Faith Seeks Understanding
(fides quarens intellectum)
Summer 2019
Adult Faith Formation Classes
Sunday Gospel Study
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
2nd Floor Seminar Room
Join us as we prepare for the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel with study and prayer.
Format: We will begin each class by praying with the upcoming Sunday’s Gospel and sharing our experiences. Next, we will look at its historical context. Also, we will explore biblical Greek.
Instructors: Jason Cox, M.T.S. and Karen D’Onofrio, M.A.
June 11 John 16:12-15
June 18 Luke 9:11B-17
June 25 Luke 9:51-62
July 2 Luke 10:1-20
July 9 Luke 10:25-37
July 16 Luke 10:38-42
July 23 Luke 11:1-13
July 30 Luke 12:13-21
August 6 Luke 12:32-48
August 13 Luke 12:49-53
August 20 Luke 13:22-30
August 27 Luke 14:1, 7-14
History of the Catholic Church
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
2nd Floor Seminar Room
Join us as we explore the highs and lows of 2,000 years of Catholic history.
Instructors:
Connie Graves, M.A., M.Ed. and Jason Cox, M.T.S., M.A. Phil.
June 13 Overview of the Story
June 20 Apostolic Period / Persecutions: A.D. 33—300
June 27 Laying a Catholic Foundation: A.D. 300-400
July 4 No Class: Independence Day
July 11 Early Middle Ages: 400—900
July 18 Late Middle Ages: 900—1300
July 25 Renaissance: 1300—1500
August 1 Reformation and Counter-Reformation
August 8 Age of Revolution
August 15 Enlightenment: 1700—1800
August 22 The Church in the Modern World: 1800—1900
August 29 1900 to Present
Adult Formation Classes
2019 – 2020
FAITH BASICS
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
2nd Floor Seminar Room
Join us as we cover the basics of the Faith.
Instructors: Bret Manero, M.A. and Jason Cox, M.T.S.
September 17 – The Gospel Message: God’s Plan of Salvation
September 24 – God the Father and Divine Revelation
October 1 – Creation and the Fall
October 8 – Story of the Old Testament
October 15 – Jesus: life, death, and resurrection
October 22 – The Second Coming and the 4 Last Things
October 29 – The Christian Moral life: vertical, social, and sexual
November 5 – The Pope, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition
November 12 – Sin, Temptation, and tactics of the Evil One
November 19 – The Blessed Mother: in Scripture, in Church teaching, in devotion (Instructor: Father Scott)
November 26 – Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism and Confirmation
December 3 – Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Christian Life
December 10 – Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick
December 17 – Sacraments of Vocation: Matrimony and Holy Orders (Instructor: Father Scott)
Christmas Break
January 7 – Redemption: How the Paschal Mystery saves us
January 14 – The Holy Spirit: God’s life and love given to us
January 21 – The Catholic Church
January 28 – A Short History of the Church
February 4 – Faith, Works, Grace, and Merit
February 11 – Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
February 18 – Liturgy: Our participation in God’s work
February 25 – 10 Commandments: the vertical commandments
March 3 – 10 Commandments: the horizontal commandments
March 10 – Developing a Spiritual Life
March 17 – Forms of Prayer
March 24 – Salvation and Justification
March 31 – The Blessed Trinity
April 7 – Penance Service
Easter
April 14 – Living the Faith publicly
April 21 – Being a Missionary
