Growing Faith

Growing Faith
Sr. Maureen Shaughnessy SC
senior editor
Bill Huebsch
author

Growing Faith is a powerful tool for Catholic faith formation.

Growing Faith is a series of forty-eight booklets
which present the Catholic faith
within a systematic and comprehensive framework.
Each booklet contains a lovely reflection on a given section
of the Catechism of the Catholic Church,
offering the wisdom and beauty of Catholic teaching
to help people on their journey of faith
and their pathway to Christ and the church.
Each booklet also contains moving illustrations,
reflections on the important symbols of our faith,
helping you connect with the heart as well as the mind.

It is beautiful and engaging,
using plain language to present eternal truths.
Growing Faith is poetic and lyrical in tone:
pastoral and compassionate,
while also demanding and bold.
Users come away feeling deeply touched by the profound truths
which are the basis of the Catholic Faith.
Everyone who reads and prays and discusses
their way through these booklets
will come away with a heart renewed by their faith.

There is also the excellent Guide to Growing Faith in Your Parish
which is a facilitator’s guide with reproducible pages,
complete with a twelve-slide PowerPoint presentation
for each booklet.

Growing Faith is a pastoral process for Catholic faith formation.

For youth ministry, confirmation programs, and high school religious ed,
this is an engaging and comprehensive presentation
complete with activities and points for discussion
to help youth internalize and appreciate their faith.
They will collect these booklets
and read them again and again.
For young adults who are busy and otherwise engaged,
Growing Faith offers a great component system of booklets,
that easily fit into otherwise busy schedules.
This is a superb way to provide contemporary material
to people living in these modern times.
For those involved in campus ministry,
Growing Faith offers a wonderful component tool
addressed specifically to those who are in such settings.
Use it to extend the reach of campus catechesis
and to invite and welcome students into your ministry.
For catechumens, returning Catholics,
Remembering Church folks,
or those who have never been confirmed, Growing Faith offers
the most systematic and comprehensive presentation of the faith
available outside of the Catechism itself.
It will move and touch the catechumens,
        giving them the “feel” of our faith
        as well as the teachings.
For parish leadership groups and ministry teams,
Growing Faith offers a systematic way
to engage in brief educational moments
within existing meetings at the parish
with a method that is pleasant and enjoyable
and will have the leaders asking for more!
For catechist training Growing Faith provides excellent on-going formation,
using clear, contemporary language in plain English or Spanish,
and laying out the core teachings of the Catholic Faith
for all catechists.
Combined with Into the Fields,
it is the single most effective way
         to prepare teachers & catechists!
For parents with children in catechesis
this is the perfect way for them to learn
while their children are learning.
Growing Faith correlates to every textbook series,
and allows you to use your children’s program
as a springboard to the rest of the community.
Send home booklets that correspond to their units
         in the school or religious ed program
         to help parents and guardians share in the process.
For many parents, even if their children study in English,
the Spanish booklets will be a rich resource.
For parishes using intergenerational "faith gatherings,"
such as those outlined in Dreams and Visions
Growing Faith is perfect because it is designed for such use
from the opening faith sharing
to the closing prayer.
The Facilitator's Guide to Growing Faith
develops a large group gathering for each booklet
giving step by step teaching suggestions
and an already-prepared set of 12 PowerPoint slides.
For middle aged and senior adults,
Growing Faith offers a chance to renew faith:
both a deeper understanding of Catholic teaching,
and a heartfelt appreciation of God’s presence.
This is a time of life when religion often becomes more vital
and when folks have more time for inquiring into their faith.
For small Christian communities,
Growing Faith is the single best resource on the market
because it has built in conversations about the faith,
while also a systematic presentation of our teachings,
all in a gorgeous format that will be treasured for years.
For RENEW groups and post RENEW follow-up,
Growing Faith provides depth and breadth.
In military settings where ministry is challenged
by the coming and going of personnel and their families,
Growing Faith is the perfect tool to reach them
because it allows you to see each gathering as unique
and offer these families materials they can take with them.
For personal use,
Growing Faith offers a wonderful collection
of easy-to-read reflections
covering every dimension of our faith.
Everyone who reads through this series of booklets
will be touched and their faith made more profound.
And for households of faith
especially those who wish to grow in their faith,
Growing Faith offers user-friendly booklets
where family members can write their own notes,
like keeping a personal faith journal.
Use them on Sunday evenings as a family discussion guide,
or invite neighbors or friends
to share them with you.
Give them as gifts to those you know are on the edge of their faith,
to help them deepen their understanding
and grow in their hearts.

The facilitator’s guide will provide outlines for courses in the following areas:

A complete course on Catholicism for catechumens, parish leaders, catechists,
and
others. This will be a main use of this product.
The Nature of God (Trinity, Revelation, Creation, Love)
Jesus Christ (Teachings, Passion, Resurrection, in the Church)
The Holy Spirit (Freedom, Wisdom, Prayer)
Church (Ecclesiology, Marks of, Structures, Communion of Saints)
Liturgy and Sacraments (People and Places, each Sacrament)
Morality (Virtue, Grace, Conscience, Magisterium)
Commandments (each of the Ten)
Catholic Social Teaching (Justice, Peace, Honesty, Common Good)
Prayer (Wellsprings of, Forms of, Places for, Lord’s Prayer)

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Resources offered
on this site

Pastoral Planning
A step-by-step guide:
Dreams & Visions:
Pastoral Planning
for Lifelong Faith Formation
A new book which includes a
chapter outlining those
all-important Planning Team
Meetings.

Training
How to teach your parish
about lifelong formation
including excellent PowerPoint
presentations to download and
use, complete with presentation
notes.

Implementation
How to state and sustain faith
sharing throughout the parish using
the
Question of the Week
With free prayer sheets.

Prayer Services
to accompany faith sharing.
You can download and use these
in 5 minutes!

Outlines for adult
or intergenerational
Faith Gatherings
linked to your children's textbook
series.

Outlines for adult
B ible Studies
which are in plain English!
Download each session and get all
you need in one item.

Complete plans for
Parish Based Retreats
in several practical scheduling
formats.

Background Material
All the current books
you need to better understand
lifelong formation, plus free articles
you can download, copy, and use.

Vatican II
Lots of strong resources
to help you teach about the
Council.
We are approaching the 50th
Anniversary of the date on which
John XXIII called Vatican II: Jan
25, 1959.

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