Most Why Catholic groups are well underway by now. You are probably into the second or third session at least. You may have discovered that there is a lot of material to cover in each session. The 90 minute time period can go by very quickly. Some may find it necessary to skip some parts of the session in order to finish on time. In the small group leader training Sister Eileen stressed that if you need to skip a part of the process, Reflection 2 should be your first choice. She emphasized strongly that you should not skip "dessert"...the Living the Good News activity that is at the end of each session. Dessert is often the best part of the meal and it comes at the end. So it is with the Living the Good News activity.
Why not skip dessert? One of the major goals of the Why Catholic process is to move people to act on what they learn in the sessions. It is one of the reasons we come together in small groups...to encourage and support one another to live the faith. Really we could all read the Catechism on our own and probably get a lot out of it, but we can't encourage and support one another to live our faith on our own. Listening to other people talk about how they try to live the gospel has inspired me to a deeper commitment many times. So make sure...don't skip dessert.
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