2. God and the Child with Rebekah Rojcewicz

“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children,^* you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.”  Matthew 18:3 NAB

 

Does the child already have a connection with God?  How can we, as adults, foster it?  Why does an encounter with God create a peace and joy in the child and what does this look like?  What about the children who have a hard time finding that peace and joy?  What is a Metaphysical child?

 

Rebekah Rojcewicz explores with us the spiritual depth of the child that is discussed in the first chapter of The Religious Potential of the Child by Sofia Cavalletti.  In this episode she helps us have a deeper understanding and respect for the hidden riches of the child.  She lifts up the place of the adult as co-learner so that we can allow the true teacher, the Holy Spirit, to encounter the child. 

 

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Rebekah is a catechist and formation leader in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd having completed her training in 1981 in Rome with its founders, Dr. Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi.  She has translated several of their books and articles from the original Italian and has written and edited various parts of the CGS core texts.  Her book: Life in the Vine: The Joyful Journey Continues…is due for publication in 2020. Rebekah is a catechist at her parish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, and for the Missionaries of Charity atrium in Memphis, Tennessee.  She serves on the formation committee of CGSUSA, as well as on the International Board for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

 

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