DISCUSSION GUIDE Issue of 12-02-18
DIOCESES
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- What does ‘Fok nou pataje’ mean and why is the phrase significant to this story?
- What is a ‘twinning’ relationship?
- What can the two dioceses learn from each other?
- According to Deacon Dan Lowery, even though the relationship is long distance, what can the two dioceses do for each other?
- According to Bishop Alphonse Quesnel, what is the best solution to the extreme poverty seen in Haiti?
WASHINGTON
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- Where is the Holy Land and why is it significant?
- What are the three major religions found in the Holy Land today?
- Why is area especially important to Christians?
- What saint does the work in this area of the world date back to?
- Father Francesco Patton is quoted as saying, ‘Without reconciliation and without forgiveness, it is impossible to have a future.’ Discuss.
WOMEN’S CARE CENTER
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- What is the purpose of the Women’s Care Center?
- What are some of the services they offer?
- Through this ministry, what does the WCC hope to achieve in the end?
- How have they measured their success in their first year of operation at the Merrillville location?
HELPING POOR
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- What did Pope Francis do recently to acknowledge and help the poor in Rome?
- The pope said, ‘As believers, we must stretch out our hands as Jesus does with us.’ Talk about what this means.
- Do you believe, as one of the richest countries in the world, we do enough to hear the cries of the poor around us?
- What might we do better?
- People like to gather earthly possessions and hold them tight to themselves. Why does this not matter in the end?
- What, according to the pope, is the beginning of true faith?
- In what ways can we all find ourselves to be spiritually poor?
ADVENT
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- What is Advent?
- What should we be doing during this special Church season?
- Talk about your Advent traditions. Do you have an Advent wreath in your home?
- What is a giving tree? Is this someone your class could do in some small way?
- What is ‘contemplative’ prayer?
- What Advent tradition might you suggest for your family to begin this year?