Theosophy refers to various movements; but our interest is the theosophy movement founded by Helen Blavatsky, which has become the common...

The material cause is the method by which the formal cause, the teachings of the Church, will be passed on to the pupil. Catechesis of...

The Church has declared that a Catechists program is concerned with teaching doctrine as well as morality. This is another area CGS has...

When Clark Clifford, former White House Counsel and Secretary of Defense, was faced with the destruction of his career and reputation as...

The formal cause, or ideal form, of catechesis is a program of instruction that conveys Catholic religious information and concepts to...

According to the Magisterium, Catholic catechesis exists to form Catholics in four categories: promoting knowledge of the Faith, teaching...

Often a simple explanation is not enough to attain a full understanding of an idea. The Thomistic school insists that a full definition...

The CGS Program has an unusual emphasis on non-Catholic religions. The founders of the program have made unusual comments about the...

The CGS program has been able to hide its heterodoxy through the lack of a single, universal curriculum. This is one reason why the...

Maria Montessori was raised Catholic but turned to Eastern theosophy. As a young woman, she was involved in feminism and focused on...

All teaching systems are formed by one's understanding of the mind of the pupil and how he or she learns. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd...

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd's ideology reflects a break with the traditional understanding of passing down the faith. Rather, CGS...

The lack of a single codified curriculum makes it difficult to take one bad version of CGS and condemn the entire program. However, this...

There are certainly good aspects of CGS, such as the use of hands-on materials. This has swayed many who have considered the system only...

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd has problems in three main areas. The first is a lack of an objective curriculum and thus no...

Though it is true that individual Bishops have given their praise and approval to CGS, this system has not been authorized and approved...