Kazimierz Misiaszek SDBThe author discusses the main catechetical tasks relevant to the motto of
the recent pastoral year ‘To be the salt of the earth’ They relate to natural functions
of salt, as preserving, making fertile and adding taste to food. To preserve
means to store and to guard the heritage of Christianity and the truth, which is
emphasized in the teachings by John Paul II and Benedict XVI. To make things
fertile leads to the building of the foundations of the faith. The author has
stresses that one of the drawbacks of today’s religious instruction is lack of
the existential element of the message of salvation. Teaching religion today is
more doctrinal than existential. A schoolchild today wants to know the purpose
of his education and know to what extent it is beneficial for life. Adding taste
means discovering the richness and beauty of the faith which can take place
only in its natural environment, which is a parish community. That is why the
author supports the idea of parish religious instruction.Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawi
