My parents bought the kids the complete set of Saints books by Mary Fabyan Windeatt. I had asked them if they would consider this purchase their Christmas gift as the books are a hidden tool of catechesis. The twins, who love to read, devour these books since they are written in the style of a novel. My real motive was a need to catechise the kids on the sly i.e. freeing me up from directly teaching them. The result? So far, it looks like my plan is working.
Hannah: (after learning about the gifts of the Holy Spirit from her gr. 5 teacher) What is the fear of The Lord? Does that mean that I need to be scared of God because He is so powerful and can hurt me?
Jacob: No, Hannah, that sounds a bit too much like Jansenism.
And on a slightly less cerebral note: Isaac noticed that I was wearing new boots today. (A friend lent them to me to try on for size and fit.) He remarked, "Nice boots, Mom. Where'd you get them? The grocery store?" Clearly, after my Texan siesta, I am now back to the grind.
2 comments:
Wow! Jacob is a remarkable kid!
Jansenism - awesome. Most adults don't know what that is. Was the saint of that book Alphonsus Liguori?
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