Every year around this time I am praying and thinking about what I am going to teach my students at Sunday School. I think a lot more on how I am going to teach them. After 10 years of serving as a catechist at my local parish of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Washington Heights, NYC , I realized that there is NO WAY I am going to teach 2,000 years of church history, christology, mystagogy, theology and all the other “ologies” out there. It would be Mission Impossible and I am in no way Tom Cruise on a motorcycle. Besides, the students would hate me and so would the parents. It’s not my purpose as a catechist to teach so much and it would be best to remember that there are 5 simple things that catechists can do for a successful and grace-filled year. 1. Never start your class with prayer. This may be shocking as you read it but I am serious. I used to begin with a “Good morning” and quickly get a candle, stand in the front of the classroom and have my students...
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