Growing In Faith Together
On Sunday, September 9th, 7:00-8:30,
our Parish Religious Education Program for Adults,
"PREP for Adults," selected two new books
for this year's diocesan-initiated program entitled,G.I.F.T,
Growing In Faith Together,
now in its 13th year!
The book chosen for this second semester is:
Radical Amazement:
by Judy Cannato
The first session took place on Sunday, January 13th,
but It's not too late!
To complete this book, the participants chose the following dates:
February 3rd, 10th, and 24th, March 2nd, 16th, and 30th.
All sessions take place on Sunday evenings
in the parish library, 7:00-8:30 pm.
We are always looking forward to having new participants.
To get a book and join this adult faith-sharing reading group,
please contact Linda McGannon at 534-8177.
You'll be glad you did!
The book chosen for the first semester was:
Catching Up With Jesus:
A Gospel Story for Our Time
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
Over the years, G.I.F.T. participants
have selected and discussed the following titles:
How to Understand the Liturgy
--Crossroads--(Spring 1996)
How to Understand the Sacraments
--Crossroads--(Fall 1996)
How to Understand the Church History I
--Crossroads-- (Spring 1997)
How to Understand the Church History II
--Crossroads--(Fall 1997)
Tomorrow's Catholic
by Michael Morwood --23rd Publications--(Fall 1998)
Jesus and the Cosmos
by Denis Edwards --Paulist Press-- (Spring 1999)
Jesus in Focus: A Life in its Setting
by Gerard L Sloyan --23rd Publications--(Fall 1999)
The Resurrection of Jesus
by Kenan Osborne --Paulist Press--(Spring 2000)
The Tripersonal God
by Gerald O'Collins --Paulist Press--(Fall 2000)
Evolution and Eden: Balancing Original Sin and Contemporary Science
by Jerry D Korsmeyer --Paulist Press--(Spring 2001)
Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith
by Michael Morwood --Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2001)
Understanding Catholic Morality
by Elizabeth Willems --Crossroads Publications--(Spring 2002)
God Is Near:Trusting Our Faith
by Michael Morwood --Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2002)
Keeping Hope Alive:Stirrings in Christian Theology
by Dermot A Lane --Paulist Press--(Spring 2003)
Jesus in the New Universe Story
by Cletus Wessels --Orbis Books--(Fall 2003)
Evolutionary Faith: Rediscovering God in Our Great Story
by Diarmuid O'Murchu --Orbis Books--(Spring 2004)
Breath of Life: A Theology of the Creator Spirit
by Denis Edwards --Orbis Books--(Fall 2004)
Governance, Accountability, and the Future of the Catholic Church
edited by Francis Oakley and Bruce Russett --Continuum--
(Spring 2005)
Jesus, Symbol of God--Parts I & II
by Roger Haight --Orbis Books--(Fall 2005)
Jesus, Symbol of God--Parts III & IV
by Roger Haight --Orbis Books--(Spring 2006)
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to
the Ecozoic Era--A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos
coauthored by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry--HarperCollins--
(Fall 2006)
Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom
by Albert Nolan--Orbis Books--(Spring 2007)
Catching Up With Jesus: A Gospel Story for Our Time
by Diarmuid O'Murchu--Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2007)
Radical Amazement: Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes,
Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes,
Supernovas, and Other Wonders of the Universe
by Judy Cannato--Sorin Books, Notre Dame--(Spring 2008)
Come join us!
have selected and discussed the following titles:
How to Understand the Liturgy
--Crossroads--(Spring 1996)
How to Understand the Sacraments
--Crossroads--(Fall 1996)
How to Understand the Church History I
--Crossroads-- (Spring 1997)
How to Understand the Church History II
--Crossroads--(Fall 1997)
Tomorrow's Catholic
by Michael Morwood --23rd Publications--(Fall 1998)
Jesus and the Cosmos
by Denis Edwards --Paulist Press-- (Spring 1999)
Jesus in Focus: A Life in its Setting
by Gerard L Sloyan --23rd Publications--(Fall 1999)
The Resurrection of Jesus
by Kenan Osborne --Paulist Press--(Spring 2000)
The Tripersonal God
by Gerald O'Collins --Paulist Press--(Fall 2000)
Evolution and Eden: Balancing Original Sin and Contemporary Science
by Jerry D Korsmeyer --Paulist Press--(Spring 2001)
Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith
by Michael Morwood --Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2001)
Understanding Catholic Morality
by Elizabeth Willems --Crossroads Publications--(Spring 2002)
God Is Near:Trusting Our Faith
by Michael Morwood --Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2002)
Keeping Hope Alive:Stirrings in Christian Theology
by Dermot A Lane --Paulist Press--(Spring 2003)
Jesus in the New Universe Story
by Cletus Wessels --Orbis Books--(Fall 2003)
Evolutionary Faith: Rediscovering God in Our Great Story
by Diarmuid O'Murchu --Orbis Books--(Spring 2004)
Breath of Life: A Theology of the Creator Spirit
by Denis Edwards --Orbis Books--(Fall 2004)
Governance, Accountability, and the Future of the Catholic Church
edited by Francis Oakley and Bruce Russett --Continuum--
(Spring 2005)
Jesus, Symbol of God--Parts I & II
by Roger Haight --Orbis Books--(Fall 2005)
Jesus, Symbol of God--Parts III & IV
by Roger Haight --Orbis Books--(Spring 2006)
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to
the Ecozoic Era--A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos
coauthored by Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry--HarperCollins--
(Fall 2006)
Jesus Today: A Spirituality of Radical Freedom
by Albert Nolan--Orbis Books--(Spring 2007)
Catching Up With Jesus: A Gospel Story for Our Time
by Diarmuid O'Murchu--Crossroads Publishing--(Fall 2007)
Radical Amazement: Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes,
Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes,
Supernovas, and Other Wonders of the Universe
by Judy Cannato--Sorin Books, Notre Dame--(Spring 2008)
Come join us!