tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post1364970368931030015..comments2023-06-01T04:31:28.520-05:00Comments on Liturgy & Catechesis Shall Kiss: The Catechetical Problem of Being "Too American"jdonliturgyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-13692504918831824022011-04-21T17:29:59.930-05:002011-04-21T17:29:59.930-05:00I really like what you said about what you share w...I really like what you said about what you share with catechists: "I tell new catechists that no matter what their personal opinion, they must always teach from the "center" of Church teaching or when speaking publicly." I tell catechists that what we are passing on is not from us but as Jesus said: "from the one who sent us". There is no place for our own personal opinions about Church teaching - we are called to pass on the truths that have been handed down whole and entire through Jesus, the apostles and their successors. God Bless You!catechesisinthethirdmillenniumhttp://catechesisinthethirdmillennium.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-14937447976423676632011-04-14T11:30:49.705-05:002011-04-14T11:30:49.705-05:00Thanks, Maureen - I know that even I have to pray ...Thanks, Maureen - I know that even I have to pray through it to let go of my own impulses to pick and choose - it is natural in a country where we have such freedom in other areas. Our call to be obedient, faithful members of the Church, in communion with our pastors (the bishops) sometimes IS in conflict with our habit of making up our own minds about things. Freedom of speech is a great thing, but in some cases, it is very damaging to unity.jdonliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-84833034982196865352011-04-14T11:18:50.869-05:002011-04-14T11:18:50.869-05:00Amen. Thank you for speaking the hard truth that w...Amen. Thank you for speaking the hard truth that we are not as holy as we imagine ourselves to be. I agree with you completely.Maureen Grisanti Larisonnoreply@blogger.com