HOW DO I ATTEND VIRTUALLY?

Viewing from home: Using a personal computer or mobile device (or similar device) visit www.BostonCatholicLive.com to attend the sessions. Be sure to create an account with LiveStream so that you can participate in the question & answer portion of the presentation! Hosting at a parish/school: Need a computer or mobile device to connect to www.BostonCatholicLive.com to view the sessions. Need an internet connection to allow access to this streamed broadcast. Need a LCD projector or a TV connected to a your computer to show video to a larger audience. Be sure to create a parish account with LiveStream so that your group can participate in the question and answer portion of the presentation through the chat function. If you have a parish site facilitator or small group leaders it is important to download the discussion guide in advance of each session.

COURSE FOR ADULTS

Catholic
DURING THE

Faith Essentials
YEAR OF FAITH

ATHOLIC FAITH ESSENTIALS

is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization, the Secretariat for Faith Formation & Evangelization, and the Secretariat for Catholic Media

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WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

profess our faith in the Risen Lord

IN OUR CATHEDRALS AND IN THE CHURCHES OF THE WHOLE WORLD;

in our homes and among our families,

SO THAT EVERYONE MAY FEEL A STRONG NEED TO KNOW BETTER AND TO

transmit to future generations the faith of all times.

Answering Pope Benedict XVI's call from above, the Archdiocese of Boston presents Catholic Faith Essentials: Course for Adults during the Year of Faith. Sessions will be hosted live at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center from 7-8p.m. Participants throughout the Archdiocese can "attend" from the parish hall or from the comforts of their own home via www.BostonCatholicLive.com or at a later date by viewing the recordings at YearofFaithBoston.org. Each session will have materials available for pre and post reading as well as resources for discussion if you are participating as a couple, family or a small group. These sessions can be tailored for use with young people as well. SEASON ONE: IS FAITH THE TRANSFORMING POWER IN OUR LIVES
When did I first become aware of Jesus? (7.January.2013) Special Session: Vatican II & the Birth of Evangelical Catholicism (14.January.2013) How did Jesus pray? (28.January.2013) Who told me about Jesus? (4.February.2013) How did Jesus call His disciples and now me? (11.February.2013) How does Jesus nourish us? (25.February.2013)

SEASON FOUR: LIVING THE CATHOLIC FAITH

How do I establish a spiritual routine and keep it vibrant? (7.October.2013) How can I grow closer to Christ each day? (21.October.2013) How can I deepen my knowledge of the faith each day? (28.October.2013) How can I evangelize in simple terms and steps? (4.November.2013) How can I defend the faith in simple terms and steps? (18.November.2013) How do I rejoice when a person I have prayed for or invited returns to the Church? (25.November.2013)

SEASON TWO: SIGNIFICANT THEMES FROM VATICAN COUNCIL II

What led to the Second Vatican Council 50 years ago? (4.March.2013) What is the Church? (11.March.2013) How does the Church mediate Christ to the modern world? (18.March.2013) What does God call me to be? (25.March.2013) How does God speak to us? (1.April.2013) How about the other documents from Vatican II? (8.April.2013)

profess the faith with confidence, hope and joy!

SEASON FIVE: LEARNING FROM THE CHURCH'S GREAT SAINTS
What is the Communion of Saints and why we should strive to be counted among them? (6.January.2014) Benefits of reading the lives of the saints (13.January.2014) From the Saints: What we should know and love about the Eucharist (27.January.2014) From the Saints: What we should know and love about the Sacrament of Reconciliation (3.February.2014) From the Saints: What we should know and love about the Church (10.February.2014) From the Saints: What we should know and love about the Blessed Virgin Mary (24.February.2014)

SEASON THREE: SIGNIFICANT THEMES FROM THE CATECHISM

How do you read a catechism? (15.April.2013) Why the need for the Catechism of the Catholic Church? (22.April.2013) What do we believe? (29.April.2013) How do we celebrate the great mysteries of our Christian faith? (6.May.2013) How do we have LIFE in Christ? (13.May.2013) How should we pray? (20.May.2013)