The youngest of nine children born of a devout Irish-Catholic mother, Sister Mary Michael Fox entered the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia (Nashville) at age 21, and has served in the community’s primary apostolate of teaching for over 30 years. After being trained as a catechist for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Sister Mary Michael was so intrigued by its approach that she conducted doctoral research into the nature of its pedagogy. In February 2023, she published her research in a book, Following God's Pedagogy: Principles for Children's Catechesis (LTP, 2023). Sister Mary Michael currently serves at the Congregation's Retreat House in Dickson, Tennessee as both Martha and Mary: cooking, cleaning, and assisting with any of practical needs during retreats, and intercessory prayer before, during, and after each retreat.
(0:42) Nashville roots
(1:14) Dominican outreach
(2:57) Charism
(3:44) Home-based catechesis
(6:37) Faith as a way of life
(8:26) Praying as a family
(10:42) Is there something more?
(12:59) A spectrum of Sisters
(14:15) A call within a call
(15:38) The beauty of truth
(17:48) The mom challenge
(24:15) God is in the brokenness
(31:12) From Christendom to the convent
(37:09) Creativity in the classroom
(42:27) Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
(53:44) Retreat!
(59:14) How do you know?
(1:01:01) Let us pray
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
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