Recently my eight-year-old daughter asked me the following question during our ride to school, “Daddy, what does CCC stand for? I see it in my religion book at school.” Regan is in the second grade in Catholic school and is preparing to receive her first Holy Communion in April of 2016. I replied, “Honey, CCC stands for Catechism of the Catholic Church, it is where we can learn much about our Catholic Faith. We are able to look things up in the CCC when we have questions about our Faith.” Regan replies, “Okay, Daddy.”
My wife told me later that day that Regan made it a point to
tell her teacher that she knew what CCC stood for. Regan’s teacher subsequently
asked the sixth grade class if anyone knew what CCC stood for to which no one could
provide a an answer. The teacher then exclaimed, “Even one of my second graders
knows the answer to that question!”
When I learned of what happened that day. I was so proud of
my little girl, but more importantly grateful that I was given the opportunity
to answer the question that she cared enough about to ask. I was reminded of
how important it is for us as parents to share the knowledge of our Faith with
our children, and that it is never too early to do so.
On a side note, I learned from my wife that Regan also informed
her that she had “an in with God.” When Liz asked what she meant by that, Regan
replied, “When I want to know something, I ask God the question and He answers
me, not with words, but by showing me pictures in my head.” I immediately
thought to myself, do we have a mystic in our midst?
How nice it is to know
that my eight year old has that kind of relationship with God! Regan, and all of my
children have always been an absolute source of pride and joy in my life,
thanks be to God!
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