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- “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice, or a lofty
idea,
- but the ENCOUNTER with an event,
a PERSON,
- which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.”
- Pope Benedict XVI, Deus caritas est
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- Describe a significant time in your life when you encountered Jesus
Christ.
- Explain how it gave your life a
“new horizon and decisive direction.”
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- “Holiness,
a message that convinces
without the need for words,
- is the living reflection of
the face of Christ.”
- Pope John Paul II, Novo millennio ineunte
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- Who has been the witness
to the risen Lord, a
“living reflection of the
face of Christ,”
in your own life that Bishop Morlino spoke about on Feb. 16?
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- “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…”
- Matt. 28:19
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- “…That everyone in the diocese
would hear every day
a loving and gentle invitation
to meet Jesus Christ,
risen from the dead,
in a life changing way.”
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- Identify the key elements
in this definition
and discuss why they are important.
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- What are the attitudes and qualities
you would expect to see in "Catholics who have met Jesus
Christ in a life-changing way”
- What concrete practices, habits and behaviors can form these qualities
in a person?
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- What are your most pressing
concerns regarding
evangelization and catechesis?
- What are the most serious obstacles you face in your work of passing on
the Catholic faith to those in your care?
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- What can the diocesan offices,
especially the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, do to
better assist you in your work?
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- Networking opportunities for parish catechetical leaders
- Stronger marriage preparation
- Theology of the Body training
- Small Group leadership training
- Lectio Divina facilitator training
- Diocesan Lay Institute
- Better online resources
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- Renewed “Getting Started” program
- Greater opportunities for catechist training
- Forum for sharing of successful ideas (and not-so-successful ones)
- Parental skills training (pertaining to faith formation and sexuality)
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- “I am the vine; you are the branches.
- Whoever remains in me and I in him
will bear much fruit;
- Because without me
you can do nothing.”
- John 15:5
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- What are ways through which
you can “remain” or “abide”
in the vine of Christ?
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- “All pastoral initiatives must be set in relation to holiness.”
- Novo millennio ineunte, 30
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- Does your own personal pursuit of holiness, your own conformation to
Christ, receive the priority it deserves, or when things get hectic is
it the first thing to go?
- What concrete steps can you take to ensure your own time for prayer,
Scripture, and reception of the sacraments?
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Notes