Monday, January 19, 2009

Light in the Darkness - Talk and Happy Hour

Ever wonder how to share your faith with others? Ever feel like you want to share your faith with your non-Catholic friends, but aren't sure how to go about it? Well, come join us listen to Fr. Michael Fones OP's talk "Light in the Darkness", a Faith Sharing Workshop (Wednesday, January 21st at 7pm in the Parish Hall). Fr. Michael is co-director of the Siena Institute and an amazing speaker.

Those of you who were at Mass this weekend heard a preview in the homily, and as you can tell, this talk is going to be fabulous! For those of you who didn't hear the homily, here's the preview, in Fr. Micheal's own words. (If you're interested, Fr. Michael posted his entire homily on the Siena Institute's blog, "Intentional Disciples". )
"This Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., I’ll be giving a presentation on “how to talk about your faith with others,” and I’ll give you my thesis now, so you can decide if you want to “come and hear.” I don’t believe we can effectively evangelize until we have become disciples of Jesus ourselves. In fact, until we have a personal and profound meeting with our Savior, I don’t think we’ll even be inclined to embrace the identity of a Christian – one who shares the good news of being saved. Evangelization, Pope Paul VI said, is our deepest identity. Being a Christian is about sharing good news we’ve experienced. We want to share good news – in fact, it’s hard to keep our mouths shut when we’ve experienced something really great."
After the talk, join the Young Adults and special guest, Fr. Michael, for a Drinks with the Domnicans Happy Hour at Ivars Salmon House. Come for good food, good drinks, and good conversation.

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