There's been a lot of talk recently about the role of women in the Catholic church. All I'm going to say (which I have said to some extent before here and here) is that the way that parents teach their children about any religion is really important.
Among other things, I teach Beezus and Ramona that they matter to God, that Jesus wants them to be kind, they are special to our priest and our deacon. I point out our (female) neighbor who is an Extraordinary Minister (is that what we're supposed to call Eucharistic Ministers now ?) and I point out to them the girls who are altar servers.
They are clearly listening.
About a month ago we were at Michael's and saw some little wooden crosses, about 4-5 inches high. They totally flipped out they were so excited. I bought one for each of them ($ . 49 ea.) and they were thrilled. Now they parade around the house holding them up high and demanding that I sing "Jesus Christ is Risen Today." The baby doll changing table serves as the altar, and they even bow as they approach it !
I don't know what the future holds for our Church. I know that we have a lot of prayer and a lot of work ahead of us. But I also know that for now, I am teaching my children to love our Church . . . and they do. 49 cent wooden crosses and all !!!
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This reminds me of my neice, Emily, who has an altar on my sister's front lawn that she will regularly go and pray to.
You should set up a may altar for them. I used to enjoy doing that every year as a kid.
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