Recharging the Batteries

Posted By Carlos on June 19, 2009

Recharging BatteriesWith the Summer upon us, things have a tendency to slow down.  That’s exactly what’s happened with me.  I’ve realized that it is time to recharge the batteries, so no informative, insightful, witty (okay, I’m not really witty) posts this week.  This week you get more of an update post.

I’ve registered for my first class, Catholic Beliefs, at the VLCFF as part of the Catechist Certification program for the Archdiocese of Boston.  The online class begins on July 12th and goes for 6 weeks.  I also received my book for the class, Being Catholic by Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, which I look forward to diving into.

Additionally, I got confirmation this week that I will, in fact, be teaching 6th Grade again next year.  I had told our CRE that I could be flexible if she had a greater need for another grade, but the 6th Grade is where I will remain.  I’m excited about this because I think the more you work with a grade level, the more you grow in understanding, appreciating and delivering the material.

Lastly, I’ve started to notice a pickup in SPAM hitting the blog these past few weeks, which means one of two things.  Either (1) the blog is getting more popular, or (2) I’m an easy target.  I hope it’s 1, but just in case it’s 2, I’ve added CAPTCHA to the comment box to help fend off the spammers.

Well, that’s it.  Short and sweet.  See you guys soon, either here or at the Online Retreat for Catechists at Catechist’s Journey.  ;)

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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”.

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  • http://platytera.blogspot.com/ Christian

    “I think the more you work with a grade level, the more you grow in understanding, appreciating and delivering the material.”

    yesyesyes

    Also please report anything noteworthy from the online class.

  • http://www.RomanCatholicCop.blogspot.com Jamie

    Sixth grade?!?!?! Are you trying to get all your time in purgatory served now????

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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”.