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    Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Considered in Light of the Criticisms offered by Iota Unum pt 2
    Brother Allen
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 7 min

    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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    Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Considered in Light of the Criticisms offered by Iota Unum Pt1
    Brother Allen
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique: The Material Cause (Part 5 of 6)
    Brother Allen
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique: The Formal Cause, Morality (Part 4 of 6)
    Br. Allen
    • Jul 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique: The Final Cause (Part 6 of 6)
    Br. James
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique: The Formal Cause- Doctrine (Part 3 of 6)
    Br. Allen
    • Jul 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique: The purpose of CGS? (Part 2 of 6)
    Br. Allen
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    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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    A Thomistic Critique of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: What is Catechesis? (Part 1 of 6)
    Br. Allen
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 5 min

    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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    No Universal Formal Curriculum
    Brother Allen
    • Jun 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    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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    "The catechist is not a teacher"
    Br. Allen
    • May 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    "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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    A Defective Curriculum
    Brother Allen
    • May 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    The Problems: A Short Summary
    Br. Allen
    • May 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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