We believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth...
Catholics believe in one God, the great mystery. Capturing a glimpse of God requires countless images and symbols. What have been the most enduring scriptural and traditional images for God? How do these images inspire faithful living in the world today?
As Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' reminds us, we are called to tend the earth—our common home—and care for all of God's creation.
This session will help parents to recognize that God has revealed and given himself to us out of love, gradually communicating God’s own mystery in deeds and in words. They will learn how to talk with their children about God in ways that will help them grow into a lifetime of faith. • By Bill Huebsch
This session will help participants to recognize that God has revealed and given himself to us out of love, gradually communicating God’s own mystery in deeds and in words.
Seven scripture reflections focused on God the Father and Creator.
A table prayer centered on God as Father and Creator.
Reflect on the virtue of perseverance in light of how God perseveres with us.
This ritual involves an activity at the table prior to serving the meal. You will reflect on God's name Yahweh.
Reflect on God's care and being God's hands in these ritual moments.
This session seeks to show participants that God has always been and continues to be active in the lives of humans. God moves among us; God speaks and acts in human history, and above all, God acts and speaks in the words and deeds of Jesus.
This learning session focuses on God's self-communication, out of love, of the divine nature, and of our status as God's friends. God moves among us and speaks and acts in human history. We are invited into God's company.
Think about influential people in your lives and how you see God in those people.
Make a set of family hearthstones and use them for a family activity.
This activity will guide participants to reflect on the ways that God is revealed in daily life.
This activity will guide participants in recalling the words, phrases, and passages of Scripture that they carry in their hearts and discuss how God reveals Godself to us in those passages.
Complete this chart of various Gospel stories where Jesus reveals himself.
A family reflection based on the parable of the workers in the vineyard.
The purpose of this session is to investigate the many ways we communicate with one another, and to practice our listening skills. Participants will look at the many ways in which God communicates with us, as well as address our difficulty in receiving that communication. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto
In this session participants will explore a picture of God broader than the traditional one most of us have been given.
Participants will have clearer insight into the stories of the origin of sin and a sense of sin's communal nature. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto
This Constitution restored an important sense of balance to the Church’s understanding of how God speaks to us. It’s an enormously important document for anyone who loves Scripture, who knows Christ, and who is committed to the Church. • By Bill Huebsch
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