Like Leaven

There are many wonderful publications now available about the Catechesis of the Good Shephard, especially about the child, but there hasn’t been a publication available until Like Leaven that provides a thoughtful, serious look at the adult’s formation in this method.  Patricia Coulter’s research with seven catechists explores the experience of formation for adults who accompany children on their spiritual journey that not only prepares adults to nurture children, but also reveals how children nurture adults through this method of catechesis.  This “mutually formative” experience is what has given rise to the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd’s purpose, which is “To involve adults and children in a common religious experience in which the religious values of childhood, particularly contemplation of and enjoyment of God, predominate.”