Hi. Once again I have to apologize for not keeping up with this. Two months ago I was asked to teach CCD at my parish, but everything was a little disorganized. I was asked at more or less the last minute, and had to prepare in very short time, be fingerprinted for a background check and go over the course. Our DRE asked just a couple of days before she was taking the DRE job at a new parish. It was very sudden for her as well, and she didn’t seem eager to leave. So there was some confusion. One, I have never taught a class before and this is an entirely new experience. Two, I still don’t know what I’m doing. Three, our new DRE is very experienced and kind and she’s helping to smooth out the rough spots.

Fortunately, I do know the subject matter. It’s the Old Testament, so I’m in my comfort zone as far as that goes, but learning how to keep a classroom from falling into chaos is a challenge. The students are great, but they’re also 11 years old and some are ADHD. I used to think ADHD was nonsense until now. The kids who suffer from it really do have trouble concentrating and even staying in their seats. The medication helps when they’re on it.

There have been other things that have come up as well. Things I’d rather not talk or write about here. Fortunately some of those issues have been settled, at least for now.

In the midst of this, along with other parish responsibilities, and my job (which is not parish related), I just plain forgot about updating the blog. It probably won’t be updated for a while.