HELLO-O-o-o? ECHO-O-o-o!

| December 12, 2011

Is anyone out there?  It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog, so everyone that has stopped looking has rightfully done so and those that are still here have shown great hope.  I would especially like to thank reader Christian LeBlanc for giving me a much needed kick in the pants to [...]

Wabbit Season or Duck Season?

| May 3, 2010

Neither, but it sure does seem to be Webinar Season. I have been lucky enough to have participated in two excellent webinars over the past couple of weeks that have really helped me to reconsider how I should engage in my ministry. The first webinar was presented by Jonathan F. Sullivan, who is the Director [...]

Catechized While Catechizing

| April 27, 2010

For our parish, the formal Catechetical year is over.  Our Catecumen has been initiated, our students have had their final exams and classes are over until September.  I guess that means it’s time to reflect on the past year.  Teaching others is always a work in progress, no matter what it is that you are [...]

He is Risen! Alleluia!

| April 5, 2010

I have a confession to make. I’ve never been to an Easter Vigil Mass before. Can you believe it? All my life, Easter has always been an Easter morning sort of thing. I can now honestly say that I had no idea what it is that I was missing!! The Easter Vigil was one of [...]

On fire!!

| 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 [...]

About the author

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”.