Author: andy

Mystagogy: Before you begin…

Certainly, a person can jump right into a mystagogy group. However, starting small group work for a lot of people can be like getting into

Mystagogy and the Need for Formation Models

The current status of the Vatican II bishops’ concerns about evangelization and church practice is demonstrated in many sociological reports on the subject. Consider a

Mystagogy and the Presence of God

If we were to search for the presence of God in Vatican II documents and the Catechism (CCC) we would find many references to the

Jesus’ Mystagogy Groups

In forty years of practicing psychotherapy, I said many, many times that some things are difficult because they are so complex, but others are difficult

Mystagogy and Our Attitudes

When we look for a house or a car, most of us will look at several before we buy. In fact, a psychological assessment called

Mystagogy in Two Sentences

Mystagogy can be defined simply or in its complexity. For a simple one-sentence definition of mystagogy I nominate, The first three periods of the catechumenate

Basic Categories Humans Use in Thinking

Exemplars, types, and reasoning are the three most basic categories that define the way we humans think. They are the result of mathematical syllogisms that

The Dynamics of Mystagogy

In forty years of practicing psychotherapy, I said many, many times that some things are difficult because they are so complex, but others are difficult