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Current and upcoming faith studies
- Awaiting Pure Love (Nov 2022 - Jan 2023)
- Catholics Awakened
- St. Ignatius Book Study (Ongoing)
- Little Rock Bible Study (ONGOING)
- Daughters of Mary (Ongoing)
- THE LEGION OF MARY (Ongoing)
- Exploring the Sunday Readings (Ongoing)
- Women's Wednesday Mornings
- Divine Mercy Cenacle
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Awaiting Pure Love
New 4-week Adult Study!
Awaiting Pure Love
Specific Monday Mornings
Dec 12, Jan 9, Jan 23, and Jan 30
10 to 11:30 am | Lecture Hall
Open to all adults in the parish
In the Arms of Mary Foundation' is dedicated to sharing how God, through the Blessed Mother as a special instrument of His love, can make one's yoke easier and burden lighter during the ordinary and difficult events of life. We focus on conversion of heart, discovering our own sinfulness in the light of God's loving and merciful presence. Standing before He Who is All Truth, we each discover that we are face-to-face, so to speak, with Unconditional Love. We are loved in a way that overflows and embraces us entirely, inviting us to utter surrender, and in a way that enables us to ultimately find and be ourselves more fully than we could have otherwise imagined possible. We rest in the loving arms of Mary, Christ's own Mother. And we seek to live in this embrace of love through the ordinary events of our daily lives. The result of this spirituality is a powerful inner transformation that overflows - knowingly or unknowingly - to those around us. Loving actions speak louder than our words. Prayer of the heart speaks the loudest.
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Catholics Awakened
These classes are individual sessions, and you do not have to attend each class. Register today and learn some amazing elements of our faith!
Wednesday Evenings
7 PM to 9 PM
Lecture Hall
Catholics, whether highly devout or fallen away and everyone in between, sometimes fail to realize the beauty of what the Church is intended to be. What the Church is intended to be and the reality can be quite different. Unless we come to know God and understand God's intentions for our lives we cannot hope to bring about the Kingdom here on earth. It is important, therefore, that we as individuals come to some conclusion as to the truth of the Church and the truth of who we are as people. This site is about working to learn the Truth. The greatest gift that can be given anyone is to know for sure that what and who we are is being lived to the full. And so, let us not be asleep, let us together become Catholics Awakened!
For more information or to register, go to catholicsawakened.org
Class times for 2023Date Title Description 1/25/2023 The Four Last Things Have you ever wondered what the Church teaches about what happens when we die? Discover what the Church believes about heaven and purgatory, Hell and judgment. Discover too, how knowing what the Church teaches about this subject can positively affect our lives. This is guaranteed to be a hopeful and helpful discussion. 2/1/2023 A Primer on the Sacraments Why are sacraments so important to the Church? What are the gifts they provide and why are they so misunderstood? Is there some kind of magic or powers given by God through the sacraments? Do we even need the sacraments to get to heaven? We will discuss these and other questions. 3/1/2023 A Primer on the Bible How does the Church see the bible? How should we interpret it as catholics and what is the best way to approach scripture? What does it mean to say that the bible is without error, and should we interpret it literally? These and many other questions will be answered about Catholicism as it relates to scripture. 3/29/2023 A Primer on the Gospels Have you ever wondered why the four Gospels seem different. Who wrote them and when? What does the word Gospel mean, anyway and is everything in the Gospels historically accurate? In this discussion, we will look at things like, who wrote these stories of Jesus and to who they were written. We will discuss their purpose and why we need 4 instead of one big gospel. We'll also see how the gospels can be properly interpretted, historically, and spiritually. We will also discuss how we can reconcile the differences. 4/12/2023 What Catholics Should Believe What are some of the things Catholics believe? What's the difference between dogmatic statements and doctrine? Am I a good Catholic if I question what the Church teaches? In this session we will discover what our faith asks us to believe, and what they mean to our daily lives. 4/26/2023 Myths and Facts of the Church What does the Church say about marriage, the LGBTQ+ community, women and married priests, contraception, and other life issues? In this session we will broach some of the more controversial issues concerning what and why the Church teaches as She does. The answers may surprise you. 5/10/2023 Sin, Forgiveness and Reconciliation What exactly is sin and why does the church teach about diffent types of sin? What does it really mean to forgive? Why do I have to confess to a priest, doesn't God forgive? Come to this session and learn more about our relationship with God and neighbor. 5/24/2023 Why God Made Us Why did God create, and more specifically why did God create humanity? How does God see humanity and how do we know? These and other questions concerning God's existence and how God relates to us will be discussed in this session. For more information or to register, go to catholicsawakened.org
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ST. IGNATIUS BOOK STUDY GROUP
St. Ignatius Book Study Group
Tuesday afternoons
1:15-2:30 PM, Formation Room (PC401)
CURRENTLY STUDYING:
A Friendship Like No Other: Experiencing God's Amazing Embrace
by William A. Barry, S.J.
This study requires no commitment or registration and is open to men and women of all ages.
Note—this is a book study on different books and is not a Bible study.
Nursery is not available
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Little Rock Scripture Study
To register for the zoom meetings, use the form below.
The Little Rock Scripture Study has been meeting early on Friday mornings for more than ten years. In our Little Rock study we read a short scripture verse and then a question about the reading that leads to free form discussion. There is no pressure. A person could join and not say a word if they want. We are now studying Paul’s Letters from Prison; Ephesians, etc.
We now meet every Friday morning at 7 - 8 am using Zoom. See www.littlerockscripture.org for more information.
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Daughters of Mary
Daughters of Mary offers an opportunity for women to take their place at the table of God’s word. The last ecumenical council, gathering bishops from around the globe, exhorted Catholics to learn their faith and make it their own. How can we do this if not through a profound meditation on Sacred Scripture, particularly the Gospels narrating the life of Our Lord? We began Daughters of Mary with this end in mind. Each woman is not only created in love by God but is called to learn the art of breaking open God’s word, nourishing herself on that word, and then sharing that word with her family and those around her.
Each week, then, we pore over the Gospel reading chosen by the Bride of Christ, the Church, and quench our thirsty souls on God’s self-revelation found there. Indeed, we are all like the Samaritan woman at the well, more thirsty than we even realize, desirous for a life of intimacy with Our Lord and an understanding of what He desires from us and for us.
Come join one of our weekly meetings, learn how to see God’s word with freshness, and thereby find rest for your soul. Father Anthony Wieck, Daughters of Mary Spiritual Director
The mission of the Daughters of Mary guides and directs the hour of prayer and discussion.- Prayer: Spiritual formation in the Marian tradition
- Reflection: Insight into the meaning of the Gospel for contemporary women
- Renewal: Creating a culture of faith for family, Church, and community.
Beginning June 1st the Daughters of Mary will begin meeting in person again.
Wednesday evenings
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Choir Room
Registration required: Email Vanessa Perez at [email protected]
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THE LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary is a Worldwide Lay Organization of Catholic men and women started in 1921 in Dublin, Ireland by Frank Duff. The Legion's focus is on the personal holiness of it's members, increased devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and active spiritual works such as Pilgrim Virgin Statue visits, distribution of Catholic materials and evangelization, all under the authorization of our Spiritual Director.
We meet every Tuesday morning in room 305 in the Parish Life Center to pray and discuss business. The meeting is approximately 2 hours and starts at 10:30 AM.
There are 2 types of membership, Active and Auxiliary.
- Active members make a commitment to attend the weekly meeting and perform at least 1 hour of active spiritual work every week.
- Auxiliary members are our prayer warriors who pray every day the Legion of Mary Prayers in support of our mission. They are welcome to attend the weekly meetings and other functions but are not required to do so.
For more information, call or text Ellen Rock at 214-636-3162 and leave a message and
we will call you back to answer any questions.
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EXPLORING THE SUNDAY READINGS
This activity requires no commitment or registration and is open to men and women of all ages.
Come as little or as often as your schedule allows.
This is an ongoing study on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 AM in the Choir Room.
Nursery is not available
Not ready to meet in person? St. Jude also offers Exploring the Sunday Readings via Zoom on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 am. Contact Brian Vespucci at [email protected] to join the online class.
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Fall 2022 Study
The Bible and the Church Fathers by St. Paul Center
Wednesday Mornings
September 7 - December 7
10:00 to 11:30 AM
Lecture Hall
The Bible and the Church Fathers Participant Bundle is required for this course. The cost is $24.95. To order, click here.
In the Bible and the Church Fathers, you'll learn who the Early Church Fathers were and how they shaped the way we read Scripture. The Bible and the Church Fathers will teach you everything you need to know about how the Bible took form. You'll learn powerful tools for reading it, and you'll understand Scripture's relationship to Tradition and, in particular, to the sacraments.
Contact Cindy McKenna for more information regarding this study. Click here to email
NURSERY IS AVAILABLE
Reservations can be made by emailing [email protected] or by calling the parish office at 972-727-1177.
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Divine Mercy Cenacle Study
A new weekly Cenacle study, prayer and discussions guided by the Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy (EADM)
The Cenacle Formation Manual is focused on gaining deeper understanding of the message of The Divine Mercy as encouraged by the teaching of Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Diary of St. Faustina.
Divine Mercy Cenacle Study
Starting again in January 2023
Thursday mornings
January 19 to April 13
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Lecture HallContact Ofer Calilung at [email protected] for more info