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Striving For A More Christ Centric Life
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Vatican Year of Faith Website (the countdown begins!)
With the Apostolic Letter of 11 October 2011, Porta fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year of Faith. This year will begin on 11 October 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, and will conclude on 24 November 2013, the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King.
This year will be a propitious occasion for the faithful to understand more profoundly that the foundation of Christian faith is “the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction.”[1] Founded on the encounter with the Risen Christ, faith can be rediscovered in its wholeness and all its splendor. “In our days too faith is a gift to rediscover, to cultivate and to bear witness to” because the Lord “grants each one of us to live the beauty and joy of being Christians.”[2]
The beginning of the Year of Faith coincides with the anniversaries of two great events which have marked the life of the Church in our days: the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, called by Blessed Pope John XXIII (11 October 1962), and the twentieth of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, given to the Church by Blessed Pope John Paul II (11 October 1992). […]
The Year of Faith is intended to contribute to a renewed conversion to the Lord Jesus and to the rediscovery of faith, so that the members of the Church will be credible and joy-filled witnesses to the Risen Lord in the world of today – capable of leading those many people who are seeking it to the “door of faith.” This “door” opens wide man’s gaze to Jesus Christ, present among us “always, until the end of the age” (Mt 28:20). He shows us how “the art of living” is learned “in an intense relationship with him.”[13] “Through his love, Jesus Christ attracts to himself the people of every generation: in every age he convokes the Church, entrusting her with the proclamation of the Gospel by a mandate that is ever new. Today too, there is a need for stronger ecclesial commitment to new evangelization in order to rediscover the joy of believing and the enthusiasm for communicating the faith.”[14]
So what is the Flock doing??
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General Information: Who: Young Professionals (20s and 30s) who want to deepen their understanding of Catholic doctrine and faith in the world today When: 1st Thursdays of the month from 6:30 – 8:30 pm Course Timeline: October 2012: An Introduction on the discussion series |
General Information: Start Date: Monday, October 8, 2012 @ 8:00PM Following Holy Hour Course Topic: The Bible Timeline: The Story Of Salvation Location: The Sundance Café What’s Required: A Bible – Preferably one you feel comfortable writing notes in A Journal – Something to take notes in for those who either write tones of notes or don’t feel comfortable writing in your bible. Course Timeline: October 8, 2012 – November 19, 2012: *This will be covered at or around the lent season… |
