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Spiritual Growth and Development Through Communal Relationships
(1991)I propose that those individuals in my parish who have expressed a desire to deepen the spiritual dimension of their lives (myself included) be invited to come together and form a spiritual growth and discernment group ... -
Mystagogy: A Way of Life
(2000)The idea, then, is to attempt to integrate the knowledge and experience of the RCIA classes into daily life, specifically, the continuation of sacrament participation resulting in a spirituality of daily living. A period ... -
Lay Presider Role and Formation
(2002)Lay ministry has been a part of the church from its beginning. Collectively we recognize that we all share in the one priesthood of Christ. We are a priestly people. Ministry is how we exercise that priesthood. Our ... -
Bringing Three Community Hospitals Into a Roman Catholic Healthcare System: Partnering of Chief Executive Officer And Senior Vice President of Mission For Major Organizational Change
(2008)This project centers on the formation aspects of the merger/acquisition of a Catholic hospital and a non-faith-based, not-for-profit, three hospital health system. In the situation presented in this project the Catholic ... -
When You See the Southern Cross: An Attempt to Bring Together Two Parishes a Half a World Apart
(2003)Father Paul Habing is a missionary priest serving the village of Nufioa in the altiplano, high plains, of southern Peru. He and I were born about four years apart and grew up about four miles apart, but we did not become ... -
Providing Spiritual Guidance to Children Who Are Choosing a Saint for Confirmation
(2009)I attempted to accomplish the goal of influencing the decision of choosing a saint name by inspiring the target group to explore the pool of saints that exist and accept the challenge of finding their special hero. The ... -
Making the Decision to Refer: Spiritual Directors Look at the Potential Need for Counseling
(2001)During the course of a spiritual direction relationship it sometimes becomes necessary for a director to suggest to a directee that she or he seek assistance from a psychotherapist in addition to or, in extreme cases, ... -
Building Community Beyond Mass St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church
(2008)St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church was once a dynamic and closely-knit faith community mainly comprised of growing families. The parishioners had accomplished some amazing goals in their fifty plus year history. They ... -
Ministry to the Sisters with Memory Loss
(2012)My primary goal in the project is to nourish the faith of the Sisters with Alzheimer’s disease and to provide care as needs require. At the same time to help the volunteers and friends feel comfortable to visit the ... -
Morning of Reflection Students with Special Needs Ability Awareness: A Program for Catechists Support
(2011)This project presents information and instructions on how to put together a program to help catechists understand their call to faith formation for children and assist them with students with special needs in our School ... -
Liturgy of the Word Adapted for Children
(1988)Liturgical celebrations at church, in order to be meaningful, must be adapted to the participants. One of the main liturgical celebrations people participate in is the Eucharistic Liturgy. The need for children’s liturgy ... -
Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Patients in the Senior Care Unit of Community Hospital, Indianapolis
(1988)In order to set the stage for pastoral work with the patients, my plan is (1) elicit the interest and assess the physical and mental ability of the individual patient to work with me in addressing his/her spirituality; ... -
Inclusion Sunday: Celebrating Parish Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
(2008)In early 2007 the Parish Advocacy Network for the Diocese of Richmond was developed in response to the challenge articulated by the American Bishops. Moving beyond ‘sloganeering’, the diocese developed a recruitment ... -
Ministering to the Bereaved: Creating a Pastoral Plan
(2003)Grief is a natural and normal human response to loss. It effects us physically, cognitively, emotionally, behaviorally, and spiritually. All people experience grief when something or someone they are attached to is lost. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A Day of Reflection for Women Living with the Reality of Cancer for Women who had Cancer and for Women who are in a Supportive Role of Cancer Patients
(1995)Fram the knowledge I have gained through books, articles, the mission and "Living With Cancer" retreat information, I have concluded that people suffering with serious disease seek spiritual help outside themselves. ... -
Mary: An Ecumenical Bridge
(2006)The topic of my paper is ecumenical, as is my project. It takes piace within the First United Methodist Church in Beloit, Wisconsin. My paper talks about how I taught a group of fifteen elderly United Methodists what ... -
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 ...
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