Carlos | January 26, 2010
Have you ever had one of those nights where you look back and think, “wow” or a night that you wish you could repeat every week? For me, last night was one of those nights. When I arrived at Church for Religious Education, my CRE asked if I would be willing to merge my class with [...]
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Carlos | January 15, 2010
Hey! You guys may not remember me. I’m the Catechist that used to post on this blog. It’s been how long? Oh yeah, a month and a half. I’m embarrassed by the fact that I haven’t posted in so long. Life got a little bit crazy for me in December. Work picked up as we [...]
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Carlos | December 1, 2009
Some of my readers may remember a post I made a few months ago called “6 + 6 = Awkward“. Well, it’s that time of year where we review the Ten Commandments. After some introductory reading, I chose to review each commandment in detail. I asked for a volunteer to read the First Commandment aloud. [...]
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Carlos | November 17, 2009
Superheroes. Who’s your favorite? Maybe it’s Superman, or Batman, or Wonder Woman, or maybe it’s even the Green Lantern or the Flash. Mine happens to be Mighty Mouse, for those of you who remember the little guy. No matter which superhero is your favorite, they all have a couple of things in common … they use their [...]
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Carlos | November 2, 2009
Tonight’s class was not a good class, but honestly I suspected it would be challenging. Classes last for one hour. Normally, I take control from the very beginning and can maintain it throughout that hour. Tonight however, we had every student go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. While I love this sacrament and profess it’s [...]
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