CCTD004 Thank You (The Mass) and 3 iPod giveaways
iPod shuffle give away!!! Listen to this podcast for details on winning one of three iPod shuffles we will give away over coming weeks.For Catholics, Mass is a heavenly event –a wondrous heavenly banquet. It is a real experience– if only a first taste, of what we believe heaven, or as we profess, –the life of the world to come– to be all about. It is a real experience of the kingdom of God on Earth. This vital profession of faith is the topic of this podcast. It expands on the “Mass Session,” held last Tuesday when inquirers were first introduced to the Mass as part of the Period of Inquiry of the Catechumenate at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Holladay, Utah, for this year.The conversation begins by referring back to an idea voiced at the session. Since Mass is both the beginning, the source, and the end, the summit, celebrated now, it makes sense that in the early stages of the Catechumenate journey we introduce Mass as THE destination of our journey. In terms quoted from Church documents, Mass is the fountain and summit of a Catholic person’s life. That is to say, that at one and the same time, mass is the fountain from which our life flows, the source, AND the summit of where our life is going, the destination. Not just from Sunday into the week and to the next Sunday; also, from baptism to eternal life. As well as the summit of our Catechumenate journey at Easter with first communion for adults celebrating the Easter sacraments, and even more importantly, as THE destination of the journey of creation itself, which is eternal life with God, or in a word, heaven! (more…)
CCTD003 Very Real (The Church)
This conversation considers the interplay between the word church used for the building as well as the people. We look at two very real aspects of what we mean when we say “church”. First we talk about church as the “people of God” and then, second, we talk about “the mystery of the church.” This discussion extends the “Church Tour” session of the Catechumenate at St. Vincent de Paul parish in Holladay, Utah, for this year.
We spent Tuesday night on a “scavenger hunt” of sorts. Each of the (more…)
CCCR002 The Church
This is the second Catechism Reflection. This podcast is a conversation reflecting on sections of the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults which addresses some of the topics from the Parish Session. Hear a small group, informal reflection with verbal references to the page numbers of the USCCA under consideration. These sessions are tagged with CCCR (Catholic Classes Catechism Reflection) and a sequence number.
We discuss “What or Who is the Church” (Eclesiology). Pages 111-123, 507, 128-130, 177, 44, 146, 167, 226, 505, 452
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CCPS002 Tour of a Catholic Church
This week’s Parish Session we tour St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and then follow our tour with an excellent lecture about the Church.
