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This question is really a no-brainer. This was one of the many questions put forward to parents living in the United States of America, in a survey conducted by Pew Research Centre from September 20 to October 2, 2022. . In the Pew Research report, it states that only 35 per cent of Catholic parents think it is very important that their children have similar religious beliefs as them, and 34 per cent say it is not at all important.
Of course when the child reaches teenage or young adulthood, he or she has the choice to embark on their own spiritual and religious journey. Factors that influence their decisions in life are plentiful, and will probably not be attributed to their parents’ faith. Our Catholic Church has in place many “mechanisms” or opportunities for parents to utilise to share their faith and religious beliefs with their children. At birth, a Catholic parent can avail themselves of the Sacrament of Baptism for their infant child, and at an early age, register the child for catechism. Of course this implies the parent has to faithfully send the child for classes, usually once a week for 1.5 to two hours, approximately 40 times or so a year, for a period of 10-11 years.
What this means is that the facilitators of CLOW have only 20-30 minutes to impart the Gospel reading message for the week in bite-size, child-like manner. To do so calls for a clear understanding of the Gospel message and to impart the message in simple words and actions. Parents involved in CLOW have the opportunity to learn to summarise, simplify and share their faith with their children in a short burst of time.
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