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CHRIST LIVES AMONG US!
How does that affect your
New Year's Resolution?
Time to Sign Up for Bible Study….
Wisdom: Practical Tools for Listening, Learning, and LivingWe will gain practical guidance from the books referred to as the “wisdom literature” of the Bible. Through Proverbs, Wisdom, Sirach, and Ecclesiastes we will address relationships, finances, decision making, and times of crisis and difficulty. We will learn how to apply true wisdom to our lives.
Tuesdays 10:00 am – 12:00 pm - Parish Library
January 28 – March 17
For further information and/or a sign up link from Ascension Press, please contact Dorothy Welsh at 301-526-5779 or dwwelsh5@aol.com.
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Thursdays 7:30-9:00 PM – Duffy Center
January 23 – March 26
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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.
COMING SOON - SAVE THE DATES!
End of Life Issues - Panel Discussion
See details on the flier
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St Raphael Church 1513 Dunster Rd, Rockville, MD 20854
Thursday, February 20, 2020 – 7:30-9:00 PMThe Spirituality of Aging - Date: TBA
AFF Team MeetingsThursdays 7:30 PM – Duffy CenterFeb. 6 - Reflect, Review, RefreshMay 7 - Planning Ahead
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?
See: Bishop Robert Barron's talk to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) - Reaching Out to the Religiously Unaffiliated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUmg-DLBa1E
Reflection: What Keeps You Going?
Now: Get out your journal and write down what it is that 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/
Talk with God about it.
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BOOKS & LINKS
- NEW! AFF Archives - See this great blog from the National Conference of Catechetical Leadership https://nccl.org/category/blog/aff/
- LifeLong Faith https://www.lifelongfaith.com/journal.html
See especially: Intergenerational Faith Formation
- 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/
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THEM: Why we hate each other and how to heal, by Ben Sasse, 2018
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A Season of Holiness by David Knight, 23rd Publications, 2018.
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The Art of Getting Over Yourself by Jon Leonetti, 2017.
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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.
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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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