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Welcoming Catholics Home:
Spring 2015

Many of the topics from the Spring 2015 Series can be found as part of Bishop Robert Barron's Catholicism video series, available free of charge for the parish at Formed.org.

March 3, 2015: “CATHOLICISM – THE MYSTERY OF THE LITURGY AND THE EUCHARIST”
Why do Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the consecrated bread and wine?

March 10, 2015: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A BAPTIZED CATHOLIC?
How do I fully live the meaning of my baptism?

March 17, 2015: “CATHOLICISM – THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS”
Why is St. Patrick such a beloved saint?

March 24, 2015: UNDERSTANDING HOLY WEEK AND TRIDUUM
What is so holy about Holy Week? What is Triduum and how does it relate to Easter

April 14, 2015: HOW TO READ THE BIBLE AND USE THE CATECHISM
How does the practice of "Lectio Divina" help me read the Bible? What is the Catechism and what role does it play in the Catholic faith?

April 21, 2015 & April 28, 2015: THE “OUR FATHER” PRAYER
What does the Catechism teach about the last five petitions?

May 5, 2015: CATHOLIC DEVOTION TO ST. JOSEPH
What can we know about St. Joseph who is silent in the Gospels? How is he a role model for fathers and husbands?

May 12, 2015: CATHOLIC DEVOTION TO MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS – THE LITANY OF LORETTO
What is the history of Catholic devotion to Our Lady? Why does she have so many titles? What are the history and practices surrounding the Litany of Loretto?

May 19, 2015: IMAGINING A WORLD WITHOUT CATHOLICISM
What are the primary changes in understanding of the human person, introduced by Catholicism into the pagan world? What are the major cultural contributions of Catholicism to Western culture?