Monday, August 14, 2006
Basic training defends against evangelical threat
Mary DeTurris Poust in Our Sunday Visitor on how the Church is dealing with evangelicals proselytizing Catholics in the military.
Having seen our Religious Education programs up close, I'm not surprised our young people come out of them needing remediation. There seems to be an idea that the Church has advanced to a point beyond catechesis. Once again, that something is not sufficient has lead to it's being treated as not necessary. ¶ 8/14/2006 06:20:00 AM
The problems, in large part, come from a Catholic population that is not well educated in the faith and is, therefore, open to the persuasive arguments of others. And so the military archdiocese has taken it upon itself to pump a lot of money and manpower into the one thing that can make a difference quickly and effectively with or without more chaplains: training young members of the armed forces in the basics of their faith.
Having seen our Religious Education programs up close, I'm not surprised our young people come out of them needing remediation. There seems to be an idea that the Church has advanced to a point beyond catechesis. Once again, that something is not sufficient has lead to it's being treated as not necessary. ¶ 8/14/2006 06:20:00 AM
