A photo of the author's First Communion, along with a souvenir from the ceremony (Gustavo Arellano / Los Angeles Times) In the spring of 1997, my sister and I took catechism classes at our home parish ...

Leaning back in folding metal chairs, encircled in our pastor’s study (circa 1977), my brother and I also find ourselves leaning into borderline boredom with fellow peers in a class called “catechism.

As almost everyone knows, a catechism is a book or manual for the instruction in a particular religion. Perhaps the most famous one is the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” which runs to some 800 ...

In the spring of 1997, my sister and I took catechism classes at our home parish, St. Boniface Catholic Church in Anaheim. Once a week, we joined about 20 other teens in the basement of the massive ...

In the spring of 1997, my sister and I took catechism classes at our home parish, St. Boniface Catholic Church in Anaheim. Once a week, we joined about 20 other teens in the basement of the massive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo of the author's First Communion, along with a souvenir from the ceremony (Gustavo Arellano / Los Angeles Times) In the ...