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Our Church needs your voice! Join us in asking the Magisterium to grant us an Ordinary Sunday catechetical lectionary for use in every parish around the world. This initiative is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and will always be obedient to the Magisterium. Simply add your thoughts or comments on this page. Simple comment such as “I want to be taught”, or “I support this initiative” is totally acceptable. Please be sure to put down your name, parish, city, country for statistical analysis purpose. Be sure to pass this on and share it with others!


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Mr. & Mrs. David Bradley, Most Blessed Trinity Parish, Queen of Peace Church, North Chicago, IL, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:41

I cannot tell you how thankful I am that for this website and for those who worked so hard to put this program together. Catechesis is SO DESPERATELY NEEDED in the Church of Christ today!!!! SO DESPERATELY NEEDED!!!! I believe the lack of proper catechesis is a VERY MAJOR CRISIS that sadly has cost us many souls. What a gift to the Church this will be!!! A precious GIFT!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you again and again for being open to the Holy Spirit. THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS!!

Terri Bradley (and husband David Bradley)

Philip Moore, St. Cletus, La Grange Il. 60525, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:40

Help me understand the teachings of the Church.

James Dignan, St Joseph, Millbrook, United States
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:40

I come from a family of nine children, my father died at the age of 39,he was faithful to the Roman Catholic Church,however he passed away in 1970. We all went to Catholic grade school but the expense of continuing Catholic education became too much for my mother.Today two of the nine remain faithful to the Church.A catechetical formation program is needed but getting the bodies back in the pew is the challenge.Ipray that the Holy Spirit will bless this ministry,the Church has the answers for a jaded world .Please God young men will recognise the need to bring this cause to fruition.God is good,let it be done.

mary foley, N/A, Toronto Onatario, Canada
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:39

May God reward you for this ministry. I watched you last night on EWTN. I am only now realizing what it means to be a Christian at the age of 76. The laity are in such need of being educated in the faith. It was a gift to have the year of faith but I did not see around me any solid steps being taken to carry out this task. Finally last night listening to you my heart became so hopeful. What a gift to the church your ministry will be. I will pray for you that God and our Blessed Mother will protect you.
Let me know how I can bring this message to my parish. I have only been in my parish a year and do not know many people even though I go to Sunday and weekday Mass. I was hurt by the lack of inclusion into the life of the parish until in prayer I was led to the realization that people in the parish were good people doing works of charity as individuals. What we lack in many parishes is cohesion and inclusiveness. It is my opinion, listening to the criticism of the church over and over again, lapse Catholics tell me they do not feel included so why should I go to church. When the church began we were a family and we knew one another studying and carrying out the gospel message and then spreading the good news Many people of my age and younger feel like me we are strangers going to Mass and returning to our daily lives. We do not have the support of a community. It made so much sense teaching in the method Father advocated it would draw people together in knowledge and strength to go out and spread the gospel message.
Once more may the Divine Will and Mother Mary protect your ministries. God bless in the Divine Will Mary Foley

linda allison, sacred heart of Jesus, broomfield, co, us
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:38

I want to be taught, too! I always have thought that if only I had gone to catechism and applied myself I would have learned Church teachings and been a better Catholic. There must be more people who are like me, a Catholic, a believer, and in need of a refresher in Catholicism. I did not go to Catholic school, but I did go to Catechism one day per week. . I did not pay much attention to the teaching of the Catechism classes, having discovered the secret that I thought was a wonderful thing at the time, that I could appear to be listening to the teacher and not actually listen. But what I do remember is the Benediction and the Latin Mass and the beautiful hymns during Benediction. So moving and so wonderful were they in my Soul that I remember them to this very day. Yes I would love to be taught now, to know that I know how to explain my faith.

JOYCE DAY, CHRIST OUR LIGHT PARISH, CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:36

We (I) need this!!! Thank you for starting this initiative.

Patricia Shovlin, St Stanislaus Kostka, Lansdale, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:35

I just saw this program discussed on EWTN...sounds like exactly what we need today. Our younger generation is in great need of knowledge of our beautiful faith.
Wisdom comes from knowledge...COME HOLY SPIRIT

Connie Edwards, Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Lake Charles, La. 70605 Calcasieu Parish, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:35

A friend of mine watched your show last night on EWTN and shared it with me this morning. I support this initiative and believe it is sorely needed.. Our faith is so precious but too many of our parishioners are unaware of this treasure. Thank you for your work and God bless you.

MaryJacqueline Dahlke, Our Lady of the Brook, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:28

I want to pass on our Catholic Faith to my Children and Grandchildren. I am thankful for this opportunity to learn and teach.

Kelly Pontiere, St. Margaret Mary, Moon Township, PA, United States
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 10:27

I have met so many poorly-catechized Catholics over the years that it is astonishing. In fact, I would venture to guess that the majority of Catholics under the age of 60 cannot adequately explain or defend a single Catholic dogma. If you doubt this, ask the average Catholic in the pews to explain the Immaculate Conception to you. I am willing to bet that the vast majority will respond by telling you that this dogma refers to Jesus having been miraculously conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In my own extended family, many have left the Catholic Church to join other churches that claim to be based on the Bible. After leaving the Church, they become convinced that the Catholic Church is "un-biblical" and teaches nothing but error.

These family members never had an adequate understanding of the faith. If they had, they would not have even considered leaving. They did not understand the scriptural basis of the Mass, the legitimacy of Apostolic tradition, the great gift of the Sacraments (especially the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation), or the true meaning of the Communion of Saints. Combine this weak faith with the tragedy of scandals in the Church, and they became easy prey for those outside the Church who could quote scripture verses to them, and then challenge them on Catholic Church teaching. Being ill-equipped to explain or defend the faith, they were easy to lure away, and some have even become extremely anti-Catholic. To quote one ex-Catholic family member, "Priests are bogus, the Mass is bogus, and all you Catholics are going to hell." This from a man who had been Catholic for the first 40 years of his life.

Other Catholics may not leave the Church, but because of a lack of understanding, get involved in activities and practices that are dangerous or contrary to the faith. A tremendous number use artificial contraception without a second thought, or get sterilized after they are "done" having children. They think of the teaching about artificial contraception as optional, and do not believe--or perhaps care--that they are sinning.

I know other Catholics who think nothing of practicing yoga (thinking the spirituality behind it is harmless and irrelevant), having their fortunes told or tarot cards read, or going to see so-called celebrity psychics, who can claim to give them messages from loved ones who have died. These Catholics have no idea that what they are doing is dangerous.

This initiative is desperately needed. Humanity is being distracted with technology, consumerism, and materialism. At the same time, more and more people are embracing moral relativism and the Culture of Death. As the world gets darker, the light of Christ needs to shine more and more brightly. But how will that light shine, if Catholics do not understand their faith?

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