From the Catholic diocese where the sun never sets...I'm a lifelong Catholic with 17 years as a military spouse. Trying to grow Catholic faith one base at a time! Frequent deployments, separation from extended family and no older retiree volunteers are some of the many challenges we face being in the military and being active Catholics. I hope to share ideas to help inspire and motivate other Catholics in the military community.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Where o' where have all the catechist gone?
Every year we end another Religious Education year and at the end of each year we seem to have less and less devoted teachers. I have met some AMAZING Catholics but most who seem in love with their Catholic faith opt out of traditional education and decide to home school their children. Most of these devotedly religious families do not participate in the religious programs at the local Church. I know these families are teaching all day everyday but I think they are a goldmine of religious knowledge and teaching experience that would GREATLY enhance any Catholic RE program. So the question is: how do we not only get the homeschool crowd but any committed Catholic to get involved in the Catholic Religious Education Programs? There are so many books, programs, and resources to help catechist, yet we struggle out here in the north prairie to get strong volunteers who will stick with the class for the entire school year. I know it is extremely hard with schedules in the military to give a commitment like being a catechist on top of everything else but there must be a way we can inspire and motivate people to make this commitment. What a way to give of yourself to God than teaching the youngest of his disciples. Is there any program on recruiting and inspiring catechists?
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Well if you ever find a program, please pass it along. We say prayers every summer that we will have enough help in the program and we are even military!!
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