HOLY FAMILY PARISH
ADULT CATHOLICISM COURSE

6:30 PM - IN THE PARISH FORMATION CENTER – ROOM 10 SCHEDULE   SEPTEMBER 5         ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING / INTRODUCTION  OCTOBER 10 (!)     CATHOLICS AND THE BIBLE  OCTOBER 24         CATHOLIC HISTORY:  LIGHTS AND SHADOWS  NOVEMBER 14       INTRODUCTION TO THE CREED(S)  NOVEMBER 28       MORE ON THE CONTENT OF THE CREED(S)  DECEMBER 5 (!)     MORE ON THE CONTENT OF THE CREED(S) AND CATHOLIC  BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS                             IN GENERAL--E. G., MARIAN DOGMAS, PAPAL SUPREMACY AND INFALLIBILITY  DECEMBER 19        CATHOLIC WORSHIP AND THE SACRAMENTS – I:  CATHOLIC LITURGY AND THE EUCHARIST JANUARY 2           CATHOLIC WORSHIP AND THE SACRAMENTS – II:  BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION,                              RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) AND THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK JANUARY 16          CATHOLIC WORSHIP AND THE SACRAMENTS – III:  MATRIMONY AND HOLY ORDERS,                              THE STATES OF LIFE IN THE CHURCH (VOCATIONS, CHARISMS, AND MINISTRIES)  JANUARY 30          CATHOLIC MORAL TEACHING – I:  INTRODUCTION AND COMMANDMENTS IN GENERAL AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING  FEBRUARY 13        CATHOLIC MORAL TEACHING – II:  THEOLOGY OF THE BODY AND HUMAN SEXUALITY FEBRUARY 27        CATHOLIC MORAL TEACHING – III:  THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AND THE END OF LIFE MARCH 12             THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO HOLINESS:  THE RICH CATHOLIC                                                 TRADITION OF SPIRITUALITY AND PRAYER   This course is suitable for any adult Catholics wishing to gain an adult knowledge and understanding of their Faith; any adult non-Catholics, even non-Christians, wishing to learn about Catholic beliefs, teachings, and practices.  Each session will last from one hour to an hour and a half.  Each session with begin with prayer and continue with a presentation by Fr. Bob Hagan, S. J. (B. A., M. A., PH. L., M. DIV., S. T. L.-SPIR.), Pastor of Holy Family Catholic Parish.  (Fr. Bob has studied at several universities in the United States and Europe—especially St. Louis University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.)  Then there will be ample time for questions and answers, comments, discussion, etc.  Adult learning is interactive learning, so there will be much emphasis on participation.

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