I remember facts and teachings better when the words play upon one another, so lately as I envision ministry and dream of what it could be, I try to make the words dance and stick in the mind.
Sacrament preparation should help us know (catechesis) and grow (discipleship).
There will be four areas of focus for discipleship groups: Meet (large group gatherings), Message (topical teaching and discussion), Ministry (service within the parish), and Mission (service outside the parish). (There are also a couple of social nights where we Mingle.)
Being Catholic should teach us to know God (and neighbor), love God (and neighbor), and serve God (and neighbor). We use our head, heart, and hands.
Our faith in Jesus Christ makes us alive! We are beyond the pray, pay, and obey paradigm of old.
In teaching about the Eucharist, I explain the Man, the Meal, and the Mystery. Christ is present at our family dinner where we encounter something more profound than we can grasp.
In the wedding vows and in every person and relationship we encounter, we are called to offer free, total, faithful, fruitful love.
All these memory devices give some direction to my ways. Memory devices can be silly, but they are useful in recalling the things that really matter and clarifying a vision.
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