The Sower Review
Mary, the First Catechist
Do whatever He tells you
By Bishop David A. Zubik


‘Do whatever He tells you.’ Again, ‘Do whatever He tells you!’

There is no more concise job definition of the catechist than this ‘job description’ given to us by the Blessed Mother, the first catechist. That job has as its all—to teach, to nurture and to evangelize – the deep relationship between Jesus, the Bridegroom and His Bride, the Church.

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The Jul-Sept 2012 The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 20 Years On Issue
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  • Religious Liberty
  • - by Edward Hulmes
  • Editor's Notes
  • - by Petroc Willey
  • Sofia Cavalletti
  • - by Mary Mirrione
  • Una busqueda de corazon para los Ministros de Jovenes
  • - by Bob Rice
  • The Objectivity of Catechesis
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  • What's in a name?
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  • Not the Least Lash Lost
  • - by Rolf Heming
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  • - by Bob Rice
  • Code of Canon Law
  • - by Fr. Arnold Rosney
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  • - by Fr. Matthew J. Albright
  • Our Lady of Lourdes
  • - by Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FGSM
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  • - by Martha Drennan
  • The Foyers of Charity
  • - by Tony Schmitz
  • The Chalice
  • - by Romano Guardini
  • The Logo of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
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