This six-week discussion series is designed for adults and young adults who want to learn or review the the fundamental foundation of the Catholic faith.  Each session lasts about 90 minutes and is conducted in an informal and comfortable format for individuals who know a lot about their Catholic tradition and those who are still learning.

Current Schedule

Fall 2022
Thursday Evenings. Sept. 15, 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20. 6:30-8:00pm.
Faith Formation Center at Blessed Sacrament School. 600 Stephen Avenue.
(This opportunity requires a minimum number of participants)

Weekly Sessions

Week 1 --  What does it mean to be "Catholic"?  This session explores the primary characterisitcs of the Catholic"imagination" or worldview, which is rooted in the mystery of the Incarnation and finds expression in the Eucharist, the Creed, and common Catholic life.

Week 2 -- This session examines the Catholic principle of sacramentality as it is expressed, experienced and celebrated in the Sacraments and sacramentals.  The principle of Sacramentality expresses the Catholic conviction that material objects, rituals and experiences can embody and reveal God’s presence.

Week 3 -- This session explores the special way in which Catholic Christians believe that God’s presence and love is embodied, revealed and experienced in time and human experience.  Many aspects of Catholic faith and practice, including how Catholics read and understand the Bible, reveal this reverence for the sacred nature time and history.

Week 4 -- This session explores the sacramental nature of human relationships and the particular way in which Catholic Christians believe that God is embodied and encountered in and through the individual’s relationship to the faith community, the Body of Christ and the Communion of Saints.

Week 5 -- This session explores how the Catholic Church is organized, the historical development of the church, and how God's presence and mercy are embodied and expressed in Catholic moral and social teaching as well as in the very structure or organization of the faith community.

Week 6 -- This session examines how Catholics experience and live their faith in everyday life through participation in the Mass, the “source and summit” of Catholic life, personal prayer and devotion, family life, spiritual development, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Registration

Call 319-233-0498.
Register online here.

[Last Update 08.06.22]