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Facilitating Small Group Sharing with Disadvantaged Women Focusing on Spiritual Dimensions of Codependence
(1989)Although I have had thirty years of experience in church ministry, that experience has been primarily with middle-income people. I am now a pastoral associate at St. Anthony’s Parish in Evansville, Indiana, a parish ... -
Faith Communities in the Twenty-first Century Connecting by Computer
(2007)As Fall and Winter 2005 arrived, requests to expand the list arrived. The women requested a website, a celebration of our fifty-first year, more personal information than birthdays, expansion of the list for other purposes, ... -
The Faith Dimensions of Work: Explored by a Maryknoll Affiliate
(1995)| embarked on the project with the expectation that | would find an answer (yes, singular noun!) to the meaning of work and how it can be reconciled with my understanding of who God is. To prepare for this project and ... -
Family As A Vocation: Becoming A Domestic Church
(2003)In response to Pope John Paul II's exhortation to foster the transmission of family values, I have chosen the domestic church as the focus of my pastoral project. My goal is to help parents within my parish to regain their ... -
Family Liturgies: Setting the Stage for the Future
(1999)There are many and varied ways in which parents and a faith community can help nurture young people for future life in the church and in their faith. I think there is one extraordinarily simple way, however, in which we ... -
Finding and Developing Unpaid Parish Leadership in the Local Church
(2008)The goal of this pastoral project is to research volunteer and lay leadership programs and resources, and ultimately develop a well-rounded parish leadership program that starts with our gospel call to serve, goes through ... -
Follow Me: A Call to Authentic Christian Life
(2010)Christian life is a pilgrimage. It means following Christ who has called us in our day to day living. It is a response to Christ’s invitation at baptism when he said, “follow me”. It is a journey of faith and faith we ... -
Forging the People of God: Reflections and Resources for Catholic Lay Pastors
(1988)1 am writing this book as 'a reference tool for lay pastors of Catholic faith communities. There are many good books and manuals available on various aspects of pastoring and pastoral concerns. There are excellent books ... -
Formation and Training Sessions for a Parish Caring and Support Network
(1998)My plan of action will be to identify needs within the parish that could be met through small group formation or care teams, to identify persons with experience in these areas of concern, and to hold two training/educational ... -
From Experience to Learning: Using Peer Groups and Theological Reflection As a Model for Providing Support to Ministers
(2006)Since beginning my own spiritual journey and preparation for ministry, I have come to this insight: being a solitary traveler on my own spiritual path gets lonely after awhile. There 1s a time for solitude, yes, but also ... -
Grief in the Context of Christian Community: A Formation Process for Parish Bereavement Ministers
(1999)This Pastoral Project Report is an account of the planning, implementation and evaluation of a three-session series developed to further the spiritual formation and grief education of parishioners who feel called to ... -
A Guide for the Recruitment and Training of Volunteer Church Ministers
(1987)This project will address itself to the question of filling the gap left by decreased numbers of ordained priests. Techniques will be developed to serve as a guide for recruiting and training volunteers who will commit ... -
Handbook for Residential Retirement: Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Indiana
(1993)The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana held a General Chapter in July of 1991. At this Chapter, seven commitments were agreed upon and passed by the assembly. In January of 1992, the Leadership ... -
Hannah's Cry
(2004)The focus of this pastoral project started as outreach and ministry to parents who grieve the loss of an unborn child. The loss of a pregnancy, the death of a baby not yet born, is a tragic occurrence. When mourners of ... -
Healing the Grieving Heart
(2003)A number of years ago St. Anthony Hospital in Effingham implemented “Healing the Grieving Heart,” a support group for those experiencing the loss of loved ones. It is a time limited program sponsored by the Community ... -
Helping Children of Divorce: Mater Dei High School
(1989)It is my conjecture that we as campus ministers on the staff of Mater Dei High School are called to provide more growth opportunities for students struggling with problems related to the fact that they are no longer ... -
Helping Parents and Children Understand the Eucharist in Today’s Society
(2000)Part of my job as Director of Religious Education is the preparation of First Eucharist. Each year the children in second grade and the older children who have not received First Eucharist prepare for this sacrament. On ... -
Honoring Images, Painting Symbols The Integration of Art and Prayer
(2001)Humans, both individually and collectively, experience brokenness or disintegration and are seeking wholeness. There are multiple paths toward wholeness and multiple methods within paths. I propose to design a one-day ... -
How Are Women Empowered In the Church and as Church Today? A Retreat for Women
(2004)The idea of this retreat project for women was the result of much research and many discussions with a variety of women both from my parish of St. Madeleine Sophie in Guilderland, New York and from my workplace. The ... -
IM4REAL: Relationship, Environment, Action, Love
(2010)The IM4REAL program is based on four pillars developed by Fr. Carl Beavers, pastor at Holy Spirit Catholic Community in Rock Springs, WY. He has been a priest in the Diocese of Cheyenne for over 40 years, contributing ...