Like nearly all U.S. educators, Catholic catechists in the U.S. Military have had to unleash creativity this year in their ministry of teaching the Catholic faith to children and young people from grades Pre-K through 12. Taking advantage of shelter-in-place orders due to COVID-19, Mr. Jose Amaya, Director of Faith Formation for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), is holding a series of webinars for clergy and lay catechetical leaders. Each webinar in the series, called "Be My Witnesses Mission 2020," deals with an aspect of the AMS vision for catechesis as outlined in the AMS Forming Disciples for the New Evangelization: Archdiocesan Religion Curriculum Guide and supported by the AMS Family Faith Assessment, catechist training and certification, and leadership development. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the only official podcast of the AMS, Mr. Amaya is joined by AMS catechetical leaders Jennifer Koepl at Fort Gordon, Roger Olaes at Travis Air Force Base, and Patti Ramos at Fort Lee to share how the webinars are honing their skills and strategic planning for the soon-to-start new year of religious education in the midst of pandemic in this global Archdiocese.
