Over the next 7 weeks we will be hosting an on-line discussion of the Rediscover Catholicism Book Study that many parishes in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are hosting in the new year. Each session asks multiple questions based on Chapters from “Rediscover Catholicism” and from videos either from Catholics Come Home or from Matthew Kelly’s talk “The 7 Pillars of Catholic Spirituality.” Please join the discussion by adding your comments on any or all of the following questions.

OPENING PRAYER

Loving Father, Open our hearts and minds and allow us to see the beauty of our faith. Show us what is possible and fill us with the grace, strength, and wisdom to live all the good things we explore here together. Send your Spirit upon us so that we can discover your dream for us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves, and have the courage to defend and celebrate this true self in every moment of our days. We ask you to bless in a special way the hungry, the lonely, the sick, and the discouraged. Remind us of our duty toward them and inspire us to be filled with a profound gratitude. We ask all this through your Son, Jesus. Amen.

The Bible

Spiritual Reading

DISCUSSION (Rediscover Catholicism, Chapter 15 & 17)

• The Bible: What is your favorite story from the Bible? Why?

• The Bible: What did you learn about the Bible that you did not know before?

• Spiritual Reading: What is the last really good Catholic book you read?

• If you read a great Catholic book for fifteen minutes every day for the rest of your life, how would your life and spirituality improve?

For next week

(This Study Guide is a revision of the free Study Guide found on DynamicCatholic.com)

Sean Ater

Sean Ater is an Assistant Director of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. He is married with 3 children and a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Milford