The Green Jesus
June 20, 2024
Presented by Fr Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. This presentation will focus on what insights we might attain about our caring for the environment from a Christological perspective.
Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton, Session 3
April 1, 2024 – May 20, 2024
Continue the journey with Monk Thomas Merton toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative, peace-filled life. Over eight sessions you will learn about contemplative living through prayers, readings from Merton and other spiritual masters, along with questions for small group dialogue.
7th Annual Iftar Dinner with the Dialogue Institute of Kansas City
March 22, 2024
Iftar is the meal that breaks the daylong fasts Muslims practice during their holy month of Ramadan. Join us this night for a meal hosted by our Muslim friends, sharing traditional Iftar foods.
St. Paul: A Lenten Bible Study
February 20, 2024 – March 12, 2024
Using personal reflection time, journaling and sharing. Fr. Ron Will, C.PP.S., guides us through an exploration of St. Paul as found in the Scriptures. We’ll learn how St. Paul cultivated a lifelong personal encounter with Christ.
Circles of Understanding
May 9, 2024
People from all faiths, races, cultures, orientations, ways of life and backgrounds are invited to share their stories with a diverse group of people as we come to a greater understanding of one another through prayerful listening. Begins with a simple meal.
Tables for Two: An Evening of Marriage Enrichment
February 17, 2024
An evening out for married and engaged couples who want to deepen and enrich their relationship — served up with just a little bit of romance!
Depolarizing Ourselves: The first steps toward civil engagement
January 20, 2024
For people of faith, civil discourse begins in recognizing the image of God in the other. Mutual respect, not agreement, is essential for a healthy discussion. Learn how we may inadvertently be complicit in, or possibly even encourage, polarization.
Four Guides for Your Advent Journey
December 5, 2023
Take an Advent pilgrimage with four biblical guides who will lead us on the road to Bethlehem. Our destination isn’t a place, though; it is a person. Our journey is to meet Jesus Christ.
Becoming Eucharistic People
October 3, 2023 – October 24, 2023
The Synod that opens in Rome in October has named three priority issues: “communion, participation and mission.” The speakers for this series use these priorities to reflect on the Eucharist. They will lead us into a deeper engagement with the Eucharist and inspires us to be missionary disciples.
The Death Penalty from a Faith Perspective
October 10, 2023
What does the church teach about the death penalty? What do you believe? Using personal histories, scripture, the Catechism and social science, Fr. Mark Miller, CPPS, will guide us through the church’s evolving understanding of the death penalty.