October 15 – November 22, 2015
St. Michael the Archangel (Canton, OH)
5-Week Book Series, using Christine Fletcher’s Book, 24/7 Christian: The Secular Vocation of the Laity – (Amazon)
Thursday Evenings, 7:00pm, Oct 15 – Nov 12
Friday Mornings, 8:45am, Oct 16 – Nov 13
Sunday Mornings,10:15am, Oct 18 – Nov 22 (No session Nov 15)
Series Schedule and Information
Week 1: General Information
Helpful Guidelines for Faith Sharing Groups
24-7 Christian – Points for Reflection (Courtesy of Bill Miller)
Prayer from: Sr. Melannie Svoboda’s When the Blue Heron Flies (Amazon) (Number 11: Every act, pp. 25-26) – 1 Corinthians 16:14: Your every act should be done in love
Prayer of First Principle and Foundation
Prayer found in Love by Bergan and Schwan (Amazon)
Prayer is an adaptation of St. Ignatius’ First Principle and Foundation
Additional Book: Sherry Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus (Amazon)
Week 2: Faith and Life; Vatican II and the Laity
Opening Prayer: Prayer for Light in All Seasons
Week 2 Handout: Three Understandings of the World; Vatican II
A Little Humor: James Martin, SJ on Heaven
Week 3: God Calls Us in Scripture
Week 3 Handout: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark – Many Characters
Week 4: Discovering My Call; Catholic Social Teaching
Opening Prayer: Prayer of Thomas Merton
Catholicism, the Pope, and Public Perception (Op-Ed in Canton Repository on Catholic Social Teaching and Current Events, by Father King, Justin Huyck, and Julie Sutton)
U.S. Bishops: Seven Themes of Catholic Social Teaching
Video: CST 101, Part 1: Care for God’s Creation
Video: CST 101, Part 2: Life and Dignity of the Human Person
These last 2 videos are part of a seven part series on Catholic Social Teaching from Catholic Relief Services (CRS), with more to come on the CRS YouTube Channel
Video: The Biblical Roots of Catholic Social Teaching (from America Magazine)
Week 5: Living a 24/7 Christian Life; Prayer
Resources for Lectio Divina
Video: James Martin, SJ on Lectio Divina (Praying with the Bible)
St. Louis University Sunday Website
Catholic Prayer Bible: Lectio Divina Edition (Also available in Hardcover)
Books for Liturgy of the Hours (Daily Prayer)
Benedictine Daily Prayer (A Short Breviary), 2nd ed. (Released Fall 2015. 1st ed. available on Amazon)
Catholic Youth Prayer Book, 2nd ed. (With 4 week psalter for daily prayer)
Magazines/Periodicals for Daily Prayer and Lectio Divina:
Give Us This Day (Also available on kiosk in St. Michael’s Gathering Space)
Liturgy of the Hours Online
ibreviary (Mostly smartphone app, but also on web)
Books on Variety of Prayer and Devotional Practices:
Awake My Soul: Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions
Catholic Spiritual Practices: A Treasure of Old and New
Videos from Church in the 21st Century Center on Prayer Practices:
Why Spiritual Matters (Prayer Experience)
Spirituality Matters: Engaging the Convesration (Various Voices and Ideas)
All Videos from C21 Engage (Especially about Spiritual Practices)
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