parishes, our focus tends to be more on religious practice than…
