Jesus as Friend: A Gospel Path for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

Community of Saint Egidius — Leonardo International Editions — p. 214
Jesus as Friend: A Gospel Path for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities
Archival content: this article was published more than 20 years ago. The language and content reflect the sensitivities of the time.

The Friends of Saint Egidius offer a catechetical program designed and tested to guide young people with intellectual disabilities toward the Sacraments through the themes of Sunday's liturgy.

What sets this book apart lies not merely in its lessons but in its method and practical guidance. The careful choice of timing, the attention to environment and atmosphere, the opportunity to follow each lesson with a tailored celebration—these methodological and technical suggestions become far more than mere aids. They transform into genuine expressions of faith for people with disabilities, who cease to be passive recipients of catechesis and become instead "witnesses and messengers of the Gospel with power and depth."

Cristina Tersigni

Cristina Tersigni

Born in 1969, in 2003 Mariangela Bertolini asked Cristina to collaborate on the special issue about Faith and Light: Cristina was on the National Council of the association and was a useful liaison…

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