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Director/Coordinator of Religious Education Handbook
(1991)Excellence in Catholic religious education has a long tradition in our country. It is a fairly recent reality that a significantly greater number of Catholic children are now receiving their religious education through ... -
Discovering A Path Through the Annulment Process
(2001)The purpose of this pastoral project is to address my concern for a perceived lack of clarity regarding the intent and process of annulment in the Catholic Church and to attempt, through the dissemination of accurate ... -
Educating Our Catholic Youth Through Student Performances
(2010)I am concerned that the youth in my community do not understand some of the feasts and practices of the Catholic Church. Their lack of understanding and fear of questioning may have a negative affect on the future of ... -
Embracing Our Brokenness: A Lenten Day of Reflection
(2011)This project sought to offer individuals an opportunity to reflect on how experiences of brokenness are opportunities to receive blessings from God. It is the nature of our human condition that at some point in our lives ... -
Empowered by the Love Of God: Hildegard of Bingen and Marguerite Porete
(2010)The group that will be the focus of my pastoral project is the Saint Mary’s College (SMC) Indianapolis Alumnae Club. SMC is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, just north of South Bend and across the street from the University ... -
Empowering Adult Religious Educators for the Third Millennium: The Guidebook and Training Manual for Facilitators of Study Circles
(1990)Today one of the greatest obstacles facing adult religious education programs at the local level, and most pointedly, at ‘the small and rural parishes, is the lack of quality programs. The Topsfield Foundation, a ... -
Enablement of Volunteers for Visitation With Alzheimer’s Residents
(1993)I conceive of this project having a two-pronged focus. Part of my attention, investigation, and efforts will be aimed at learning (and helping others to learn) some basic information about care of and ministry to persons ... -
Encourage One Another and Build One Another Up: Prayer and Spirituality component of Program for Parish Ministry offered by the Institute of Lay Formation, Diocese of Sacramento, CA
(2002)The number of laity entering the field of ministry is ever increasing. While the decline in ordained and religious vocations is partially responsible for this trend, it is the spirit of Vatican II that continues to become ... -
An Exercise in Lay Theology
(1994)This writer was asked to develop and present to a voluntary class at his home church a theologically oriented program that would serve three basic purposes. The first was to generate additional parishioner interest in ... -
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 ...