VIRTUAL Pilgrimage to Italy: Time to “Fly” Home!

Joe Paprocki Being a Catechist

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My how the time has flown! It seems like just yesterday that we arrived in Italy for our VIRTUAL pilgrimage and now, here we are, packing our virtual bags and getting ready for our virtual flight home! I hope you’ve enjoyed this little journey! It’s been nice traveling with you. Before we leave, we will celebrate a wonderful liturgy with our Holy Father, Pope Francis and then one more exquisite dining experience!

Today, we’ll gather in St. Peter’s Square with thousands of catechists who have gathered from all over the world for this “Day for Catechists” and we will join in the Eucharist with Pope Francis who is expected to encourage us to live a life of witness for the fatih rather than simply catechizing as a job.

What do you have a taste for after Mass?

Me? I’ve got a hankering for seafood but I definitely want some more of that Bailey’s Irish Cream gelato for desert!

Update:

Live Your Faith, Pope Exhorts Catechists

 

 

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Joe Paprocki, DMin, is National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press, where, in addition to his traveling/speaking responsibilities, he works on the development team for faith formation curriculum resources including Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts and God’s Gift: Reconciliation and Eucharist. Joe has more than 35 years of experience in ministry and has presented keynotes, presentations, and workshops in more than 100 dioceses in North America. Joe is a frequent presenter at national conferences including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Congress, and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the best seller The Catechist’s Toolbox, A Church on the Move, Under the Influence of Jesus, and Called to Be Catholic—a bilingual, foundational supplemental program that helps young people know their faith and grow in their relationship with God. Joe is also the series editor for the Effective Catechetical Leader and blogs about his experiences in faith formation at www.catechistsjourney.com.

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