tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28835863762764672782024-03-18T20:08:41.279-07:00Why Catholic NowThe dynamic faith-sharing program called Why Catholic? is a journey, for adults, through the Catholic Catechism. This is the official web-blog for the Why Catholic? program in the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky. Welcome and enjoy. -- This is your chance to learn about Scripture and Catholic tradition; communicate with others; and share your Roman Catholic faith.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-4424953032035087712012-10-31T13:14:00.002-07:002012-10-31T13:32:26.604-07:00Elizabethtown Praises the Why Catholic? Program<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">From: St. James Catholic Church -- Elizabethtown, Kentucky</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">By: Brenda Bush</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What a blessing our <em><strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span></strong> </em>group is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jim and I are fortunate to host this wonderful gathering of friends and Christian family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God has spoken to us in many ways through <strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #990000;"><em>Why Catholic?</em></span></strong> We pray that we will continue to be guided by Him in our daily lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks to Sue Spink, Greg and Laurel Padgett, Corby and Barbara Powers, Frank and Marlene Bryan, Bill and Joyce Godfrey, and joining us this session – Joe Padgett, Greg’s brother, as well as Greg & Laurel’s son Jeremy (who alos enjoys the time of fellowship). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We appreciate being together and give thanks to God,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St. James Church, Elizabethtown, and to the Archdiocese of Louisville for this opportunity!</span></div>
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<strong><span class="userContent"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Click on the link below to see the <span style="background-color: #fce5cd; color: #990000;">"We're Back in Action"</span> planning:</span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Finally it's mid-September. And the time has come to start a new round of small group leader training sessions and retreat-team workshops to prepare for the new season of the </strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #cc0000;"><strong>Why Catholic?</strong></span></em> <strong>program in the Archdiocese! The seasonal theme will be:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>During August, Archbishop Joseph P. Kurtz held several meetings to hear the ideas, views, and feedback of <em><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span> </em>group members. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>A key subject of discussion at each gathering was the upcoming <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #990000;">Synod on the New Evangelization</span>, scheduled for October. </strong></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Participants came from various locales in the Archdiocese to attend. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">"Pray First!"</span> -- <em><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span></em> in the<em> </em>Archdiocese </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>The new Fall season of the <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;"><em>Why Catholic?</em></span> program, in the Archdiocese, is coming upon us swiftly! The theme for the Fall will be <em>Christian Prayer. </em></strong></span><br />
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<strong>October 7 - 13 <em>Why Catholic? </em>Groups Begin </strong><br />
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<strong>September 19 St. Augustine Church </strong><br />
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<strong>September 20 Holy Spirit Parish/McGhee Room </strong><br />
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<strong>September 20 St. James Parish </strong><br />
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<strong>September 21 St. Margaret Mary Parish </strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There are several new resources available on the <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #741b47;"><strong>New Evangelization</strong></span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One is a clever cartoon online. The other is a document from the Catholic Bishops of the United States. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Based on Dr. Paprocki’s new book, participants will explore 7 key ways by which all can be renewed by the God's grace. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <em>Seeing Yourself as You Really Are</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Actively Seeking the Good of Others</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Thinking Before Acting</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Holding on Loosely</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Recognizing and Setting Limits</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Channeling Desires</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> Unleashing Your Imagination</em></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you heard? Catholic bishops are tweeting. <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Facebook</span> </span>and <span style="color: #a64d79;">Google+</span> look interesting. <span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: #990000;">Texts</span> </span>and<span style="color: #bf9000;"> Tweets</span> are careening thru virtual space. So you decide to give it a go. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But, at first, nothing seems to be happening . . . </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Don't forget to first plan your overall <span style="color: #990000;"><u>parish social media strategy</u></span>, as you would envision a great party. Common business approaches don't work so well. So, have a successful launch for your social and online strategies by trying 5 practical steps. </span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000; font-size: large;"><strong>Easter Prayer</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Your love, O God, embraces all creation, from the tree of the cross.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>You have broken open the barriers of sin and selfishness</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>that separate us from one another and from you.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Remain with us and work through us</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>that others may come to see that love in us</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>that they saw and loved in Jesus-</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>a life freely given for the life of the world.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Until that great day, when your love will reign and all will be one,</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>may we walk in peace, work for justice,</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>live in gratitude, and celebrate unceasingly the wonders of your love.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Draw us all to you, O God, through the dying and rising of Christ,</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>in the power of the Spirit. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Amen.</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-79104474670628256292012-03-26T08:36:00.001-07:002012-03-26T08:38:11.887-07:00Catholic Men's Conference -- March 31, 2012<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturday, March 31 -- Check our Brochure and Webpage:</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Presented by the Archdiocese of Louisville</strong></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> "Learning and Living: The Difference </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> that Jesus Can Make" </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-30058890561133545092012-03-06T11:08:00.001-08:002012-03-06T11:21:30.430-08:00Workshop on March 17 -- The Spirit of Evangelization<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Start the Saint Patrick's Day celebration with a spirited workshop!</strong></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Spirit of Evangelization in Catechesis</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Louisville Ministry Institute. For more information and/or registration help, check the ALMI blog:</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<strong>Father Barron's non-profit organization is <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Word on Fire Catholic Ministries</span> </span>(<a href="http://www.wordonfire.org/"><span style="color: #f1c232;">www.wordonfire.org</span></a>), which is dedicated to Catholic preaching and to drawing people into, or back to, the Catholic faith.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Untold Blessing" will be aired on the <em>Faith Channel</em> (19) at 7:30 PM on Fridays -- Feb. 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Encore showings will be broadcast on Sundays @ 7:30 -- on Feb. 26 March 4, 11, 18, 25, and April 1.</span></strong><strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Next week, many groups of <em><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Why Catholic?</span></span></em> participants (literally, thousands of folks) will meet again weekly -- during the season of Lent 2012 -- throughout the Archdiocese of Louisville. Some participant groups will converse in English, and some will use Spanish. </strong><br />
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<strong>Please pray that all <em><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Why Catholic?</span></span></em> group members will experience a true, spiritual renewal along their shared journey.</strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Webpage</span> -- </span><a href="http://www.archlou.org/ongoing-programs/whycatholic/"><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #cc0000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.archlou.org/ongoing-programs/whycatholic/</span></a></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Newspaper --<span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.archlou.org/2012/01/26/why-catholic-to-resume-next-month/"><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #cc0000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.archlou.org/2012/01/26/why-catholic-to-resume-next-month/</span></a></strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: #cc0000;"> </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information, make contact with your local Catholic parish --</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>The event will be held at the Flaget Center. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Map: </strong></span><a href="http://www.archlou.org/flagetcenter/"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>www.archlou.org/flagetcenter/</strong></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>The Paschal Mystery retreat theme will lead participants to "reflect on the ways in which we have experienced God through the process of letting go."</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>For more <span style="color: #4c1130;">information or to register,</span> contact Ms. Linda McLemore at the Archdiocesan Office of Lifelong Formation & Education (OLFE): 504.448.8581, x. 1324, and/or <u><a href="mailto:LMcLemore@archlou.org">LMcLemore@archlou.org</a></u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A good article from a newspaper in the Archdiocese of Boston. --</span><br />
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Use this internet address to access the<strong><em> </em></strong>recent <strong><em>Why Catholic? </em></strong>newspaper piece: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>(Please see your <em><span style="color: #990000;">RENEW Parish Team Handbook</span></em> for more specifics.)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em><span style="color: #990000;">Sign up Sundays</span></em> – Occur before the <em><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span> </em>season (e</strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>xample: January 29 & February 5)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><em><span style="color: #990000;">Begin Small Groups</span></em> -- 6 group sessions begin during week of February 20 </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">Retreat Leader Training in March</span> -- dates to be announced; designed </strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>to prepare interested individuals to act as parish retreat leaders for <em><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span></em> themes.</strong></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-50821289880173021972012-01-05T11:28:00.000-08:002012-01-05T11:39:40.857-08:00Season 3 of Why Catholic? -- Get Ready for It<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is time to prepare for the next 6 small group sessions of <span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;"><em>Why Catholic?</em></span> <span style="color: #990000;"><span style="color: black;">on the theme of </span><span style="background-color: #f1c232;">“Celebration of the Christian Mystery: Sacraments." </span></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This week, your parish bulletin editor was sent bulletin announcements designed to help with <em><span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;">RENEW Why Catholic?</span></em> promotion. Other suggestions for recruiting participants can be found in the <em>Renew Parish Resource Manual</em>, on the RENEW website (<a href="http://www.renewintl.org/">http://www.renewintl.org/</a>), and by contacting Mr. Sal Della Bella -- Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Lifelong Formation & Education (OLFE). </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>(Please see your <em>RENEW Parish Team Handbook</em> for more specifics.)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">*** </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>Sign up Sundays</em> – Occur before the new <em><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span> </em>season</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong> (Example: January 29 & February 5)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">*** <em>Begin Small Groups</em> -- 6 group sessions begin during week of February 20 </span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*** </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><em>March 2012</em> – Retreat Leader Training </strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>(The <em>Retreat Leader Training</em> event was originally scheduled for February 2012. It will begin to prepare interested individuals to act as parish retreat leaders for various<em> <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Why Catholic?</span></em> themes.)</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Times and locations for "onsite"<span style="color: #990000;"> Small Community Leader Training</span></b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> -- <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>for all <u>new</u> and <u>existing</u> small group leaders <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> -- </span>have been set. </strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We have heard from many that it would be helpful to share ideas/suggestions/challenges of the <span style="color: #990000;"><em>Why Catholic?</em></span> group process with other small group leaders. An opportunity to do so will be provided, along with time to describe the process for the next 6 sessions. <span style="color: #990000;">Please invite all of your small group leaders to attend!</span></span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For those who cannot attend in person, online training will be available via our website at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.archlou.org/whycatholic">http://www.archlou.org/whycatholic</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click on Download Center and then </span></span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><a href="http://74.143.35.98/wc.wmv"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><span style="color: #003399; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WhyCatholic?</span> </span></i>Small Community Leader Training Videos.</span></strong></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If online training is not an option, obtain a training DVD of the training from the Faith-Formation division of OLFE, at 502-448-8581. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">*** <span style="color: #990000;">Times and Locations for Onsite Training -- January 2012</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><em>Tuesday, January 17<sup>h</sup> –</em> St Augustine, Lebanon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7-9 PM </span></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><em>Wednesday January 18 -</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St Margaret Mary, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7-9 PM </span></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><em>Thursday January 19 -</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>St James, Elizabethtown <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7-9 PM </span></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Please have small community leaders RSVP to Ms. Linda McLemore: </span><a href="mailto:LMCLEMORE@ARCHLOU.ORG"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">LMCLEMORE@ARCHLOU.ORG</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> or 502-448-8581 for these training sessions.)</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hopefully your small groups from Lent 2011 still have their booklets (<span style="color: #990000;">The Celebration of the Christian Mystery - Sacraments</span>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this Lent we will be completing the booklet doing session 7-12..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are in need of additional books please go to the RENEW website, or contact RENEW</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> by calling</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> t</span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">oll-free order: 888-433-3221</span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Ch</span>eck out</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> our <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Louisville Why Catholic</span> page on Facebook! Log onto your Face- book account, then search for <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Louisville Why Catholic</span>. Be sure to "Like" our FB page.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>In addition, the Archdiocesan calendar for <em><span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;">Why Catholic?</span></em> -- and other resources -- can be found at:</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
<a href="http://www.archlou.org/whycatholic"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>www.archlou.org/whycatholic</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: black;">You might want to use your <em><span style="color: #990000;">Twitter</span></em> account to follow the Archbishop, <span style="color: #990000;">@Archbishop Kurtz</span>. And you can follow official Archdiocesan news, stories, etc., <span style="color: #990000;">@ArchLouKY</span>.</span></strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>More information and resources will be disseminated, including</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>curriculum materials for youth and children, small group resources for Sacraments, and additional training opportunities/support. </strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Contact the Faith-Formation at OLFE for assistance -- </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: black;">e-mail:</span> <a href="mailto:SDB@archlou.org">SDB@archlou.org</a> <span style="color: black;">and/or phone: 502.448.8581.</span></span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-56818555589568340642012-01-05T06:46:00.000-08:002012-01-05T06:48:44.721-08:00Happy New Year from the Faith-Formation Staff<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Warm greetings and happy new year 2012 from the Faith-Formation office staff in the Archdiocese. We look forward to serving you during the months to come.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>A new, Archdiocesan-wide season of <em> <span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;">Why Catholic?</span></em> will begin near the start of Lent 2012. Plan to take part. Seek true spiritual renewal during this holy season.</strong></span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">*****</span></span></span></div><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Small group leader and coordinator training -- in Spanish -- for the new season of <em><span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;">Porque Ser Catolico?</span> </em>(<u>Why Catholic? in Spanish</u>) is scheduled for Saturday, January 7:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">@ Saint Rita, Okalona -- 9:00 to 11:30 AM</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">@ Saint James, Elizabethtown -- 2:00 to 4:30 PM</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;">These training sessions will be facilitated by Mr. Manuel Hernandez, a RENEW <em>Why Catholic? s</em>taff member, from New Jersey.</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Big News!</strong> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>There will be a <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Catholic Men's <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">Conference</span></span><span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;">, in Louisville, on March 31</span> (2012). The theme will be <span style="color: #990000;">"Learning and Living Our Faith: The Difference that Jesus Makes."</span> Presenters will include Most. Rev. Joseph Kurtz, the Archbishop of Louisville. Want to know more or to pre-register? Check out two, new online sources:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Facebook: Louisville Catholic Men's Conference <em>("Like" this page on FB)</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Website: </strong><a href="http://www.cmclouisville.net/"><strong>www.cmclouisville.net</strong></a></span><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #990000;">*****</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-14701529907001474712011-10-31T07:05:00.000-07:002011-10-31T07:07:40.108-07:00El Dia de Los Muertes -- Nov. 2 is the Day of the Dead<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>All Souls' Day</strong> -- take a quick peek at the tradition of <strong><em>The Day of the Dead</em>.</strong> See what the day means and how it is celebrated . . . </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://tiny.cc/x05hk"><strong>http://tiny.cc/x05hk</strong></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Day of the Dead</strong> | Religion & Ethics News Weekly [</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>http://www.pbs.org/</strong></span></a>]</span><br />
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Check out this short video on <em>YouTube </em>also:<br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3obZze-V0YI&feature=fvsr"><strong>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3obZze-V0YI&feature=fvsr</strong></a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-3864957305767697642011-10-28T07:38:00.000-07:002011-10-28T07:38:21.188-07:00Why Catholic? -- Fall Mid-Season Check In<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hey, everybody. Well, we are getting deep into the Fall season of <span style="background-color: #f1c232; color: #990000;"><strong>Why Catholic?</strong></span> -- on the topic of the Liturgy and the New Roman Missal. What's been the highlight in your group so far this season? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(Post some pictures too, if you can!)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-78402438071875431872011-10-24T13:20:00.000-07:002011-10-24T13:32:40.154-07:00Want to Pray Better? -- Pope Says New Missal Will Help<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The new English translation of the Mass is the result of a long process of international cooperation and is meant to help Catholics pray better, Pope Benedict XVI told Australia's bishops. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new translation, which most Australian dioceses began introducing on Pentecost 2011, "is intended to enrich and deepen the praise offered to God by his people," the pope said Oct. 20. The morning after joining bishops from Australia for the inauguration of the <em>Domus Australia</em>, a pilgrim center in Rome, the pope welcomed the bishops to the apostolic palace and said the new liturgical translation was "the fruit of a remarkable cooperation of the Holy See, the bishops and experts from all over the world." He asked the bishops to help their priests appreciate the new text, and to help catechists and musicians do their part to make the Mass "a moment of greater grace and beauty, worthy of the Lord and spiritually enriching for everyone." </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxulw54LdxDSEGpHhd8h5fsz2HJTHypnf5gRVLMNam2MVRsPQ2flnxehh_yWIZbNdXiFq10X23AOJD4RQDUl7NrmXc-DfQ9TdTNMgQeMU4G6NuhkKhTcFbuYq8e2WnFUXiIt3QCUWMGs/s1600/Roman+MIssal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxulw54LdxDSEGpHhd8h5fsz2HJTHypnf5gRVLMNam2MVRsPQ2flnxehh_yWIZbNdXiFq10X23AOJD4RQDUl7NrmXc-DfQ9TdTNMgQeMU4G6NuhkKhTcFbuYq8e2WnFUXiIt3QCUWMGs/s1600/Roman+MIssal.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Cardinal George Pell of Sydney is the chairman of the <em>Vox Clara Commission</em>, an international body established by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, to assist in the evaluation of English liturgical translations. The cardinal said, "I think a goodly percentage of the people didn't notice the difference" when he began using the new text at the Sydney cathedral. "There are pockets of dissatisfaction, but overwhelmingly the priests and people are happy and they will get used to it. The prayers are immensely richer . . . "</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Web Source: </span><a href="http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20111020.htm"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20111020.htm</strong></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-24796450051686115192011-10-19T08:35:00.000-07:002011-10-19T08:35:32.681-07:00Fall Season Underway<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Fall season of the <em><span style="background-color: #990000; color: #f1c232;">Why Catholic?</span></em> program is underway throughout the Archdiocese. Tell us how the meetings are going for your group. Looking forward to what you have to share.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883586376276467278.post-86732415293944355682011-10-07T08:35:00.000-07:002011-10-07T08:38:31.474-07:00Workshop on Advent SeasonA workshop on the subject of Advent, sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Lifelong Formation & Education, has been scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM.<br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffd966; color: purple; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Advent: What, When, and How?</span></strong><br />
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<strong>Presenter: Maureen Grisanti Larison</strong><br />
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<strong>Saturday, October 15 -- 9:30 to 12:30</strong><br />
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<strong>Flaget Center, 1935 Lewiston Drive, Louisville</strong> <span style="color: blue;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://www.archlou.org/flagetcenter/"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>http://www.archlou.org/flagetcenter/</strong></span></a><br />
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<em><strong>Explore the theology of Advent; the practical meaning of the Advent season; and a variety of Advent practices and catechetical resources to use with a variety of specific age-groups (K thru Adult). </strong></em><br />
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Participation Fee: $10.00<br />
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To pre-register, contact Linda at OLFE -- 502.448.8581 or <a href="mailto:lmclemore@archlou.org"><strong>lmclemore@archlou.org</strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0