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What Is A Patron Saint? When you are baptized, the priest says the name chosen for you by your parents. However, when you are confirmed, in the Latin Rite of the Church, you get to choose a...
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Bishop David Kagan, Diocese of Bismarck, N.D., announced the opening of the diocesan investigation which could lead to the beatification and canonization of North Dakota native Michelle Christine...
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These last twelve days for me as a British subject have been very strange ones. We have continued our ordinary lives, while all about us in the public sphere, momentous and solemn things have...
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Life Teen Video
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Life Teen Blog
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Affirmation is one of the Life Teen Core Values. We need to affirm each other, especially those in our life which we couldn’t do ministry without- ie. Our core members.
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I always think about how Jesus would react to middle schoolers. Every time they misbehave, I imagine that Jesus would say to them, "You have no idea all that I have done and will continue to do for...
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This raises an important question: how does a teen like Kyle find a way to be committed to sports, academics, and his faith while so many other teens struggle? In Matthew 6:21 Jesus says, "Where your...
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Ongoing Formation as a Disciple of Jesus Christ...
Intentional disciples never graduate from Christian formation. In fact, St. Pope John Paul II states, “the more we are formed… the more we feel the need to pursue and deepen formation” (CL, 63). Ongoing attentiveness and cooperation with the Holy Spirit are essential components of the journey towards Christian maturity.
Formation for discipleship, according to St. Pope John Paul II, is a “totally integrated formation” that encompasses all that we are as human beings (Christifideles Laici [CL], no. 60). Formation is the action of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives and our cooperation with it. It shapes who we are, what we do, and how we share our faith as Catholics.
Catechetical formation is “the totality of the Church’s efforts to make disciples” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no.4). Catechesis is a multi-dimensional process that involves six interrelated dimensions: knowledge of the faith, liturgical life, moral formation, prayer, belonging to community, missionary spirit. Initial and ongoing formation is necessary in every dimension. In fact, “when catechesis omits one of these elements, the Christian faith does not attain full development” (GDC, no.87).
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Commentaries on faith and culture from Word of Fire...
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Fr. Mike YouTube playlist (Pick Menu Icon for selections)From Ascension
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