The Message -- for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana
. -- On The Record --
What does a busy youth's spirit need?
THE RIVER OF DREAMS
In the middle of the night/I go
walking in my sleep/From the
mountains of faith/To a river so
deep/I must be looking for
something/Something sacred
that I lost/But the river is wide
And it's too hard to cross
- B'-CItARLIEMARTI;/
CNS COLUMNIST /
And even though I know/The river is wide/I
walk down every evening/And I stand on the
shore/And I try to cross/To the opposite
side/So I can find out/What I've been looking
for
In the middle of the night/I go walking in my
sleep/Through the valley of fear/To a river so
deep/And I've been searching for
something/Taken out of my soul/Something I
could never lose/Something somebody stole
I don't know why/I go walking at night/But
now I'm tired/And I don't want to walk any-
more/I hope it doesn't take/The rest of my
life/Until I find what it is/That I've been look-
ing for
In the middle of the night/I go walking in my
sleep/Through the jungle of doubt/To a river so
deep/I know that I'm searching for some-
thing/Something so undefined/That it can only
be seen/By the eyes of the blind/In the middle
of the night
I'm not sure about/A life after
this/God knows I've never
been/A spiritual man/Baptized
by the fire/I wade into the
river/That runs to the promised
land
In the middle of the nighUI go
walking in my sleep/Through the desert of
truth/To the river so deep/We all end in the
ocean/We all start in the streams/we're all
carried along/the river of dreams/In the mid-
dle of the night
Written and Sung By Billy Joel
Copyright (c) 1993 by Impulsive
Music (ASCAP)
Listening to Billy Joel's "The River of Dreams"
prompts one to face some important questions:
What am I searching for? How could I put more
joy and satisfaction into my life?
The song is off Joel's new CD of the same name.
If this cassingle is representative of the disc's qual-
ity, then we Joel fans have received some of his
best creative work yet.
No matter how our lives unfold, at times we
search and question deeply our life experiences.
This might occur because of happenings similar to
those that the person in the song describes.
We might sense that something has been taken
out of our souls, something sacred that "somebody
stole." Or this questioning might occur because of
how we are changing and growing.
Life is never static. Life continues to invite us to
discover more of who we are and more of the innate
goodness that God placed within each of us. !
Because of this column's brevity, I focus on
one "answer" to the song's questions, one
by the song itself. In commenting about his
person in the song says, "God knows I've
a spiritual man."
Yet this is one aspect of our lives that needs
addressed. Whatever we achieve or own, or
extensive our relationships become, none
adequately meet our need to grow iritually.
Sometimes in our teen and
there appears to be too much going on to
our souls' needs. But if we take the time
contact with our Creator, we will establish a
pattern that offers us meaning and enhanced
faction.
Each of us needs to discover what works in
oping our relationship with God. Each
find a way to pray. Each of us needs to
carve out space for quiet and presence with
even on busy days.
One way to do this is to practice
cism. Teen and young adults are not
much deeper into theirTaith solely
parental expectation. You are now at the point
choice. If you take further steps into faith
you can find a treasury of opportunities
more spiritual man or woman.
Indeed, the choice is yours. Listen to
What does it search for and need?
(Your comments are always welcome.
address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, J
port, IN 47635.)
The Children's Lectionary featured on CTNA
The Children's Lec-
tionary. On videotape at the
Media Center.
This program, taped Sept.16
from CTNA, is intended for
pastors, pastoral associates,
diocesan and parish religious
educators, catechists, litur-
gists, youth ministers and
those interested in the topic.
Presenters: Sr. Linda
Gaupin, NCCB Secretariat for
the Liturgy; Patricia Lenoir,
director, Office of Worship,
Diocese of Dallas; and Rose-
mary Hudecheck, director of
Liturgy, St. John the Baptist
Parish, Silver Spring, Mary-
land.
The Lectionary for Masses
with Children was approved by
the National Conference for
Catholic Bishops in November
1991. It received approval from
Rome in May 1992. Since Sept.
1, 1993, the Lectionary for
Masses with Children may be
used in the liturgy.
The New Catechism of
the Catholic Church: A
Video Workshop, a four-part
series, is available from CTNA
and the diocesan communica-
tions office. Programs were
taped Oct. 5 and 12; the next
programs are scheduled Oct.
19 and 26, at 2 p.m. CT.
Dimensions: Conversa-
tions on Catechesis, a three-
part series, is another series
available.
Two programs were recorded
Sept. 14 and Oct. 12. The se-
ries continues on Tuesday,
Nov. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. CT.
James Corr, diocesan direc-
tor of religious education, will
host viewers interested in
watching the series "live," at
the Catholic Center.
Intended Audience: Dioce-
san and parish directors of re-
ligious education, catechists,
catechists' aids, priests, dea-
cons, directors of liturgy, pas-
toral associates, religious,
parish leaders, Catholic School
teachers and other who share
catechetical concerns.
Topics and Presenters:
• The Spirituality of the Cat-
echist/Religion Teacher.
Bishop Robert F. Morneau,
Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of
Green Bay, speaker and writer
in the area of spirituality.
Sept. 14. An evening of reflec-
tion and prayer for catechists
and religion teachers.
• The Catechism of the
Catholic Church. Father John
Pollard, representative for cat-
echesis and leadership devel-
opment, Department of Educa-
tion, United States Catholic
Conference. Oct. 12. An intro-
duction to the Catechism of the
Catholic Church for catecheti-
cal leaders and catechists,
dealing with the following: 1.
What is a catechism? 2. What
is the Catechism of the
Catholic Church? 3. What are
some limitations of the Cate-
chism? 4. What is the value of
the Catechism? and 5. What's
new about the Catechism.
• Culture and Catechesis.
Sister Maria de la Cruz
Aymes, chairperson of the Vat-
ican Catechetical Commission;
catechetical writer and lec-
turer. Nov. 9. Sister Maria will
present some approaches
which catechists, working in
multicultural parishes around
the country, have found help-
ful.
For more information or to
make reservations for "live"
viewing, please contact James
Corr, diocesan director of reli-
gious education, (812) 424-
5536, or (800) 637-1731.
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