Show 1 Catholic Notes by Father Lucero SERVERS ANNOUNCED Weiss this week ia Aldon AH Masses aVe x tn the church at a.m. Altar boys assigned for Sunday are Paul j Roberts and Steven first and Orlie Rachele and Nick second WHY CANT JOHNNIE It Is deeply to learn so many of America's children do not really know how to read or how to The very thought that Johnnie can't read almost tumult of action new methods of teaching are school systems are new school buildings of all sizes and colors pop up across the There is a sadder and more regrettable we look at every day without really seeing or its the sight of little Johnnie and Janie tripping merrily off j to school and not giving one moment of prayer to the God I I Who made j That God created the It's new to three out of every j In each group of three j only one knows that Christmas Is Christ's or that Jesus can be Visited or that died f oh the Sad isn't But it shows that the most important thing j In the world is losing its place I And Johnnie does J not how to So we I must teach i what's the Let him learn when he goes to Y That Is why some Johnnies never learn how to It is l' Praying is not a lesson that is dug out of like and It cannot simply be drilled into children's Praying is a way of a Early childhood is the time for picking- up Early childhood is the time to learn to fold little hands V But can we really teach John- nie how to We of teach him the motions' the but we cannot teach his heart to talk to That step must be his It is true we cannot force him to eat with a but when we he When we hold his tiny doesn't he try to take a As we help him to u walk along life's rough let us help him travel up the l winding road of I What can we There arc t two ways in which we can help any give his directions and light up the road for As baby grows we begin to tell him We can not overestimate their stories about the Baby of stories from the stories about those famous individuals in the Old and New stories of present-day missionaries who travel the world-over to teach about God and how to But this only the beginning of Johnnie's or Janie's training in learning how to This training must never It must continue throughout their |