Adult Faith Formation

Office Description:
The Office of Adult Faith Formation conducts several diocesan programs: FOUNDATIONS, a discipleship formation program and the Bishop Lucker Lecture, an annual lecture series for adults. In addition, the Office of Adult Faith Formation provides consultation, resources and training for adult faith formation, young adult ministry, and intergenerational catechesis.

RESOURCES

Ideas to Follow Up the Mission

Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us -- A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation - excerpt from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops document

United States Catechism for Adults

Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C.

Compendium for Catholic Social Doctrine

VALUABLE LINKS:

• National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL):

www.nccl.org

• University of Dayton - Virtual Learning Comunity for Faith Formation (VLCFF): http://campus.udayton.edu/~vlc/

• University of Notre Dame - Satellite Theological Education Program (STEP): http://step.nd.edu/

• St. Mary's University of Minnesota

- BA in Religious Education: http://www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid 1963.php

- BA in Theology:

http://www.smumn.edu/site pages/pid1964.php

- MA in Pastoral Ministries of Administration:

http://www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid310.php

• Vocations to the Priesthood: http://www.ourmib.org/

• Vocations to the Religious Life:

http://www.vocation-network.org/

• For Catholics We Miss:

http://www.catholicscomehome.org

http://www.oncecatholic.org/

• Young Adult Ministry:

http://www.bustedhalo.com/index2.html

• United States Catholic Catechism for Adults:

http://www.usccbpublishing.org/productdetails.cfm?sku=5-450

http://www.vatican.va/archive/compendium_ccc/documents/archive
_2005_compendium-ccc_en.html

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church:

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/

documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html

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