The Stories of Black and Biracial Women: A Necessary Celebration
September 14, 2024
Sponsored by Clay Countians for Inclusion. Black and biracial women will bear witness through personal testimony of the barriers they have broken through and how they conquered hidden agendas designed to keep them from thriving. Story Tables are a platform for people to shape the narrative of their own history.
Depolarizing Ourselves: The first steps toward civil engagement
September 15, 2024
Depolarizing Ourselves is a 90-minute workshop designed to help lessen the effects of polarization when you encounter them in your conversations. We can have healthy disagreements over issues or philosophy. Mutual respect, not agreement, is an essential key to a healthy discussion. Cosponsored with Precious Blood Spirituality Institute and Precious Blood Companions.
This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Church. Will It Be Your Grandkids’?
August 7, 2024
Fr. James Smith, C.PP.S., will present his research on recent shifts in American Catholicism, particularly regional shifts in Catholic parishes. After his presentation, Jennifer Green, a pastoral associate at Visitation Parish in Kansas City, will respond to the presentation.
The Green Jesus
June 20, 2024
Presented by Fr Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. This presentation will focus on what insights we might attain about our caring for the environment from a Christological perspective.
Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton, Session 3
April 1, 2024 – May 20, 2024
Continue the journey with Monk Thomas Merton toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative, peace-filled life. Over eight sessions you will learn about contemplative living through prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual masters, along with questions for small group dialogue.
St. Paul: A Lenten Bible Study
February 20, 2024 – March 12, 2024
Using personal reflection time, journaling and sharing. Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S., guides us through an exploration of St. Paul as found in the Scriptures. We’ll learn how St. Paul cultivated a lifelong personal encounter with Christ.
Circles of Understanding
May 9, 2024
People from all faiths, races, cultures, orientations, ways of life and backgrounds are invited to share their stories with a diverse group of people as we come to a greater understanding of one another through prayerful listening. Begins with a simple meal.
Four Guides for Your Advent Journey
December 5, 2023
Take an Advent pilgrimage with four biblical guides who will lead us on the road to Bethlehem. Our destination isn’t a place, though; it is a person. Our journey is to meet Jesus Christ.
Becoming Eucharistic People
October 3, 2023 – October 24, 2023
The Synod that opens in Rome in October has named three priority issues: “communion, participation and mission.” The speakers for this series use these priorities to reflect on the Eucharist. They will lead us into a deeper engagement with the Eucharist and inspires us to be missionary disciples.
The Death Penalty from a Faith Perspective
October 10, 2023
What does the church teach about the death penalty? What do you believe? Using personal histories, scripture, the Catechism and social science, Fr. Mark Miller, CPPS, will guide us through the church’s evolving understanding of the death penalty.