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Allen Smith
Dec 31, 20207 min read
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Considered in Light of the Criticisms offered by Iota Unum pt 2
We have shown how CGS takes a new method by assuming the knowledge is already in the child, instead of passing down knowledge from...
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Allen Smith
Nov 8, 20205 min read
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Considered in Light of the Criticisms offered by Iota Unum Pt1
Iota Unum contains a comprehensive analysis of the deformations in Catholic teaching and the departures from Catholic tradition that...
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Allen Smith
Jul 11, 20204 min read
A Thomistic Critique: The Material Cause (Part 5 of 6)
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...
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Br. Allen
Jul 10, 20203 min read
A Thomistic Critique: The Formal Cause, Morality (Part 4 of 6)
The Church has declared that a Catechists program is concerned with teaching doctrine as well as morality. This is another area CGS has...
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Br. James
Jul 9, 20205 min read
A Thomistic Critique: The Final Cause (Part 6 of 6)
When Clark Clifford, former White House Counsel and Secretary of Defense, was faced with the destruction of his career and reputation as...
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Br. Allen
Jul 9, 20204 min read
A Thomistic Critique: The Formal Cause- Doctrine (Part 3 of 6)
The formal cause, or ideal form, of catechesis is a program of instruction that conveys Catholic religious information and concepts to...
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Br. Allen
Jul 3, 20205 min read
A Thomistic Critique: The purpose of CGS? (Part 2 of 6)
According to the Magisterium, Catholic catechesis exists to form Catholics in four categories: promoting knowledge of the Faith, teaching...
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Br. Allen
Jun 29, 20205 min read
A Thomistic Critique of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: What is Catechesis? (Part 1 of 6)
Often a simple explanation is not enough to attain a full understanding of an idea. The Thomistic school insists that a full definition...
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Allen Smith
Jun 4, 20201 min read
No Universal Formal Curriculum
The CGS program has been able to hide its heterodoxy through the lack of a single, universal curriculum. This is one reason why the...
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Br. Allen
May 15, 20204 min read
"The catechist is not a teacher"
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd's ideology reflects a break with the traditional understanding of passing down the faith. Rather, CGS...
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Allen Smith
May 14, 20203 min read
A Defective Curriculum
The lack of a single codified curriculum makes it difficult to take one bad version of CGS and condemn the entire program. However, this...
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May 13, 20203 min read
The Problems: A Short Summary
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd has problems in three main areas. The first is a lack of an objective curriculum and thus no...
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