One of the key questions for parishes as we opened up after lockdown was what to do about the hundreds of children around the who were waiting for the sacraments, and the programmes which would have been starting in the autumn. However, besides these very practical questions, there are deeper underlying thoughts. Is the pandemic, as in so many other areas, an opportunity to rethink our catechetical programmes and sacramental preparation from the ground up? What should be our response to the new Directory for Catechesis? Veronica Murphy has many years of experience in catechetics in the Archdiocese of Liverpool, and Alex Heath, our own catechetical advisor, will be sharing the diocesan vision for catechesis.