Two ...

Two more days until the new job. Not that I'm counting. I found out that an old co-worker of mine with whom I worked for about 20 years at two different companies is also working at the company where I will be starting on Tuesday. That is good news because I like the guy and because I will not be starting out there completely alone. At least I will have someone who can fill me in on the inside information about how the company runs and who to watch out for, and who to have on my side.
Today being Sunday, I will be playing my guitar and singing for the 6:15 Mass. This is the Lifeteen Mass, geared towards the teens of the parish. We play modern Christian music that the teens can relate to more than the traditional organ based liturgical music that I grew up on. I used to hate Sundays when I was a kidbut now I like them because I get to do what I love most.
Yesterday I taught my weekly religious education class. It is a class for young kids that either have no religious training or have fallen behind and need to catch up. The course is kind of an overview of the Church's teaching with an emphasis on getting to know and to believe in and to love Jesus.
Catechism is no longer just the memorization of boring questions and answers. It is much more interactive and interesting for the kids. For me I love teaching because it gets me closer to God and keeps me on the path. It also keeps me in the fight against the spiritually dulling effects of the dominant secular culture.