“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” – 2 Corinthians 3:17    Submit a Podcast Listener Question HERE!    Podcasts by Series  Level One Book Study  Level Two Book Study    Chip DeLorenzo, co-author of Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, and his wife Kathleen, a Level I CGS catechist, join us to share how they became involved in both Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and Positive Discipline. They explore the connections between Positive Discipline and Montessori philosophy, and offer practical tools to help us maintain freedom and limits in our work with children in the atrium.  Chip and Kathleen DeLorenzo are longtime Montessori educators and parents of five Montessori-educated children. Chip has been teaching since 1995, is co-author of Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, and has trained thousands of teachers and parents through his workshops and lectures. Kathleen is a certified Primary Guide who taught in Children’s House classrooms for 10 years, and is also a Level One Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Guide, bringing together Montessori education and spiritual formation for children. Together, Chip and Kathy share a passion for supporting families, educators, and children in living out the principles of Montessori both in the classroom and at home.    Purchase Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom by Jane Nelson and Chip DeLorenzo  For more information about Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, newsletter articles, or to register for the online PDMC course please go to the link below. If you register for the course, please indicate CGS as your group affiliation.   Pdmc-montessori.org  Positivediscipline.com       Episodes to help you further explore Freedom and Discipline:   Episode 30 – Freedom and Discipline with Claire Paglia   Episode 133 – Freedom and Responsibility with Sr Mary Teresita   Episode 134 – Freedom and Responsibility for the First Plane Child   Episode 135 – Freedom and Responsibility for the Second Plane Child   Episode 139 – What to Try When it Seems to be Failing? With Cathy Johanni   Episode 141 – Normalization with Claire Paglia and Sr Maria Teresita  Episode 142 – Adults as Potential Obstacles for Development with Pilar Bewley  Episode 145 – Psychic Deviations with Maggie Radzik  Episode 146 – Tools for Freedom and Discipline  Episode 147 – Development of the Will  Episode 152 – Positive Discipline with Pilar Bewley    The Religious Potential of the Child  CGSUSA Store      BECOME A CGSUSA MEMBER          AUDIOBOOK:    Audiobook – Now Available on Audible  CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz!  The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child’s spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook.    Find out more about CGS:      Learn more about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd     Follow us on Social Media-  Facebook at “The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd”  Instagram-  cgsusa  Twitter- @cgsusa  Pinterest- Natl Assoc of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd USA  YouTube- catechesisofthegoodshepherd