Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia

Unlike in most other countries, religious education did not return to public schools in Slovenia after the fall of communism. The Catholic Church intensively introduced and developed catechesis in parishes. The new Slovenian Catechetical Plan opens the door to consider the various forms of catechesi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tadej Stegu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow 2024-04-01
Series:Polonia Sacra
Subjects:
Online Access:http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/poloniasacra/article/view/4573
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823857310305353728
author Tadej Stegu
author_facet Tadej Stegu
author_sort Tadej Stegu
collection DOAJ
description Unlike in most other countries, religious education did not return to public schools in Slovenia after the fall of communism. The Catholic Church intensively introduced and developed catechesis in parishes. The new Slovenian Catechetical Plan opens the door to consider the various forms of catechesis already taking place in parish communities and to a lifelong model of catechesis that is not confined to the period of childhood and adolescence. The article analyses the development of the field of catechesis in Slovenia and the role of lay catechists. It highlights the main trends and challenges in catechesis and some of the existing solutions that no longer look only at the age of candidates but take into account their maturity and readiness when preparing to receive the sacraments of initiation. The analytical research is further illuminated by the author’s personal experience as a layperson involved in catechesis.
format Article
id doaj-art-ce8b954cecb94e90a5c1172af1eeed4f
institution Kabale University
issn 1428-5673
2391-6575
language English
publishDate 2024-04-01
publisher The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow
record_format Article
series Polonia Sacra
spelling doaj-art-ce8b954cecb94e90a5c1172af1eeed4f2025-02-11T22:58:16ZengThe Pontifical University of John Paul II in KrakowPolonia Sacra1428-56732391-65752024-04-0128110.15633/ps.28103Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of SloveniaTadej Stegu0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-6408University of LjubljanaUnlike in most other countries, religious education did not return to public schools in Slovenia after the fall of communism. The Catholic Church intensively introduced and developed catechesis in parishes. The new Slovenian Catechetical Plan opens the door to consider the various forms of catechesis already taking place in parish communities and to a lifelong model of catechesis that is not confined to the period of childhood and adolescence. The article analyses the development of the field of catechesis in Slovenia and the role of lay catechists. It highlights the main trends and challenges in catechesis and some of the existing solutions that no longer look only at the age of candidates but take into account their maturity and readiness when preparing to receive the sacraments of initiation. The analytical research is further illuminated by the author’s personal experience as a layperson involved in catechesis. http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/poloniasacra/article/view/4573religious educationcatechesiskerygmalay persons
spellingShingle Tadej Stegu
Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
Polonia Sacra
religious education
catechesis
kerygma
lay persons
title Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
title_full Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
title_fullStr Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
title_full_unstemmed Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
title_short Lay persons in catechesis. Experience and challenges in the case of Slovenia
title_sort lay persons in catechesis experience and challenges in the case of slovenia
topic religious education
catechesis
kerygma
lay persons
url http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/poloniasacra/article/view/4573
work_keys_str_mv AT tadejstegu laypersonsincatechesisexperienceandchallengesinthecaseofslovenia