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Religious ed teachers: Will you be remembered?

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Kathleen N. Hattrup - published on 09/11/22
Pope Francis remembers Sr. Dolores, who prepared him for First Communion, and hopes that children will remember their catechists as people who "sowed good and beautiful things in their heart."

In a meeting where Pope Francis said that he enjoys the Wednesday morning audiences because a bishop is "first and foremost [a] catechist," called "to make the Gospel resonate in the heart of every person," he went on to recall the nun and two laywomen who prepared him for First Communion.

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