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Catholic 101

- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God….
  And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.
  
  The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls the Incarnation, a “unique and altogether singular event.” Our belief in the Incarnation of the Son of God "is the distinctive sign of Christian faith." As a result of the Incarnation, the sacred is not separate from the material world, that the spiritual and physical are not divorced from one another any more than Jesus human nature was separate or divorced from his divine nature. This is sometimes referred to, colloquially, as the Catholic principle of “both/and” as opposed to “either/or”.
  
  This six-week discussion series is designed for adults and young adults who want to learn or review the the fundamental foundation of the Catholic faith. Each session lasts about 60 minutes and is conducted in an informal and comfortable format for individuals who know a lot about their Catholic tradition and those who are still learning. Pre-registration is required. A minimum number of participants is required.
  Current Schedule
  Tuesday Evenings, October 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 2024
  6:30-7:30pm. New Life Center at St. Edward Parish
  (This opportunity requires a minimum number of participants)
  Weekly Sessions
  Week 1 -- What does it mean to be "Catholic"? This session explores the primary characterisitcs of the Catholic"imagination" or worldview, which is rooted in the mystery of the Incarnation and finds expression in the Eucharist, the Creed, and common Catholic life.
  Week 2 -- This session examines the Catholic principle of sacramentality as it is expressed, experienced and celebrated in the Sacraments and sacramentals. The principle of Sacramentality expresses the Catholic conviction that material objects, rituals and experiences can embody and reveal God’s presence.
  
  Week 3 -- This session explores the special way in which Catholic Christians believe that God’s presence and love is embodied, revealed and experienced in time and human experience. Many aspects of Catholic faith and practice, including how Catholics read and understand the Bible, reveal this reverence for the sacred nature time and history.
  
  Week 4 -- This session explores the sacramental nature of human relationships and the particular way in which Catholic Christians believe that God is embodied and encountered in and through an individual’s relationship to the faith community, the Body of Christ and the Communion of Saints.
  
  Week 5 -- Catholics believe that human activity is sacramental--we can embody and encounter God's presence and love in how we use our gifts and talents. This session explores how the Catholic Church is organized, the historical development of the church, and how God's presence and mercy are embodied and expressed in Catholic moral and social teaching as well as in the very structure or organization of the faith community.
  
  Week 6 -- This session examines how Catholics experience and live their faith in everyday life through participation in the Mass, the “source and summit” of Catholic life, personal prayer and devotion, family life, spiritual development, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
  Registration
  Call 319-233-0498.
  Click here to register online.
  [Last Update 09.15.24]

Catholic 101

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