What is Why Catholic?

• A unique adult faith formation program, solidly based on Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
• A concrete approach to help adults deepen their Catholic faith and connect its teachings to their everyday lives.
• A program that encourages learning in a prayerful small-community setting.

Who would benefit from Why Catholic?

• Catholics who want to deepen their faith.
• Parents who want to pass on their faith.
• Catechists who want to enhance their faith.
• Adult candidates and catechumens who want to learn the faith.
• Parish organizations and staff who want to reflect on their faith.

What are the themes of Why Catholic?

• Year One: The Profession of Faith: What we Believe - Discover the basic truths of our faith and how they connect with our daily living.
• Year Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mystery: Sacraments - Appreciate the richness of the Mass and see the sacraments as doors to the sacred.
• Year Three: Life in Christ: Walking with God - Explore the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes as sources for moral wisdom and as blueprints for living the Christian life.
• Year Four: Christian Prayer: Deepening My Experience of God - Experience different forms of prayer as ways to grow more deeply in our relationship with God.

WHY CATHOLIC? begins the week of FEB 4: Holy Spirit & Prince of Peace parishes will again host Why Catholic? groups. Why Catholic? groups focus on the essentials of the Catholic Faith as expressed in The Catholic Catechism. For more information and/or help, call Sr. Pat Glinka at 410-679-0377x202 or email her at pglinka@verizon.net. Sign up sheets are in the narthex of the church. Optional & available are 2nd edition of The Catholic Catechism at $6.00, $14.00 and $21.00 and New American Bibles at $11.00. The groups also include discussion & sharing on how we can live out those beliefs in daily life. This 6 week session uses chapters 7-12 of the book The Profession of Faith, What We Believe. Persons who participated in the first session may use the same book & join their same group or choose another group and time.
Persons new to the experience may choose their group & time. Why Catholic Books are $10.00. The 75-90 min groups will be on:

• Sunday mornings (9:45 - 11:00 AM) beginning FEB 4 at Holy Spirit includes a religious education parents group.
• Monday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 PM) beginning FEB 5 at Holy Spirit includes a young adult group.
• Wednesday mornings (9:30 - 11:00 AM) beginning FEB 7 at Prince of Peace.
• Thursday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 PM) beginning FEB 8 at Prince of Peace

Do you want to host a group at your home? Do you have a nucleus of people & want some more?