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Spirituality in the Workplace in Catholic Healthcare: “The Journey Ahead”... A Lesson in Living the Mission
(2012)This pastoral project, “Spirituality in the Workplace in Catholic Healthcare: The Journey Ahead... A Lesson in Living the Mission,” will detail my work as a Mission leader with those PFS employees, their managers (my ... -
Spirituality of the Ordinary: Made in the Image of God and Grounded in the Body of Christ
(2001)Caregivers working in an institutional setting have a formidable task. They provide front line daily care for elderly and others residing in extended care facilities. Generally, their wages are low and their task often ... -
SPRED Special Religious Education: Building Small Faith Communities of Prayer, Love and Inclusion
(2001)A Diocesan Model of Catechesis for persons with Developmental Disabilities, Catechists and Religious Educators. -
Strangers No Longer: Hispanic Ministry at Holy Spirit
(2006)The pastoral concern I am addressing is the overall health of the worshipping community in Holy Spirit church. We have a divided parish, not because of a crisis, but because of ethnic differences. I’m addressing this by ... -
Strengthening the Bonds between Father and Child Through Service to Others
(2011)Fatherhood has been the most joyful and rewarding gift that God has ever given to me. My kids mean the world to me and I absolutely treasure and cherish every moment that I spend with them. Despite all of its associated ... -
A Supplemental Preparation Program for the Sacrament of Reconciliation for Children with Learning Disabilities
(1993)This project is very significant to the Body of Christ. If we are to be a welcoming community, we must welcome all people regardless of age, race, gender, or learning capability. Everyone has a capability to learn about ... -
Surviving Divorce: Workshops for Children and Their Parents
(1992)In a culture that is plagued by the growing divorce rate and the constantly changing image of family, the most serious concern is the children who live through and beyond the break-up of their families. With this in ... -
Tackle Hunger: Leading a Leader Towards Meaningful Community Service
(2012)My design is to hold a food drive for Human Services, Inc. to be held during a home football game. | plan on meeting and talking to the head coach of the football team and the Athletic Director beforehand to finalize ... -
Taking the Time to Make a Difference / Tomarse el Tiempo para Hacer la Differencia: A Dual-Language Introduction to the Christian Family Movement
(2011)This pastoral project proceeded through several stages of theological reflection involving the directors of CFM and friends of CFM working in Hispanic ministry: a planning stage reflection; implementation stage reflection; ... -
A Teacher Handbook for Grade 7
(1994)The designing and planning of a teacher handbook for the Seventh Grade catechists of the religious education program at St. Francis Assisi Parish in Teutopolis, Illinois, is a response to a significant pastoral need of ... -
Teaching Those you Reach: A Response to the Growing Adult Education Needs of the American Baby Boomer Population in a Mega-Church
(1996)Churches are faced with increasing demands for services and support from regular attendees and visitors alike. As a teacher and program planner in the adult education training ministry of Willow Creek Community Church, ... -
Team Building Workshop for Parish Staff Members
(2005)To begin my planning for the workshop I contacted several of my Christ Renews His Parish reach out team members. These groups of Christ Renews team members go into new parishes to start the program. Christ Renews is a ... -
Teens in Religious Education Plan Proposal
(1994)My pastoral concern is two-fold. 1. As a DRE, one of my responsibilities is to provide educated, energetic, spirit-filled teachers for our ‘Religious Education Program. This year I needed a teacher for the first ... -
Theater as Transformance
(1995)As contemporary American Christians we have a secular/religious dichotomy ingrained in us. This reflects the principle of the separation of church and state upon which our nation was founded. We are comfortable with the ... -
A Theological Reflection Process on Communal Prayer in the Ursuline Community of Youngstown, Ohio
(1992)Communal prayer is an essential element of religious life. The Constitutions and the Mission Statement of the Youngstown Ursulines affirm the basic need for communal prayer in the lives of their members. These ministerially ... -
The Therapeutic Aspects of Life Review for the Hospice Patient
(1995)Working with the dying person in hospice ministry, I see a great need for the dying person to reminisce. Most of the hospice patients that I work with are in mid-life or in or past the fifth decade and thus have a high ... -
The Three R’s: Re-member, Renew, Respond: Nurturing a Lay Spirituality For Certified Lay Ministers of the Rockford Diocese
(2005)This project was born out of my participation in the Ministry Formation program in the Diocese of Rockford, IL. This is a two-year program that provides a basic formation experience fostering adult faith and the skills ... -
Truth and Love: The Message of the Pro-Life Movement
(2009)Roughly one quarter of all American pregnancies end with an aborted life (USCCB Publication no. 5-714). How can I, in a positive manner, deal with this evil and offense to God in my ministry? I propose to assemble a ... -
The Understanding Care-Giver
(1988)This project consists of a seven-hour workshop and a two-hour follow-up session for lay care-givers who serve in various institutions, churches and agencies of Rochelle, Illinois. Because of the varied schedules of ... -
The Use of Creative Process in Theological Reflection
(1994)Recently, I have been privileged to be on staff at a retreat and reflection center in Ossining, New York, and have been involved in providing processes using art media as an adjunct to retreats and workshops held there. ...