Adult Faith Formation

Why Be Catholic?
Questions are important. And seeking answers to life’s questions is essential to our happiness here in this life and in the life to come.
We invite everyone to come together, to seek answers to life’s fundamental questions. This gathering is for all who strive to find answers: people thinking about becoming Catholic, lifelong Catholics who want to deepen their faith, anyone and everyone!!!
We will examine the first question Jesus asks his disciples. In the first chapter of John’s Gospel Jesus asks Andrew and his fellow disciple, “What do you seek?” This is where we will begin our journey. Alongside Scripture and Tradition, we will also be using the video series, The Search, which is available free on the Formed.org website.

Join Fr. Carucci at 6:30 after the 5:15 Wednesday evening Mass and Meal in the Parish Hall.
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FORMED provides the very best Catholic content from more than 60 organizations to help parishes, families and individuals explore their faith anywhere. Supporting thousands of movies, children’s programs, ebooks, audio, parish programs and studies direct to your browser, mobile or connected device.

Registering for FORMED is easier than ever:

1. Go to formed.org/signup
2. Select our parish by entering name, city and/or zip code
3. Enter your name and email address
4. Check your email account for a link to begin using FORMED.

We’ve created a series of videos to guide you through logging in, signing up, and using the platform. Watch them here.

Directions to Register, in Spanish are here.

You are invited to join Walking with Purpose, a women’s Bible study where faith and community intersect and hearts are transformed. Sessions are held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. (After the Parish Dinner) in the Parish Hall. Trust us, we are offering exactly what you need.

Opening Your Heart, our foundational study, is designed for a woman new to WWP (with or without Bible study experience). We invite you to come as you are to learn how Scripture applies to your everyday life.  MORE INFO...
 
For more information, contact Michelle Durden, 850-261-9870.
We cannot wait to get plugged back into Jesus and community with you! 

• Archdiocese of Mobile
• Archdiocese of Mobile – Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry
• Catholic Movie Reviews
• The Holy See (Vatican)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
• Spring Hill College
• Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat
• EWTN

The Catholic Gentleman exists to inspire men to holiness. We are a community of Catholic men like you, striving to live for Christ by serving our families, our neighbors, and the Church. 

Everything we do at The Catholic Gentleman is prayerfully designed to strengthen and encourage Catholic men like you to lead holy and fulfilling lives. 
United States Conference for Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Lectionary Readings for Today — Each day this resource from the United States Bishops offers the daily readings and an audio daily reading. 

Franciscan Media — This organization offers many resources including the Saint of the Day, minute meditations and other opportunities to grow deeper in your faith. This organization is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province. Their mission is “Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi

Creighton University Daily Reflections — Creighton University offers an on-line reflection of the daily readings used at Mass. These reflections are composed by faculty, staff and students (clergy and lay) within the University. Why not create a new habit by breaking open the daily readings at Mass? You will also find other resources and links to assist you in your on-going faith formation.

 Saint Louis University Resources on Sunday Liturgy — Saint Louis University offers dynamic resources focused on preparing for Sunday and Holy Day liturgies.  Resources include “Praying toward Sunday,” “”Spirituality of the Readings,” “Getting to know the Readings,” Music of Sunday’s Mass,” and “General Intercessions.”

The Five Loaves — These are video reflection resources for parishes, faith sharing groups and individuals based upon the Sunday Gospel reading. Their mission is to enable people of faith to open themselves to the gift of grace and to make meaning of their experience of God in everyday life.

Busted Halo — Busted Halo strives to reveal this spiritual dimension of our lives through feature stories, reviews, interviews, faith guides, commentaries, audio clips, discussions and connections to retreat, worship and service opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else. They are committed to creating a forum that is: open, informed, unexpected, unpredictable, balanced, and thought-provoking.

Outside da Box — This organization creates Catholic evangelization films for teens and young adults. Their mission is to bring Jesus Christ to the young church through digital media. Many adults also find this video series to be helpful for their on-going faith formation.

Rediscovering the Faith — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops provides print and video resources to help people rediscover the faith and answer questions and the Church and her teachings.

The St. Joseph Educational Center — The staff assists 14 Des Moines area parishes with adult faith formation programming and resources. They also have a wide variety of ideas, blogs and events for those wanting to grow deeper in their faith.

V-Cat Video Catechism for Teens — This resource is a is a video catechism about Catholic beliefs, correlated with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. At the heart of each video is a point (or points) articulated by the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In addition to the videos is a discussion guide for youth leaders, teachers, and a family discussion guide.

Daily Liturgy of the Hours — The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office or the Work of God (Opus Dei), is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and sanctifying the day with prayer.  The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture and prayer.

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Loyola Press 3 Minute Digital Retreat
• Sacred Space – A Contemplative Prayer Experience by the Irish Jesuits

Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. in the Parish Conference Room. One hour of fellowship, and faith-based discussion. 

Please contact Group Member Doug Fellabaum for more information: Phone: 606-547-8009 or Email: [email protected]