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Though you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Matthew 1125 The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a distinct approach to catechesis through which the youngest children builddeep lifelong relationships with Christ and His Church. Originating in Rome in the 1950s the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd uses a rich Montessori approach to engage children as young as 2 12 in ageappropriate handson materials based on Sacred Scripture and the Liturgy. Because it engages children so profoundly it has become the bestapproach to young childrens catechesis in a growing number of dioceses parishes and schools around the U.