What's Next?

“We will have the opportunity to profess our faith in the Risen Lord in our cathedrals and in the churches of the whole world; in our homes and among our families, so that everyone may feel a strong need to know better and to transmit to future generations the faith of all times.” (Porta Fidei, 8)
 

Living our Faith -- Charity

“The Year of Faith will also be a good opportunity to intensify the witness of charity.  Many Christians dedicate their lives with love to those who are lonely, marginalized or excluded, because it is in them they see the reflection of Christ’s own face.  Faith enables us to recognize Christ and it is his love that impels us to assist him whenever he becomes our neighbor along the journey of life.”  (Porta Fidei, 14)
 

• Share Your Time and Talent - A list of volunteer opportunities in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Catholic Charities agencies
• Share Your Treasure - "Wish Lists" from Archdiocese of Indianapolis Catholic Charities programs

 

Deepening Our Faith -- Catholic Spirituality

“The Church as a whole and all her Pastors, like Christ, must set out to lead people out of the desert, towards the place of life, towards friendship with the Son of God, towards the One who gives us life in abundance.” (Porta Fidei, 2)
 

• Our Lady of Fatima Retreat House Year of Faith Brochure
• Dynamic Catholic Mass Journal - Designed to enrich your experience at Sunday Mass, teach you how to listen to the voice of God, and deepen your daily spirituality.
• A Moment with Mary - The Holy Rosary Said Live from St. Peter's Square, Rome

 

Forming Our Faith -- Catechesis

“To rediscover the content of the faith that is professed, celebrated, lived and prayed, and to reflect on the act of faith, is a task that every believer must make their own, especially in the course of this Year.” (Porta Fidei, 4)

Resources 

• The Gift of Saint John Paul II (Download Reflection and Study Guide Here)
• "The Apostles Creed - Knowing, Living and Sharing the Gift of Faith"
• "I Believe" from Franciscan Media
• The Apostolate for Family Consecration's Family Catechism Daily Emails
• Word on Fire
• Catholic Controversies Video Library
• US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Videos on the Adult Catechism
• Word on Fire's Catholicism Series
• Opening the Word - A Journey through the Sunday Readings
• We Believe - A Survey of the Catholic Faith
• Marian University Speakers for the Year of Faith
• "Vatican Council II: Spiritual Thoughts Series" by Pope Benedict XVI
• Unlocking the Beauty of the Catechism
• Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican II
• "Vatican II Documents" from Logos Bible Software
• Catechism of the Catholic Church from Logos Bible Software
• Jesus and the Church - The Catholic Faith Series Vol. One

On-line and DVD Courses

• The Institute of Catholic Theology
• The Rabbi-Disciple Relationship (No Cost)
• Catholic Distance University On-line Course on Lumen Gentium
• "Catechism: Pilgrimage of Faith" DVD Course
• "Life of Christ" and Additional Adult Lessons
• "Living Catholic" and Additional Adult Courses
• "Catholic Courses" by St. Benedict Press
• Pillars of Catholicism (no cost)
• Understanding the Scriptures (free podcasts)
• Catholic Education Center
• "John Paul II on the Trinity as the Model for the Family" from John Paul the Great Catholic University

 

 

 

Other Opportunities, Resources and Activities

• Family Resources for the Year of Faith from the USCCB
• "Families and the Year of Faith" from Foryourmarriage.org