Why a Catechist?

Carlos | April 29, 2009

For me, it’s a calling.  It’s something I feel comfortable doing, I have fun at and it gives me a feeling of fulfillment; but it didn’t start out the way. My first experience teaching catechesis was a couple of years after graduating college.  My parish in New York was in need of Catechists (as most [...]

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In the beginning

Carlos | April 27, 2009

This being my introductory post, I thought I’d share what my hope is for this blog.  Here I will post about my journey as I share and pass down the Catholic faith to those entrusted to me.  As a Catechist, I have the ministry and therefore the responsibility to teach what the Church has to [...]

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About the author

Carlos

My name is Carlos Torres, and for better or for worse, I am a Catechist. As a Catechist, I help supplement the religious education that parents give at home with focused and detailed lessons around Scripture and Tradition as taught by the Church. Now, I have no background in teaching, much less in dealing with a group of tweens and teens who don’t want to be with me, in a classroom, on a weeknight, learning about faith; yet week after week, I and many other Catechists do just that by letting the Holy Spirit guide us in planting those seeds and helping fulfill the Church’s mission to “go and make disciples”.