New 2016-2017 Adult Faith Formation Study Program

Growth in Faith is an Adult Faith Formation Program for practicing or fallen away Catholics who are looking to return to the practice of their faith or to deepen their relationship with God.  Learning about God shouldn't stop after you receive all the Sacraments.  It is a life long journey in which your relationship with God grows deeper and sweeter with each passing year.

Growth in Faith Sessions are offered usually on two Tuesdays every month from September to May from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the church hall community room.  Contact Laurie DeLuca at deluca1@comcast.net or at (860) 989-8526 for more information.
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September 2016:
Catholicism: The Pivotal Players
"Discover the figures who shaped the Church and changed the world"
by Bishop Robert Barron

The Study Program for CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players is the best way to immerse yourself fully into these holy men and women.
You will go deeper with top experts from around the world, including:

• Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, Franciscan priest and preacher to the papal household (St. Francis of Assisi)
• Dr. Matthew Levering, renowned Catholic theologian and Thomistic scholar (St. Thomas Aquinas)
• Fr. Paul Murray, O.P., Dominican preacher and spiritual master (St. Catherine of Siena)
• Fr. Ian Ker, world's leading Newman scholar (Bl. John Henry Newman)
• Dale Ahlquist, founding president of the American Chesterton Society (G.K. Chesterton)
• Dr. Anthony Esolen, professor of Renaissance English Literature at Providence College(Michelangelo)

The Study Guide commentary was compiled under the direction and approval of Bishop Barron. 
Each Study Guide lesson provides details about the Pivotal Player’s life and contributions to the culture. In addition, you'll find “Questions for Understanding" that support the teaching in the video and reference Scripture verses and sections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You'll also find several “Questions for Application" in each lesson to help you connect the material to your own life and experience.