Posted on 07/22/2010 5:57:02 AM PDT by NYer
Ping!
CCD: Catholic Civil Defense. :)
When I was on the education committee of the Lib church I left, the DRE told me that she wasn’t interested in teaching the Catechism because she just wanted the kids to have a “good experience”.
I told her that these parents had a “good experience” and because of that, know NOTHING about being Catholic. Those parents pay us 90.00 a year to teach the Catechism. She didn’t want to hear it.
Needless to say, I left.
Why the heck do these people bother teaching if they can’t be bothered knowing the doctrines? Honestly, THIS is the stuff that makes my head explode.
I am a sinner with a very sordid past that was primarily rooted in my ignorance of my faith. Sine I have rediscovered my faith, I am in love with it & want to know more. I have vowed not to let the same thing happen to my own child. I do not trust these DREs at churches to actaully arm my little gilr with the knowledge she needs to be a good soldier for Christ. I am gonna do it myself.
The way these teachers “teach” the Catholic Faith is just an example of the way other subjects are “taught” as well: people who don’t know the subject and don’t care about the subject, putting in their time with as little effort as possible.
Unfortunately, this is all TOO common. This is why, if possible, we should find those who are committed Catholics and meet regularly to pray for our parishes. This is especially important in the worst parishes. Prayer IS powerful and will eventually work wonders. Those who are committed to such prayer should also get involved in the various ministries of that same parish as led by the Holy Spirit. What God can do with even one person is pretty amazing. ;-))
Example: Influence the Women’s Club (substitute any group) to sponsor a seminar of Fr. John Corapi ...or inivte GOOD speakers, etc.
It takes time, faith and patience....but change WILL come.
So true! See the tagline:
>>I brought my rosary, the prayer to St. Michael (one copy for each student) and the Bible.<<
Did the DRE recoil from you, vomit and smoke? XD
Honestly, you don’t have to sit in the worst parishes.
I can’t tell you the amount of people who have “spoken with their wallets” and left that parish. Running, not walking to the one I’m in now.
We pray for that parish, A LOT. For five years (as directed by my current pastor) I continued to wash altar linens for them every January. Two years ago, I walked into the main and Low and Behold! a large crucifix hung behind the altar! This was a huge step for this parish.
Take your money to a good parish. Direct your prays at the old one.
Ooops, prays=prayers
Get her these books
http://www.catholiccompany.com/faith-and-life-series-c1087/
They are the best. How do I know? We use them, Seton Homeschool uses them and the liberal parishes hate them.
Actual CCC references and the whole lot.
The really good thing about them is, they progress by age but not by subject. The same thing is taught every year. When my 5th grader is learning about the Eucharist, my 7th grader is learning the same thing, only with more information appropriate to her age. I love them.
Wow! Thanks so much! I’m sitting at work bored today so I will order them right now.
The one curriculum that I do have (the Who Am I thing) also builds on the same subject year after year for three years.
Thanks for this info.
Good tagline - except you need to type, instead of copy/paste the apostrophe.
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That would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
I'd say two generations, going on three. And though I winced at the grammatical errors in this article, "drifted" is a very good way of describing the effect of the titanic spiritual battle which is being fought every minute of every day.
Our battle is against the evil one who wants the death of both the soul and the body. One way to achieve that goal is to ensure that the soul will only see darkly as it drifts; concerned only with the material, never lifting the eyes to what is beyond this life. Like St. Augustine said, the searching soul is restless until it rests in God, but what of the soul who doesn't know enough to search?
We must pray for our fellow members of the mystical body, pray fervently for them that they will receive the graces necessary for a radical conversion, no less radical than St. Paul's. I don't think many pray enough for the salvation of others; not only those they know and love, but for those they don't know, but are part of the same body.
No problem at all!
St. Monica Pray for us.
ROFL at Anoreth’s comment on “other cultures” ...
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