Abstract

This article is the continuation of the theme on the retrospective image of the catechist. The author first recalls the specific mission of the catechist, as a vocation on the part of Christ and the Church. Emphasize that the catechist is most often called the teacher, the educator and the witness. This order comes from the answers of the catechists. The very rich image of today's catechists is taken from the study of the answers of the 800 students of four environments (the last two classes of middle school, high school and technical school). Respondents see the catechist as a teacher of the faith, a consultant, a man of vocation. In the assessment of them are very strict. The vote summa cum laude, they received from them only 20-25% from catechists. As the most important elements of the catechetical work they see: the ability to transmit the content of the catechesis, good relationship with the students, good characterja patience, faith, humor and others. In the school they see the catechist as the faith teacher, educator and witness of Christ and the Church. The important ones are also the relationships of catechists with pupils outside of school. More precisely the students characterize the catechist like the teacher, less like the educator or the witness. The external face of the catechist, at least for half of the examined, it doesn't apply at all. Among the negative signs that are most annoying, respondents listed the following: la presumptuousness, severity, incapacity in dealing with students, impatience, loud voice, injustice, lack of humor and others.
In general it can be seen that when examined they want to see the catechist as a good man and the authentic Christian.