"The Church needs a well-educated, inquiring,
and vocal laity if the new evangelisation is to achieve its full potential."
Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium, USCCB,
1995
Adult Faith Formation is the process by which people consciously grow in the life of Christ through experience, reflection, prayer and study.
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Please email reviews to John Hawthorne at jhnhwthrn@gmail.com
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and reviews.
This book is so good I’ve had to buy several copies, mainly because I’ve loaned them out and never got them back – it’s that good. Based on the teaching of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Hughes sets out some of the ways we can approach prayer, (or how we ‘dig for treasure’ as he puts it), what to do when we come to those ‘dry periods’ when it’s so hard to pray, and how we begin to discern what God’s will for us is. Prayer for Hughes, is not just about us talking to God, but listening carefully as God reveals the truth of our lives to us. Hughes invites us to delve deeper into the reality of how we live and, through prayer, take a good long look at the things that hold us back from God, make us unhappy and spoil our relationships with each other. The answers we get are often unexpected. Sometimes very unexpected, which is why it’s called God of Surprises.
What Hughes writes is not new, but his way of explaining it is clear, refreshing, very accessible and… surprising. A good book for private reading or for group study with friends.
John Hawthorne
08.09.2011
Here are some useful links to resources on the web to help you discover more about the Word of God and the teachings of the Catholic Church:
The New Testament Gateway is an award winning web directory of internet
resources on the New Testament, currently being updated daily. Browse
or search annotated links on everything from the Greek New Testament to
Jesus in Film.
A complete online version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which
can be searched by keywords, phrases, or paragraph number.
This links to the Vatican web site and a list of all sixteen papers produced
from the Second Vatican Council.
Home is a Holy Place is about seeing, knowing and responding to God's
presence at home in our families, in the ordinary events of our daily
lives, in the deep joys and sorrows we experience together and in our
relationships with one another, whether we are children, siblings, parents,
spouses, friends or neighbours.
Inspired and energized by one of the most popular spiritual writers of
our time, HenriNouwen.org exists to provide resources and encouragement
to all those who seek to deepen their spiritual commitments. You can also subscribe to their regular Meditations and E-letters, which are sent out by e-mail free of charge.
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