Speaking of St Cronan's...

There seems to be something amiss at St Cronan's in its recently publicized "Faith Formation" program. The sequence for receiving the sacraments appears to be out of order - contrary to numerous documens from the Holy See and the Catechism, and in direct opposition to Canon Law:

Faith formation proceeds through ongoing reflection on Baptism and Eucharist, then Reconciliation,...

Further reading indicates that the Sacrament of Penance may or may not be received by those in 3rd grade:

It may or may not be the time for the children to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. If the child chooses to receive the sacrament the following might be considered....

If the child "chooses" to receive the sacrament? How is it possible for a child NOT to choose to receive the if that same child had previously "chosen" to receive the Holy Eucharist? This is only possible if the child has been misled - which is obvious by the fact that the order of sacramental reception is inverted and a child is made to participate in this.

How is it possible that the norms of the Church are being completely ignored and that someone at St Cronan's is engaged in experimentation with the liturgical rites in a manner which is reminiscent of the revolutionary, hippie days late 60's and early 70's?

This type of inversion of the order of the Sacraments was supposed to have been put to an end many years ago, but I suppose if one proposes baking one's own bread for Holy Mass using recipes which render that matter invalid, then it's not entirely inconceivable that one can ignore other laws, whether they be from the mouth of God directly or from the Church founded and established by His Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ. (note the previous entry regarding CAN's billboard)
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In other news, St. Cronan's Liturgy Committee (the same group which proposes invalid matter for the Eucharist some time back) is looking for someone to organize a "Dance Ministry"...See page 3 of the bulletin here (PDF file).

I have been informed that such a person could be found at Immaculate Conception Parish in Dardenne...yes, a "Danced Prayer" Ministry. How sweet!