We are quickly approaching a new year of religious education. Whether it is part of our Catholic curriculum or a parish program, we join together to share our faith with the younger generation.
Some youth attend Mass regularly with their parents; some attend alone, dropped off at the door. Some only come once in a while, and others perhaps not at all. There are several common threads:
- All have some sort of challenge, be it home life, school, or social.
- They probably don't listen intently during the Mass.
- They might wonder why we do this or what does it mean.
Enter the religious education teacher! We might be volunteers who have a child in the program (so we might as well help out). Or we offer this as a service in our parish. Some of us are paid teachers.
All of us want our children to know that our faith is important. No matter the situation, our task is to guide the next generation! We are Jesus to them!
