MONTHLY EXPLORATIONS IN FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY
Explorations in Faith and Spirituality
None of us comes to know a person completely, even the love of our life. What joy we find as we discover and experience who this marvelous person is. How more real and integral to one’s existence that marvelous person becomes!
It is hard to believe that our Creator who, since, at least, the beginning of Biblical time (probably longer) has been reaching out to us, would have made us capable of knowing persons intimately and not have wanted us to use this awesome gift to discover and experience God and Jesus, the God-in-the-flesh.
For many years, now, groups of parishioners have been meeting to do just this – explore, discover and experience God and God’s blessings, to rejoice in them as we gather, and let the blessings and our gratitude radiate into our lives and into the lives of the people around us. This year’s meetings will be at St. Michael Parish Center, Cranford, on the second, third and fourth weeks’ Tuesday, from September to May.
We will be continuing our explorations of Scripture, the Catechism, the history and teachings of the Church and their impact on our lives in today’s world and on our families and friends, our parish, local community and our world. Topics and materials are chosen to fit the needs of the people who attend.
Please consider signing up for any or all of these sessions which will take place at 12:35 PM and at 7:30 PM. Attend whichever session fits best into your schedule.
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Program Coordinator: Sister Loretta Fernandez, RSM. Born in Philadelphia; BA and MA in mathematics; former high school religion and mathematics teacher; president of Actuarial Services for Religious Communities for more than twenty years; presenter and learner, adult faith formation at St. Michael Church since 2006.
Material explored in recent past sessions: Discipleship, Praying, St. Benedict, Sexuality, the Mass, History of the Mass, the Origins of Christianity, Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, the Writings of Flannery O’Connor and Percy Walker.
This year’s first topic will be Bishop Robert Barron’s Pivotal Player: Saint Augustine. Let’s see where it leads us.