Faith-sharing groups are like study groups or prayer groups but differ in one important way. Small faith-sharing groups may reflect on scripture, but faith sharing reaches beyond information and insight about scripture to how the scripture message can transform the indi- vidual and the community. The process of faith sharing is theological reflection. Although this […]
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How do we cultivate the wisdom of Vatican II today? How can we keep its spirit alive? The 60th anniversary of the council calls us to reclaim the Spirit-filled renewal the Council set in motion and to envision its evolving future in our lives and world. Wisely the Council recognizes that baptism calls every Christian
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The Second Vatican Council affirmed life in the parish I grew up in—St. Donatus, Brooten, MN. Our pastor from the time I was 12 involved the 55 families in the liturgical movement and the justice that Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin advocated in the Catholic Worker. Dorothy Day came to our parish and spoke when
Forgiveness lies at the heart of Jesus’ prayer and his teaching. In the two versions of the Our Father in the gospels, the gospel writers make a parallel between forgiving sins and forgiving debts. They connect a spiritual act and an economic act. Matthew’s version of the Our Father stresses forgiving economic debts. We pray,
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When we pray the Our Father at bedtime, it is usually a personal and individual prayer. When we pray the Our Father with other Christians, it is the common prayer we all know. At Eucharist, the Our Father is our table prayer before Communion. People in congregations who join hands to pray the Our Father
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Prepared by Eleanor Lincoln, CSJ and Catherine Litecky, CSJWomen at the Well Ministry, St. Paul, MN Let nothing disturb you,let nothing cause you fearAll things pass.God is unchanging.Patience obtains all:Whoever has Godneeds nothing else.God alone suffices. This poem, found as a bookmark in St. Teresa’s prayer book, tells of her complete trust in God. Read
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Prepared by Eleanor Lincoln, CSJ and Catherine Litecky, CSJWomen at the Well Ministry, St. Paul, MN “My Vocation is Love!” We begin this session of the retreat by becoming aware of both the simplicity of St. Therese and of her message of great love.Like all of us, St. Therese of Liseiux lived her vocation through the tasks
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An On-Line Retreat prepared by Women at the Well Ministry, St. Paul, MinnesotaEleanor Lincoln, CSJ and Catherine Litecky, CSJ Hail, favored one!The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:28“ Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Luke 1:42 Like this lush canyon in the midst of a desert, devotional
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Junior High Catholic Confirmation Program Giver of Life Catholic Confirmation program has six four-page session handouts for candidates on the faith topics: Choices Scripture Spirituality Sacraments Service Confirmation The six handouts provide stories, dilemmas, and activities for small-group interaction as well as readable, reflective input around which leaders can tailor presentations. Each handout both presents doctrinal concepts and