Video Introduction of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

The quote below is from an older video no longer available, but is still resonates :-)

"We just believe in this so much that we're willing to drive 30 miles, one way, to make sure that our children are getting the fullness of their faith."

This resonated with me, since I've been driving to one atria or another for the past 11 years! None of them were less than 20 miles away, but it's been such a beautiful journey.

Summer Catechesis??

While talking to parents about VBS, Sarah was told by several parents how much their children missed the atrium. It would be lovely to have enough catechists available to be able to continue throughout the year for the children who'd like to be there.

The atrium is such a treasure for both the children and the catechists who share the faith with them. Each week brings moments of pure joy into our lives. Even though my plate is full to overflowing, this is one thing that is necessary for my own relationship with Christ. It's a spiritual retreat amidst a life that is often chaotic and exausting and I'm grateful to the Holy Spirit for guiding me here.

In the peace of the Good Shepherd,
Beate

Parent Resource

Check out this wonderful new page at the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd:

Resources for Parents

Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19: 14

Each child is an important person to you as parents and to God. Parenting is a ministry, a service to life. You, as a parent, have the dignity of being the “original and irreplaceable”[1] person in your child’s religious journey. 

The family is the primary community in the faith journey of the child, it is the “domestic church,” because it is within the life of the family we find the first and privileged place of the Christian community lived. Here, you as parents are “the first heralds of the faith”[2]  Here “faith works through love” and a relationship with God can begin to be nurtured. You, as parents, have shared the gift of human life with your child, and through Baptism, have enriched your child with a share in God’s own life. Your faith, your attitude toward others, and your trust in a loving God strongly influences the development of your child’s faith.[3] We offer these suggestions to help you nurture your child’s developing relationship with God.

Read the rest here: http://www.cgsusa.org/parentresources.aspx 

M. Montessori words to contemplate:

The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist". - Dr. Maria Montessori