The wolf cubs method in catechesis

Abstract

Teaching religious education at school is a specific form of catechesis. This article attempts to present what distinguishes catechesis from religious education classes at school. The parish is the primary place for catechesis, the school and catechetical environment create a specific space for meeting young participants in the dialogue of faith. The relationship between teaching religious education at school and catechesis is the relation of differentiation and complementarity. There is an inseparable connection and, at the same time, a clear difference between religious education and catechesis. For the sake of the students, the school and the Catholic Church must correlate their efforts within education and faith deepening. School catechesis should, therefore, fulfill the tasks set by the Church as well as the selected goals set by the school.