| The
Emmaus Road Initiative
Deepening faith
Bringing it to maturity
Passing it on to the next generation
Inspiring a Wholehearted
Faith in a Half-hearted Age
Pope Benedict has challenged us “to reinvest
with some concrete and particular meaning theological
statements about the uniqueness and the absolute
value of Christianity,” but he has also
pointed the way by suggesting that a collaboration
between theology and anthropology can lead to
“the truly most exciting part of Christian
faith.”
That collaboration is the subject of the monthly
presentations Gil Bailie will be giving at WTU
beginning in September. Mr. Bailie, president
of the Cornerstone Forum, is a Catholic layman,
an author, and lecturer. Mr. Bailie’s presentations
will be followed by discussion.
The series will be conducted at St. Monica Church
beginning on Sat. Sept. 15 from 10:00am to 12:00
in the Bishop Tschoepe Center. This
will be a once-a-month event through April 2008.
It is free, open to the public and intended for
the benefit of the laity including religious educators,
pastors, parents and anyone committed to spreading
the faith and bringing it to maturity. It promises
to make our faith more alive and valuable.
Mr.
Bailie, a Dr. of Jurisprudence from the Univ.of
Tennessee Law School, who is frequently published
in valid theological journals, reflects on the
following moment in his life: "Standing in
St. Peter's Square for Pope John Paul's heart-rending
final Easter blessing was a once-in-a lifetime
privilege, but it was all the more memorable because
of the thousands of young people in the crowd,
a vivid testimony to the great hunger the young
have for a faith that is counter-cultural, morally
challenging, and intellectually coherent. The
Emmaus Road Initiative is an effort to provide
those whose responsibility it is to feed that
hunger with new ways of nourishing the faith of
the young and deepening the faith of their elders.
What we're doing is not only fresh and original,
but is at the same time entirely faithful to Church
teaching."
This
series will assist us in "Making Christians
of Today's Young and Sense of Today's World".
The series promises insights into our faith we
have not had before in dealing with the integration
of theology and anthropology which Benedict XVI
has said can lead to "the truly most exciting
part of Christian faith".
Learn
why Christianity is unique.
Bring faith to a heightened maturity and gain
usable insight into today’s culture.
Sessions are free, open to all & no homework.
St.
Ann's
Coppell
Thurs. Evenings
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Oct. 23, Nov. 20
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Elizabeth
Ann Seton
Plano
Sat. Mornings
10:00 - 11:45 am
Oct. 25, Nov. 22 |
St.
Thomas Aquinas
Dallas
Sundays
Noon to 1:45 pm
Oct. 26, Nov. 23 |
St.
Joseph's
Richardson
Special Discussion Session
No formal presentation
Oct. 26, Nov. 23 |
It
is our hope that you will assist us in helping
make this series known.
You may refer to www.cornerstone-forum.org.
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