Sister Caroline’s Workshops:
“For me, to capture the
God On The Web
spirit of Francis is to be a
The Technology Influence on Catholic Religious Education in the 21st Century
communicator of the Word! …by the Internet, by
The Age of Transaction and Digital Learning in Religious Education
multimedia, by using the wonderful electronic
The World of E-Learning
tools we have in hand to
Internet Resources for Parish Religious Education
communicate God’s story.”
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Sister Caroline Cerveny does what Francis did. In Celano’s First Life of Francis, Chapter XXX recounts the story “of the manger Francis made on the day of the Lord’s birth,” the first Christmas creche. “I wish to do something,” Francis said,“that will recall to memory the little Child who was born in Bethlehem and set before our bodily eyes. In some way, the inconveniences of his infant needs, how he lay in a manger, how, with an ox and an ass standing by, he lay upon the hay where he had been placed.” And so was assembled the first living Christmas scene where Francis, along with his brothers and the townspeople, celebrated the Christmas liturgy. Engage the senses. Invite people in to an experience of God. Sr. Caroline works at William H. Sadlier, Inc., in New York, New York. “For me, to capture the spirit of Francis is to be a communicator of the Word! What better way to do this in today’s world,” she says, “by the Internet, by multimedia, by using the wonderful electronic tools we have in hand to communicate God’s story.” She is currently working with the Internet team at Sadlier, completing a companion internet site to the Coming to Faith program so that children can be engaged in learning their faith. She researches the web, sorting out the quality sites that can be linked to enhance “cyberfaith.com” as a source for Catholic information. She investigates new digital products that will “set before our bodily eyes” the wonders of our faith. In addition to the office work, Sr. Caroline is “on the road” with several professional workshops, listed.
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Whether she is at a sales meeting, at a convention booth, working with the marketing team in launching a new religion program, or teaching a course at a university, Sr. Caroline is doing what Francis did. Convinced that we have all moved into a new digital world, Sr. Caroline reminds us that the message never changes, but our means of communication must.