Carlos | May 29, 2009
iPods don’t produce iPeas, a blog is not related to a blob and going on YouTube doesn’t mean you are riding on the subway. Of course, most of us know that by now, especially if you’re reading blogs. Last year, I decided to show my class a short video on the Sacrament of Penance from [...]
Carlos | May 28, 2009
As a Catechist, one of the biggest currents that you swim against is the students feeling that what you’re teaching isn’t really practical in today’s day and age. Leave it to the real world to get in the way. It got in Jesus’s way, in the Apostles’ way and in many Saints’ way, so why [...]
Carlos | May 21, 2009
Few words strike more fear and dread into the hearts of some Catholics then these: “Bless me Father, for I have sinned.” That was clearly the sentiment of my 6th grade class last year. Besides the standing time slot on Saturday afternoons, the parish offers the Sacrament of Penance twice throughout the year during class [...]
Carlos | May 17, 2009
I’ve always found stories with two titles intriguing, like Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus & The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned. So, since I couldn’t quite decide between two titles for this post, it got two. Now, while my students and family may have their own opinions, I don’t think I’m technically crazy; however, it [...]
Carlos | May 12, 2009
While most people would think that the statement in the title is obvious, I never appreciated just how “not equal” parents can be. One of the biggest disappointments I found from teaching this past year was seeing that in some cases, what I was teaching in Religious Education class was not actively supported or practiced [...]
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