Real+True: A Contemporary Approach to the Catechism on FORMED

Real+True: A Contemporary Approach to the Catechism on FORMED

Real + True–now streaming on FORMED–publishes innovative content to present the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a living voice for the modern world.

Hear all about this exciting and inspired collection of video and podcast resources that you can use to complement catechesis and evangelization efforts you may already be doing.

Brian Truckenbrod welcomes Real + True co-founder Edmund Mitchell to the webinar

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Sanctuary for Catholics on FORMED Supports a Parish Addressing Mental Health

Sanctuary for Catholics on FORMED Supports a Parish Addressing Mental Health

This past summer, St. Mary Parish in Uxbridge, MA, offered The Sanctuary Course for Catholics, an eight-session program that streams on FORMED, designed to start faith-based community discussions about mental health and illness.

Hear St. Mary’s story about their experience offering Sanctuary for Catholics and the importance of a parish’s focus on mental health among their flock and in their community.

The Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod hosts.

Looking for new ideas, tips, and best practices to put FORMED to work in your parish this year?  Alan has a wealth of experiences, stories, and advice to share with parish leaders, ministry heads, and pastors.

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Not Just For Kids: How SIGNS OF GRACE Evangelizes Parents

Not Just For Kids: How SIGNS OF GRACE Evangelizes Parents

Deacon Kevin Bagley joins Brian to talk about the “nuts and bolts” of St. Andrew’s family-based sacramental program that includes 75 children each year:

  • Weekly two-hour sessions on Sunday afternoon
  • Sacramental preparation sessions Deacon Kevin leads with parents
  • How Deacon Kevin “demystifies” the confessional for his families
  • How SIGNS OF GRACE, PRESENCE, and FORGIVEN work together to prepare families for and increase understanding of the sacraments

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Our Parishes—The Church’s Great Missionary Opportunity

Our Parishes—The Church’s Great Missionary Opportunity

Parish re-openings are a blessing of opportunity for recharging and redirecting parish culture, outreach, and ministry.

On our June 30 webinar, hear from parish renewal expert Tim Glemkowski about the culture change parishes need to operate missionally and apostolically in today’s Church.   Tim joins our webinar as a founding member of the Revive Parishes apostolate, whose online courses are now streaming on FORMED.

The Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod hosts the conversation, featuring insights and recommendations for making the most of parish spiritual and community momentum in the months to come.

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Raise Awareness and Start Conversations in Your Parish About Mental Health

Raise Awareness and Start Conversations in Your Parish About Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. On our May 5 webinar, Daniel Whitehead, MA, CEO of Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries spoke with Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod about the vital need for faith-based community conversations about these topics.

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Learn Parish Bible Study Best Practices from our LECTIO All-Stars

Learn Parish Bible Study Best Practices from our LECTIO All-Stars

Here’s how two parish leaders made Augustine Institute LECTIO Bible studies foundational pieces of their parishes’ adult faith formation programs.

Brian Truckenbrod welcomes Dr. Kathy Johnson from Holy Spirit Parish in Duncanville, Texas, and Debbie Shearn from St. Albert the Great Parish in Louisville, Kentucky, to the webinar.

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