This document discusses using internet resources for parish religious education. It notes that today's children are highly comfortable with media like cable TV, computers, video games and the internet. The document suggests that catechesis and religious education should utilize these technologies that today's young people are so accustomed to in order to effectively reach them and advance the church's educational and catechetical mission. It addresses why technology and catechesis go hand in hand for children of the digital age.

1. Internet
Resources
For Parish Religious
Education
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ, D. Min
NCEA/NPCD
Theme: Advancing the Educational and Catechetical
Mission of the Church
Indianapolis - April, 2008
Sponsored by: William H. Sadlier, Inc.

2. Why Catechesis Technology?
Generation M: Media
in the Lives of Children
Cable, Satellite TV
Computer
Premium TV Channels
Internet Access
CD Tape Radio VCR Video Game
Player Television DVD Player Consule

3. NDC, n. 30
Those to whom the Gospel message is
addressed today, both young and old,
are, in a sense, children of the media.
They have been reared in the media
age and have a high level of comfort
with using media.