If_CJS the_AT0 deposit_NN1 of_PRF faith_NN1 is_VBZ cast_VVN away_AV0 ,_PUN what_DTQ is_VBZ left_AJ0 but_CJC shallow_AJ0 emotion_NN1 ?_SENT 
As_CJS a_AT0 freelancer_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP get_VVB to_TO0 work_VVI with_PRP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 variety_NN1 of_PRF educational_AJ0 providers_NN2 and_CJC leaders_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP learn_VVB a_AT0 lot_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 diversity_NN1 of_PRF thought_NN1 provides_VVZ fertile_AJ0 ground_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 ideas_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC keeps_VVZ me_PNP honest_AJ0 !_SENT 
Recently_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD on_PRP a_AT0 project_NN1 to_TO0 revamp_VVI an_AT0 existing_AJ0 Catholic_AJ0 religion_NN1 curriculum_NN1 for_PRP online_AJ0 and_CJC hybrid_AJ0 learning_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 training_NN1 session_NN1 covered_VVN student_NN1 assessment_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 required_AJ0 assessment_NN1 tool_NN1 for_PRP my_DPS particular_AJ0 assignment_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 “_AJ0 multiple-choice_AJ0 emoji_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 ask_VVI for_PRP clarification_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 having_VHG encountered_VVN such_DT0 an_AT0 assessment_NN1 mode_NN1 except_CJS in_PRP jest_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 goal_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD told_VVN ,_PUN was_VBD to_PRP “_NN1 check_NN1 in_PRP ”_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 students_NN2 on_PRP their_DPS feelings_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 material_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP could_VM0 ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN have_VHB a_AT0 question_NN1 asking_VVG ,_PUN “_NP0 How_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP feel_VVI about_PRP the_AT0 Mass_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 The_AT0 child_NN1 could_VM0 choose_VVI a_AT0 happy_AJ0 face_NN1 emoji_NN2 ,_PUN angry_AJ0 emoji_NN2 ,_PUN sad_AJ0 emoji_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC green_AJ0 /_PUN sick_AJ0 emoji_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS the_AT0 child_NN1 picked_VVD the_AT0 happy_AJ0 face_NN1 ,_PUN all_DT0 was_VBD well_AV0 ._SENT If_CJS the_AT0 child_NN1 picked_VVD another_DT0 ,_PUN then_AV0 the_AT0 teacher_NN1 would_VM0 know_VVI that_CJT he_PNP or_CJC she_PNP should_VM0 “_NP0 check_VVI in_PRP ”_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 child_NN1 on_PRP their_DPS religious_AJ0 progress_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 assessment_NN1 tool_NN1 seemed_VVD at_PRP odds_NN2 with_PRP the_AT0 provider’s_NN2 stated_VVD goal_NN1 :_PUN to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 course_NN1 as_CJS rigorous_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 other_AJ0 subjects_NN2 for_PRP which_DTQ the_AT0 company_NN1 was_VBD known_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 underlying_AJ0 reasons_NN2 for_PRP choosing_VVG a_AT0 feelings-based_AJ0 assessment_NN1 became_VVD quickly_AV0 evident_AJ0 ,_PUN however_AV0 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP started_VVD watching_VVG the_AT0 course_NN1 video_NN1 content_NN1 ._SENT 
Neon_NN1 Muppet-like_AJ0 characters_NN2 (_PUL but_CJC not_XX0 as_AV0 good_AJ0 )_PUR leapt_VVD around_PRP the_AT0 screen_NN1 ,_PUN frenetically_AV0 singing_VVG in_PRP Elmo-imitation_NN1 voices_NN2 about_PRP God’s_NP0 love_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP others_NN2 ,_PUN cartoon_NN1 Jesus_NP0 waved_VVD his_DPS hands_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 robot_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS the_AT0 narrator_NN1 chirped_VVD out_AVP his_DPS teaching_NN1 :_PUN Be_VBI nice_AJ0 !_SENT 
About_PRP a_AT0 third_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 videos_NN2 were_VBD produced_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Church_NN1 of_PRF Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 of_PRF Latter-day_AJ0 Saints_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP explained_VVD that_CJT Jesus_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 “_AJ0 special_AJ0 man_NN1 ”_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 important_AJ0 mission_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Eucharist_NN1 was_VBD presented_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 Jesus_NP0 gave_VVD us_PNP to_TO0 say_VVI “_NP0 thank_VVB you_PNP ”_NN1 to_PRP God_NP0 ._SENT Communion_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 meal_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP feel_VVB happy_AJ0 about_PRP it_PNP ._SENT Sprinkled_VVN in_PRP were_VBD a_AT0 few_DT0 EWTN_NP0 shorts_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ at_PRP least_AV0 provided_CJS some_DT0 traditional_AJ0 prayers_NN2 :_PUN the_AT0 Our_DPS Father_NN1 ,_PUN Hail_VVB Mary_NP0 and_CJC Glory_NN1 Be_VBB ._SENT 
The_AT0 experience_NN1 was_VBD eye-opening_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP understood_VVD the_AT0 reason_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 emoji-based_AJ0 assessments_NN2 ._SENT If_CJS there_EX0 is_VBZ no_AT0 deposit_NN1 of_PRF faith_NN1 ,_PUN what_DTQ is_VBZ left_VVN but_CJC emojis_NN1 ?_SENT 
I_PNP do_VDB not_XX0 blame_VVI anyone_PNI involved_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 —_PUN not_XX0 one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS supervisors_NN2 was_VBD Catholic_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC at_PRP this_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN blame_NN1 doesn’t_NN1 help_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC we_PNP must_VM0 correct_VVI this_DT0 vision_NN1 of_PRF “_NN1 religion_NN1 class_NN1 ._SENT ”_NN1 If_CJS the_AT0 largest_AJS provider_NN1 of_PRF online_AJ0 religious_AJ0 instruction_NN1 for_PRP Catholic_AJ0 schools_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN using_VVG primarily_AV0 Mormon_AJ0 materials_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 “_NN1 faith_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 good_AJ0 feeling_NN1 ”_NN1 mentality_NN1 ,_PUN something_PNI is_VBZ seriously_AV0 wrong_AJ0 ._SENT 
Religious_AJ0 instruction_NN1 should_VM0 require_VVI as_PRP much_DT0 intellectual_AJ0 rigor_NN1 as_CJS we_PNP would_VM0 expect_VVI for_PRP our_DPS natural_AJ0 science_NN1 ,_PUN mathematics_NN1 or_CJC language_NN1 arts_NN2 classes_NN2 ._SENT Religion_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX0 the_AT0 “_AJ0 easy_AJ0 subject_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NN1 but_CJC it_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 queen_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 subjects_NN2 that_CJT ties_VVZ all_DT0 the_AT0 others_NN2 together_AV0 ._SENT 
Even_AV0 a_AT0 small_AJ0 child_NN1 deserves_VVZ a_AT0 compelling_AJ0 and_CJC deep_AJ0 education_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 truths_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 faith_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 stories_NN2 of_PRF Scripture_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 joy_NN1 found_VVN in_PRP living_VVG the_AT0 commandments_NN2 of_PRF God_NP0 and_CJC of_PRF his_DPS Church_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP went_VVD back_AVP and_CJC began_VVD weeding_VVG out_AVP the_AT0 non-Catholic_AJ0 sources_NN2 and_CJC re-directing_VVG teachers_NN2 to_PRP videos_NN2 produced_VVN by_PRP Catholics_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 entire_AJ0 course_NN1 needed_VVD re-ordering_NN1 :_PUN and_CJC what_DTQ better_AJC order_NN1 than_CJS that_DT0 used_VVN by_PRP every_AT0 Catechism_NN1 written_VVN since_PRP St._NP0 Thomas_NP0 Aquinas_NP0 ?_SENT Taking_VVG the_AT0 Catechism_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Catholic_AJ0 Church_NN1 as_PRP my_DPS outline_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP started_VVD from_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 young_AJ0 child_NN1 is_VBZ even_AV0 more_AV0 able_AJ0 than_CJS his_DPS adult_NN1 teachers_NN2 to_TO0 perceive_VVI the_AT0 truths_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Faith_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC less_AV0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 assess_VVI their_DPS own_DT0 feelings_NN2 ._SENT So_AV0 begin_VVB with_PRP what_DTQ they_PNP know_VVB :_PUN themselves_PNX ._SENT Not_XX0 ,_PUN “_VVB how_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP feel_VVI about_PRP God_NP0 ?_SENT ”_NP0 But_CJC give_VVB them_PNP something_PNI to_TO0 know_VVI :_PUN Who_PNQ made_VVD you_PNP ?_SENT God_NP0 made_VVD me_PNP ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 a_AT0 feeling_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 an_AT0 emoji_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 fact_NN1 of_PRF life_NN1 ,_PUN living_AJ0 and_CJC true_AJ0 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ the_AT0 child’s_NN1 emotions_NN2 ,_PUN home_NN1 life_NN1 ,_PUN sufferings_NN2 ,_PUN talents_NN2 or_CJC struggles_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 always_AV0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 cling_VVI to_PRP this_DT0 fact_NN1 :_PUN God_NP0 made_VVD me_PNP ._SENT 
Next_ORD ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ God_NP0 ?_SENT Who_PNQ is_VBZ this_DT0 One_PNI that_CJT made_VVD me_PNP ?_SENT The_AT0 child_NN1 naturally_AV0 loves_VVZ nature_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 take_VVB them_PNP outside_AV0 ._SENT Show_VVB them_PNP the_AT0 river_NN1 ,_PUN lakes_NN2 and_CJC beaches_NN2 ._SENT Show_VVB them_PNP trees_NN2 and_CJC stars_NN2 ._SENT Tell_VVB them_PNP the_AT0 story_NN1 of_PRF Creation_NN1 ._SENT 
Is_VBZ this_DT0 God_NP0 good_AJ0 ?_SENT The_AT0 child_NN1 will_VM0 enthusiastically_AV0 conclude_VVI :_PUN Yes_ITJ ,_PUN God_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ made_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN is_VBZ good_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP love_VVB his_DPS works_NN0 ._SENT Your_DPS emoji_NN1 today_AV0 may_VM0 be_VBI sad_AJ0 ,_PUN angry_AJ0 or_CJC happy_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC God_NP0 is_VBZ good_AJ0 ._SENT 
From_PRP there_AV0 ,_PUN proceed_VVB to_PRP knowledge_NN1 of_PRF human_AJ0 beings_NN2 ,_PUN questions_NN2 of_PRF why_AVQ there_EX0 is_VBZ evil_AJ0 (_PUL the_AT0 Fall_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN the_AT0 redemption_NN1 ,_PUN Jesus_NP0 Christ_NP0 ,_PUN Mary_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Church_NN1 ,_PUN sacraments_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 Commandments_NN2 and_CJC prayer_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP owe_VVB our_DPS children_NN2 firm_AJ0 foundations_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 truth_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 clear_AJ0 connection_NN1 between_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 truths_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 faith_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 quiet_AJ0 confidence_NN1 that_CJT whether_CJS we_PNP feel_VVB it_PNP or_CJC not_XX0 ,_PUN God_NP0 is_VBZ love_NN1 ._SENT Love_NN1 is_VBZ truth_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC truth_NN1 is_VBZ freedom_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 assessments_NN2 can_VM0 also_AV0 be_VBI based_VVN on_PRP comprehension_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 truths_NN2 :_PUN There_EX0 is_VBZ nothing_PNI wrong_AJ0 or_CJC emotionally-stunting_AJ0 about_PRP being_VBG required_VVN to_TO0 memorize_VVI the_AT0 Apostles_NN2 Creed_NP0 or_CJC the_AT0 Two_CRD Great_AJ0 Commandments_NN2 ._SENT Allowing_VVG teachers_NN2 and_CJC parents_NN2 to_TO0 assess_VVI mastery_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 truths_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 faith_NN1 helps_VVZ them_PNP pinpoint_VVI areas_NN2 of_PRF confusion_NN1 (_PUL There_EX0 are_VBB three_CRD Gods_NN2 !_SENT Mass_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 party_NN1 !_SENT )_PUR gently_AV0 ,_PUN early_AJ0 and_CJC with_PRP good_AJ0 humor_NN1 ._SENT Masking_VVG these_DT0 confusions_NN2 by_PRP focusing_VVG solely_AV0 on_PRP a_AT0 child’s_NN1 feelings_NN2 forms_VVZ future_AJ0 adults_NN2 who_PNQ simply_AV0 don’t_VVB see_VVB the_AT0 point_NN1 of_PRF doctrine_NN1 or_CJC attending_VVG Mass._NP0 Which_DTQ is_VBZ precisely_AV0 where_AVQ we_PNP are_VBB today_AV0 ._SENT 
There_EX0 is_VBZ absolutely_AV0 a_AT0 place_NN1 for_PRP reflecting_VVG on_PRP ourselves_PNX and_CJC our_DPS emotions_NN2 ._SENT My_DPS dear_AJ0 psychologist_NN1 friend_NN1 points_VVZ out_AVP studies_NN2 indicating_VVG that_DT0 emoticons_NN2 and_CJC emojis_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP spite_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS convenience_NN1 ,_PUN actually_AV0 obscure_AJ0 human_AJ0 communication_NN1 about_PRP feelings_NN2 ._SENT Particularly_AV0 for_PRP children_NN2 who_PNQ are_VBB just_AV0 learning_VVG to_TO0 articulate_VVI their_DPS feelings_NN2 ,_PUN emojis_NN1 in_PRP practice_NN1 limit_NN1 the_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF possible_AJ0 reactions_NN2 to_PRP an_AT0 image_NN1 or_CJC statement_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 restrictive_AJ0 “_NN1 Are_VBB you_PNP happy_AJ0 ,_PUN angry_AJ0 or_CJC sad_AJ0 ?_SENT ”_NN1 question_NN1 oversimplifies_VVZ the_AT0 complex_AJ0 range_NN1 of_PRF emotions_NN2 between_PRP “_AJ0 elated_AJ0 ”_NN1 and_CJC “_AJ0 despondent_AJ0 ”_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT children_NN2 are_VBB habituated_VVN to_TO0 oversimplify_VVI their_DPS reactions_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 better_AJC way_NN1 to_TO0 help_VVI a_AT0 child_NN1 connect_VVI with_PRP their_DPS feelings_NN2 is_VBZ to_TO0 give_VVI them_PNP the_AT0 true_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 good_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 beautiful_AJ0 in_PRP clear_AJ0 ,_PUN loving_AJ0 and_CJC attractive_AJ0 ways_NN2 so_AV0 that_CJT their_DPS feelings_NN2 are_VBB properly_AV0 habituated_VVN and_CJC allowed_VVN to_TO0 function_VVI in_PRP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 range_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 if_CJS they_PNP cannot_VVB name_NN1 the_AT0 emotions_NN2 they_PNP are_VBB feeling_VVG ._SENT 
