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This spiritual program for women continues on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:15 PM in the Youth Center. All women of the parish are cordially invited to attend. For specific dates and more information, please contact: Suzanne Hren suzannehren@gmail.com or Fr. Tom Morrow tgmorrow1@gmail.com
 
The Foundational Study is an opportunity to explore women’s dignity as daughters of God and their gift of authentic femininity. It is a chance to experience God’s love more profoundly, and to dig deeply into the wellspring of the spiritual life and the wisdom of Holy Mother Church.

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COMING ATTRACTIONS

Science&Faith Events 

• Panel Discussion: End of Life Issues

       Thursday, Feb. 20, 7:30-9:00 PM - St Raphael Duffy Center 

• Lecture: The Spirituality of Aging 

        Date: TBA
 
AFF Team Meetings
Thurs. 7:30 PM – Duffy Center

• Reflect, Review, Refresh – Feb. 6
• Planning Ahead – May 7

 

Q&A
Q.  What can parents do when their adult children stop practicing the Catholic Religion?
A. Here are 3 Things NOT to do…
           1. Don’t force the Mass on them.
           2. Don’t criticize their lifestyle.
           3. Don’t nag.
That’s all explained here:
https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/blog/3-ways-not-to-lead-your-fallen-away-child-back-to-the-church/19646/
 
But there’s more! What positive steps can we take to help them?
Since no Young Adults came to our Intergenerational Discussion, we’ll go online to listen….
Brandon Vogt, from Word on Fire, tells the whole story in 4 short (free) videos. Click here and follow the directions to his well-researched “take” on the issue.
https://helpthemreturn.com/opt-in

Reflection: What Keeps You Going?
InSeptember 2017, the PEW foundation asked Americans where they find  meaning in life. Read their responses here: https://www.pewforum.org/interactives/what-keeps-us-going/

Now: Get out your journal and write down what it is that keeps YOU going.
Talk with God about it.

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BOOKS & LINKS 

• Facilitating a Small Group

• LifeLong Faith https://www.lifelongfaith.com/journal.html

• On the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist see especially CCC # 1474 – 1381 http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a3.htm

• Bishop Barron and the Nones – June 13, 2019 https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/06/13/catholic-church-should-focus-on-getting-nones-back-bishop-barron-says/   

• God the Father: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/spiritual-growth-for-kids/trinity/god-the-father                                                                                                                              

• Christian Morality: In the Breath of God by Russel B. Connors, Jr., 2002.                   

• Leadership Roundtable – Online resources from an organization of laity, religious, and clergy working together to promote best practices and accountability in Church management, finances, communications, and human resource development in the U.S. https://leadershiproundtable.org/what-we-do/our-resources/                                                                                                               

• THEM: Why we hate each other and how to heal, by Ben Sasse, 2018

• A Season of Holiness by David Knight, 23rd Publications, 2018.

• The Art of Getting Over Yourself  by Jon Leonetti, 2017.

• Christian Self-Mastery: How to govern your thoughts, discipline your will, and achieve balance in your spiritual life, Basil W. Maturin’s update of a classic, 2001.

• Sharing the Wisdom of Time, by Pope Francis and Friends, 2018. A collection of personal stories in which grandparents and elders from around the world share from their “reservoirs of wisdom” to inspire and guide.

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