• Message from Bishop Jackels: Our Comittment to Safe Environment Education
• Diocesan Annual Report on PSR
• Catechist Certification Guidelines
• Curriculum Guide
• Safe Environment Lesson Plans
• Safe Environment Checklists
• Safe Environment Requirements

Principles for Sacramental Preparation

Some fundamental principles apply to catechesis for each of the sacraments. Dioceses and parishes should present sacramental catechesis that

• Is a comprehensive and systematic formation in the faith, one that integrates knowledge of the faith with living the faith

• Is fundamentally Trinitarian and centers on initiation into the life of the Triune God

• Presents Christian life as a lifelong journey to the Father in the Son through the Holy Spirit

• Is appropriate to the age level, maturity and circumstances of those being catechized

• Is intended for all members of the community, takes place within the community, and involves the whole community

• Involves parents in the preparation of their children for the sacraments

• Is integrated into a comprehensive catechetical program

• Focuses primarily on the symbols, rituals and prayers contained in the rite for each sacrament

• Enables the believer to reflect on the meaning of the sacrament received by implementing a thorough experience of mystagogia following the celebration