Presentation for the 2016 Federation for Catechesis with Hispanics Pre-Conference at NCCL 2016

1. Sacramental Catechesis
and the Hispanic Family
Juan Carlos Moreno, M.A.

2. A Sacramental People

3. A Sacramental People
• God is everywhere
• Popular Religiosity
• Sacramental Principle : God is present to
humankind and we respond to God’s grace
through the ordinary and everyday of life in
the world

4. Challenges/Opportunities
-Pre-Baptismal Formation
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5. Challenges/Opportunities
-Pre-Baptismal Formation
• Lack of Formation
• Distorted image of God

6. What’s in a name? –Naming
conventions

7. What’s in a name?

8. Challenges/Opportunities
-Pre-Baptismal Formation
• Lack of Formation
• Distorted image of God
Opportunities
• Liturgical Catechesis
• Catechumenate for Parents?
• Opportunity for Encounter

9. Challenges:
Welcome

10. Culture of Rejection

11. Acculturation Gap
• “Acculturation Gap Hypothesis”
• The less likely children were to be proficient
or use their heritage language relative to their
parents, the more negative were the outcomes
for the adolescents and their families

12. Opportunities-Popular Religiosity
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13. Opportunities-Movements

14. Challenges:
WelcomeMissionary
Disciples
In virtue of Baptism we become missionary
disciples, called to bring the Gospel to the world
(cf. Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, n. 120).

15. Challenge: Liturgy and Prayer
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16. family
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17. “What is called for is an evangelization
capable of shedding light on these new
ways of relating to God, to others and
to the world around us, and inspiring
essential values..”
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18. Case Models for Sacramental
Prep Renewal

19. Towards a Renewal
• “Catechumenate” for
parents
• Evangelizing
Catechesis
• Liturgical Catechesis
• Recovery of role of
family and community

20. For Reflection
• How can we best affirm the sacramental view
of Hispanics for mystagogy?
• On the issue of vocations-why do you think
there’s such a great disparity in Hispanic
representation, and what can we do to
promote vocations in this population?

21. • Visit jcmoreno.net for powerpoint
and other resources

22. Resources
• 2012, Spring, and A Catalyst And Resource For The Renewal Of The
Catholic Church. "Catholics: A Sacramental People." C:21 Resources
(2012): Web
• Communion and Mission: A Guide for Bishops and Pastoral Leaders on
Small Church Communities = Comunión Y Misión: Orientaciones Para
Obispos Y Agentes De Pastoral Sobre Pequeñas Comunidades Eclesiales.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Catholic Conference, 1995. Print.
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• Dina Birman and Meredith Poff. "Intergenerational Differences in
Acculturation," Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development,
Immigration (2011): 1-7, a ccessed Jun 5, 2015, http://www.child-
encyclopedia.com/immigration/according-experts/intergenerational-
differences-acculturation
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• Empereur, James, and Eduardo Fernández. La Vida Sacra - Contemporary
Hispanic Sacramental Theology. Plymouth: Rowan & Littlefield, 2006.
Print.

23. Resources-cont.
• Encuentro & Mission: A Renewed Pastoral Framework for Hispanic Ministry =
Encuentro Y Misión: Un Marco Pastoral Renovado Para El Ministerio Hispano.
Washington, D.C.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002. Print.
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• Hosffman Ospino, Hispanic Ministry in Catholic Parishes: A Summary Report
of Findings from the National Study of Catholic Parishes with Hispanic
Ministry (Boston: Boston College, 2014)
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• National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry. Washington, D.C.: National
Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1988. Print.
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• Pope Francis. "Evangelii Gaudium : Apostolic Exhortation on the Proclamation
of the Gospel in Today's World (24 November 2013) | Francis." Evangelii
Gaudium : Apostolic Exhortation on the Proclamation of the Gospel in
Today's World (24 November 2013) | Francis. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2016.

24. Resources-cont.
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• Pope Francis. "General Audience of 15 January
2014 | Francis." General Audience of 15 January
2014 | Francis. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2016.
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• Speak English, Pray in Spanish: Forming Cultural
Bridges between Hispanic Teens and Parents
• http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c
gi?article=1173&context=etd
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