random notes

Here some of the things that I wrote and starred in my notebook this week- some are my thoughts and some are things we were taught, but in my own note-taking form:
* Learning is never neutral.
* faith development is like the rings on a growing tree, each layer building on the layer before it.
* In our parents’ days, there were 6 support systems for a family: Church, Community, Extended Family, School, AND the Entertainment Industry. (What a different world, huh?)
* The community is Always Teaching. What is our community teaching right now?
* The parish IS the curriculum!!!
* Education always transforms.
* Church is MISSION- not maintenance.
* Sacraments are a gift for the community- offered through a person.
* Is it really an “alternative model” if it’s rooted in the Church documents?
* CCD- Continuing Christian Development
* What if ALL Sacraments happened at parish Masses, and all were invited to witness? What if our Confirmation Masses were as packed as our Christmas Masses?
* Her pastor believes that anytime you ask someone to help in the Church, in any capacity, you are helping them to get closer to God. (!!)
* At some point you are going to run out of fuel- will you burn, or will you crash?
* “Where the hell have you been, Rip Van Winkle?!?”
* Resistance peaks just before the change tips.
* 5 questions until you get to the problem: Why? Why is that? Why is that? Why is that?,,,,, etc.
* Honor and respond to the problems and questions.
* You are the change you’re trying to make.