tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218292219654562746.post2362315915194953372..comments2023-05-06T07:47:54.176-04:00Comments on Του λόγοι Λόγου: Week 20, Wednesday. Queenship of Mary. Evangelizing Thought of the Day (ETD)Fr Mark J Hunt STDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08087584742788767848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218292219654562746.post-32877754616127375582012-08-23T22:38:24.019-04:002012-08-23T22:38:24.019-04:00Not having children, I can't answer the first ...Not having children, I can't answer the first question about today's religious education programs and Catholic schools but I can comment from my own experience of Catholic schools of the 1950's and 60's. The initial "handing on" of the person Jesus was in my family, especially by my mother, who did not attend Catholic school. She, however, could only "hand on" what was given to her. We were sent to Catholic school so that we could receive (be taught) what she could not give us. I also believe from what I can remember that preparation for First Penance and First Communion was both a handing on and teaching but after First Communion, it was all teaching. <br /><br />All teaching (subject/marks) with no preaching (handing on/encounter) can starve/deform our spirits. Our spirit needs the encounter to understand the teaching. They go hand in hand - distinct but complimentary.<br /><br />Yes. All we need to know, as the Holy Spirit wanted us to know him, is found in the Gospels. Besides the Imitation, St. Therese found everything that made her a Saint in a small New Testament that she always carried with her next to her heart. Would that we followed her example.<br /><br /><br /><br />vpcsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228924968379416719noreply@blogger.com