Faithful Citizenship

Each election year the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes a very useful resource entitled Faithful Citizenship which explores political responsibility and conscience formation. The link below will take you to EXCELLENT resources from the USCCB for every group in your local community from children to adults! Why not give it a look see.

http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/

Publisher Offers St. Paul Resources

RCL-BENZIGER has an excellent website that will assist with basic information concerning St. Paul that would be beneficial for any member of your local faith community. You can find the site by clicking on the link below and then click on the St. Paul logo....

http://www.rclbenziger.com/

What is Evangelization?

What is Evangelization?

Saturday, October 18• 9:00 AM– 2:30 PM
Registration & hospitality from 8:30 AM

All Saints Parish Center, Stuart

The mission of the Church is Evangelization.

This day long workshop with Bishop Pates will break open the
meaning of evangelization for us as the Catholic Community in Southwest Iowa.

Priests, Deacons, members of parish staffs, pastoral councils, councils for catechesis, boards of education, adult faith formation committees, RCIA teams, principals of Catholic schools, Catholic school faculty members, and the faithful of every parish community are encouraged to attend.

Come prepared to share in the dialogue; to be evangelized as we
evangelize others!

Registration fee is $15.00 per person...lunch is included.
Deadline for registration is October 10, 2008

For more information contact Cheryl Fournier at 515/237-5006
cfournier@dmdiocese.org

Catholic Update for the Year of Paul

Catholic Updates are affordable resources made available by St. Anthony Messenger Press located in Cincinnati, Ohio. In July they released an excellent update about St. Paul. This short, 4-page essay would work well in any setting as as introduction to Paul and his role in forming and framing our Church. The Update is: Introducing St. Paul the Apostle
His Life and His Mission
By Ronald D. Witherup, S.S.

You can find it on-line at www.americancatholic.org and then clicking on "Catholic Updates" or by following this link directly: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0708.asp

Looking for Something DYNAMIC for Young Adults?

Not too long ago I stumbled upon a website that I think is quite good. It is produced by a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago with the blessings of Cardinal Francis George. The website is entitled Word On Fire. Fr. Robert Barron offers on this website weekly homilies based on the Sunday readings, which are available as mp3 files and podcasts. Additionally there is a link to faith clips featuring Fr. Barron on YouTube. I have found this site inviting, attractive, and stimulating. Perhaps this is something you would like to check out for your communities...

http://www.wordonfire.org/