Adult Faith Formation
This page contains links to online resources for parishioners to grow and be further formed in their Catholic faith. You are also encouraged to share these links with others who are seeking to find out more about the Catholic faith. There is plenty at each of the links for you to explore at your own pace. It is important, as adults, to have an informed faith so as to be able to live out our faith life in the midst of today's world and its challenges.
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Bible in 10 Minutes: The Bible is amazing… but sometimes confusing and hard to read. How can we understand the whole story?
From Ascension and Fr. Mike Schmitz—creators of the Bible in a Year podcast—comes a beautiful, clear, shareable summary of the story of salvation: the Bible in 10 Minutes. If you’ve never had the whole narrative summarized for you (or if you could use a refresher), this video will change your perspective on humanity’s relationship with God. Q&A with Fr Mike Schmitz: This YouTube channel contains over 350 videos (about 5-10 minutes each) of Fr Mike Schmitz answering all sorts of questions relating to the Catholic faith. After spending a lot of time in ministry with college students, these videos are helpful for forming a strong, solid and relevant adult Catholic faith. You can also type into the YouTube search bar a topic of interest and include "Fr Mike Schmitz" and he's probably done a video on that too! Bishop Robert Barron: This YouTube channel contains hundreds of videos on how the Catholic faith interacts and engages with science, culture, atheism, philosophy, questions of meaning, spirituality etc, as well as Sunday sermons. Ascension Presents: Ascension Presents seeks to present the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith through media, and to answer the longings of the human heart with the transformative power of the Gospel. Visit www.ascensionpress.com to learn more. Ascension Presents is owned and operated by Ascension Press. The Bible in a Year Podcast with Fr Mike Schmitz: In The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr. Mike Schmitz walks you through the entire Bible in 365 episodes, providing commentary, reflection, and prayer along the way. It follows a reading plan inspired by The Great Adventure Bible Timeline, a ground-breaking approach to understanding salvation history developed by renowned Catholic Bible scholar Jeff Cavins. With this podcast, you won’t just read the Bible in a year … you’ll finally understand how all the pieces of the Bible fit together to tell an amazing story that continues in your life today! Each of the videos/podcasts is approximately 20 minutes. The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Podcast/YouTube series If you have ever wanted to understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape your life—this podcast is for you! With this podcast, Catholics will: Read the entire Catechism of the Catholic Church in 365 days Understand the essentials of the Catholic Faith and why they matter See how Church teaching is rooted in Sacred Scripture Absorb over 2,000 years of Sacred Tradition Encounter God’s plan of sheer goodness Transform their relationship with the Church that Christ founded. All our parishioners are encouraged to tune in and take advantage of this free series each day throughout 2023. For more info, see: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/catechisminayear Chastity Project: Two sites: chastity.com and chastity.org that deal with questions for young Catholics as they navigate issues of sexuality, dating, pornography, contraception as they seek to follow God's life-giving plan for marriage and family. Steubenville Conferences: Many videos on a variety of Catholic topics by a variety of Catholic speakers. FOCUS Catholic: Many videos on a variety of Catholic topics by a variety of Catholic speakers - including from the annual SEEK Conferences. |
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