tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post2577730576327504166..comments2023-06-01T04:31:28.520-05:00Comments on Liturgy & Catechesis Shall Kiss: A Call for Adult Catechesis on the Real Presence: Statistics Show Half of Catholics Do Not Know!jdonliturgyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-69321083920629657262013-06-17T19:34:01.443-05:002013-06-17T19:34:01.443-05:00I am not a DRE any more (I work in the diocesan of...I am not a DRE any more (I work in the diocesan office), but when I was, yes. A person with a good reputation, with an obviously active faith can sometimes be a good choice - they at least have a good base on which to build.jdonliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-6648401097429664542013-06-17T19:20:29.171-05:002013-06-17T19:20:29.171-05:00Hey Joyce, do you ever ask people out of the blue ...Hey Joyce, do you ever ask people out of the blue to be a catechist because they strike you as good material?<br />kkollwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691145638703824456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-13767392048197956802013-06-13T11:16:03.877-05:002013-06-13T11:16:03.877-05:00Sobering statistics! I guess you're right, the...Sobering statistics! I guess you're right, they're only getting it half the time! <br /><br />Wholeheartedly agree with your third bullet. We have to take advantage of those captive moments. Marc Cardaronellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608322942508691673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-85226639796920417642013-06-10T08:42:06.691-05:002013-06-10T08:42:06.691-05:00Every pastoral staff makes judgments on who is bes...Every pastoral staff makes judgments on who is best suited to be a catechist - and they should. One characteristic parishes should look for, according to the Vatican "Guide for Catechists" is openness - to God, the Church, and the world. All three are important. Catechists who have an appropriate spirituality that is based on prayer and the Eucharist, who understand Church teaching and who can present it in relation to the culture of the learners should always be welcome. jdonliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-73848603622097732032013-06-10T08:00:30.763-05:002013-06-10T08:00:30.763-05:00Another problem connected to this is that many par...Another problem connected to this is that many parishes do not want orthodox, real Catholic catechists. I know this personally.Supertradmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829935047036023159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-7893719791865868542013-06-08T22:01:28.422-05:002013-06-08T22:01:28.422-05:00I think the Eucharistic Prayer and the rest are te...I think the Eucharistic Prayer and the rest are terrific. I think this bit especially gets right at the truth of the Eucharist: <br /><br />"In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God: command that these gifts be borne by<br />the hands of your holy Angel to your altar on high in the sight of your divine<br />majesty, so that all of us who through this participation at the altar receive the most<br />holy Body and Blood of your Son may be filled with every grace and heavenly<br />blessing."<br /><br />But yeah Frank is right about the modern disinclination to simply accept a Sacrament for what it is: a Mysterion, as the Greeks say.<br /><br />Years ago my wife & I taught RCIA. We made it a priority to show how deep and substantial was the Biblical foundation for the literal miracle of the Eucharist; and I still do that in 6th-grade. In a lot of ways the whole Bible points to Jesus; and all the miracles point to the Eucharist.kkollwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691145638703824456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-36239890909037472662013-06-08T12:00:49.650-05:002013-06-08T12:00:49.650-05:00Well, Frank, that would certainly help, but since ...Well, Frank, that would certainly help, but since the prayers are unlikely to be revised again in our lifetime, it would be helpful if the preaching - and the catechesis focused on helping us understand them sometimes. I could see pastors writing their bulletin columns on the Collect and/or Prayer After Communion, or providing the texts and using them for prayer at meetings so that people could spend some time on their meaning.jdonliturgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729552755992633453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7747077806405542777.post-44015546062591667782013-06-08T11:41:38.899-05:002013-06-08T11:41:38.899-05:00It is more than an uncatechized thing. It's mo...It is more than an uncatechized thing. It's modern culture.<br /><br />Mystery is no longer a doorway to the supernatural; is is a problem waiting to be solved.<br /><br />Sacraments become transitions into another phase of life. People no longer see their symbols as transformative, a way of encountering the Divine.<br /><br />The ordered prayers of the liturgy should be written/said in such a way that they invite the assembled into that kind of experience.<br /><br />It does not seen to work on most occasions.Frank Koobnoreply@blogger.com