Men's Faith Group
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About Us
Welcome to the Men's Faith Group at the parishes of St. Catherine and St. Benedict!
We meet Friday mornings from 6AM to 7AM via Zoom. Email Chad Bitzer at cdbitz@gmail.com (no later than Wednesday each week) and he can provide you the link access. Everyone is welcome to join anytime!
CURRENT AUDIO SERIES: Discernment of Spirits with Fr. Timothy Gallagher
In this series we will be studying the 14 rules of discernment as laid out by St. Ignatius of Loyola.
https://watch.formed.org/discernment-of-spirits-by-fr-timothy-gallagher
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2023 Discussion Schedule
Discernment of Spirits with Fr. Timothy Gallagher
Sept 15: First 2 episodesIntroduction to the Spiritual Exercises
The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola and Foundations of the Spiritual Exercises
Sept 22: The First Rule: The Action of the Good Spirit vs. the Action of the Enemy
Sept 29: The Second Rule: Strengthening Movement of the Good Spirit v Biting of the Enemy
Oct 6: The Third Rule: Spiritual Consolation
Oct 13: The Fourth Rule: Spiritual Desolation
Oct 20: The Fifth Rule: Spiritual Desolation & the Need for Trust & Fidelity
Oct 27: The Sixth Rule: Be Aware, Understand, Take Action
Nov 3: The Seventh Rule: Spiritual Desolation—Trial & Endurance
Nov 10: The Eighth Rule: Spiritual Desolation & Patience
Nov 17: The Ninth Rule: The Value of Spiritual Desolation
Nov 24: No Meeting
Dec 1: The Tenth Rule: Spiritual Consolation & the Time to Prepare
Dec 8: The Eleventh Rule: Finding Balance
Dec 15: The Twelfth Rule: Overcoming Temptation
Dec 22, 2024: The Thirteenth Rule: Spiritual Silence & the Need for Communication
Dec 29: No Meeting
Jan 5, 2024: The Fourteenth Rule: To Be Aware of Our Areas of Weakness
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Charter
We gather for personal and communal growth and to grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ. We're not here to change other people in the group, but to support one another in living more faithfully according to the teachings of Christ and His Church. We use the Bible, Catechism, offical Magisterial teaching, and solid Catholic resources as our sources of truth.
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Rules of Engagement
- No statements, comments, or discussions of a personal nature (confessions, examples, revelations, etc.) are to be shared outside of our meetings.
- We speak in terms of Catholic moral teaching, not political idealogies or generalizations.
- We speak one at a time and do not interrupt one another.
- We are respectful to one another.
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