Adult Faith Formation

Our adult faith formation resources focus on developing Christian discipleship and building community.

  • Starting Conversations Parish Pack (1-10)

    Starting Conversations Parish Pack (1-10)

    Suggested price: $20.00

    The Starting Conversations Parish Pack includes 10 Starting Conversations essays, each designed to challenge assumptions, spark conversation, and get your parish or diocesan leadership team on the path toward becoming a thriving apostolic parish.

    When you purchase these printable PDFs, you are licensed to print as many copies of the PDF as you would like for use within your parish or organization.

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  • Imaginative Prayer Reading Guides: The Call to Discipleship

    Imaginative Prayer Reading Guides: The Call to Discipleship

    Suggested price: $4.00

     

    Imagine Jesus called you to be his disciple. This 12-page printable PDF includes six imaginative prayer reading guides: Jesus Calls His First Disciples (John 1:35-51); Sent to Proclaim the Good News (Luke 9:1-6); ‘I Am the Bread of Life’ (John 6:41-69); Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet (John 13:2-15); The Ascension (Acts 1:1-12); The Conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-19). Each 2-page reading guide walks you through the steps of imaginative prayer (also called Ignatian contemplation), providing cultural and historical background to help you better imagine the text during your time of prayer. A handy PDF printing guide helps you easily print only the pages you want to print.

    This resource is designed to supplement the book Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer.

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  • Imaginative Prayer Reading Guides: Jesus' Infancy and Childhood

    Imaginative Prayer Reading Guides: Jesus’ Infancy and Childhood

    Suggested price: $3.00

    Imagine you were with Jesus during his infancy and childhood. This 8-page printable PDF includes four imaginative prayer reading guides: The Annunciation; The Circumcision; The Presentation; and The Hidden Life of Jesus. Each 2-page reading guide walks you through the steps of imaginative prayer (also called Ignatian contemplation), providing cultural and historical background to help you better imagine the text during your time of prayer. A handy PDF printing guide helps you easily print only the pages you want to print.

    This resource is designed to supplement the book Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer.

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  • An Introduction to Imaginative Prayer (PDF)

    An Introduction to Imaginative Prayer (PDF)

    Suggested price: $1.50

    Imaginative prayer is a great way to “meet” Jesus face-to-face. Here’s a two-page PDF guide to getting started. This resource is abridged from the book Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer.

  • Imagine You Walked with Jesus Prayer Group Kit

    Imagine You Walked with Jesus Prayer Group Kit

    Are you using Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer with a small group or class? This starter kit provides all the materials you need:

    1. “An Introduction to Imaginative Prayer” (2 pages), an abridged version of the book introduction
    2. “How to Start A Walking with Jesus Prayer Group” (4 pages), which includes session plans, bulletin announcements, and more
    3. “Reading Plans for Imagine You Walked with Jesus” (14 pages), with 12 themed reading plans provided in both PDF and editable Word formats
    4. “Journaling Imaginative Prayer: Five Examples” (5 pages), which includes examples of imaginative prayer journal entries from five different writers
    5. “70 Scripture Passages for Imaginative Prayer” (2 pages) in a helpful chart form
    6. “Extra Reading Guides: Infancy and Childhood” (10 pages), including four reading guides not included in the book.

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  • Imaginative Prayer Journal Examples (PDF)

    Imaginative Prayer Journal Examples (PDF)

    Suggested price: $2.00

     

    Here are five examples of imaginative prayer journal entries for you to share with your students or prayer group. This resource is excerpted from the book Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer.

     

    You can also view the reading plans in the article 12 Reading Plans for Imaginative Prayer.

     

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  • Imaginative Prayer Reading Plans (PDF)

    Imaginative Prayer Reading Plans (PDF)

    Suggested price: $1.50

     

    Here are a dozen reading plans for your imaginative prayer practice, either individually or as part of a Walking with Jesus prayer group. The download includes both a PDF file and an editable Word file that you can modify for your own purposes. This resource is excerpted from the book Imagine You Walked with Jesus: An Introduction to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer.

     

    You can also view the reading plans in the article 12 Reading Plans for Imaginative Prayer.

     

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  • 101 Ways to Evangelize Value Bundle (4 PDFs)

    101 Ways to Evangelize Value Bundle (4 PDFs)

    Suggested price: $4.00

     

     

    The Church is calling Catholics to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to a world that desperately needs it. Parishes need to reach out to the wider community beyond their walls, and individuals need to become confident witnesses to the transforming love of Jesus Christ.

     

    But what does this evangelizing mission look like for you and your parish? How can you begin? And how is this different from “Church as usual”?

     

    The four resources in this PDF bundle will help you imagine the answers to those questions with practical advice and creative ideas to get you started. The bundle includes:

     

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  • Imaginative Prayer (PDF)

    Imaginative Prayer (PDF)

     

    Your mission: Use your imagination to pray with a story from the Gospels.

     

    Imaginative prayer is a great way to “meet” Jesus face-to-face. Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting started. Check out the extended excerpt and preview images below…plus, the accompanying web article includes 40 readings to try and the story of how St. Ignatius learned to pray while spending nine months recovering from a battle injury.

     

    This is a MISSION:CHRISTIAN Journal page. Mix and match your M:C Journal pages to create a journal customized to your own unique Christian mission. Each journal page includes two pages; print them back-to-back or separately. The first page offers a short introduction to the “mission,” while the second page includes journaling space for your “mission report” and a fun self-examination quiz. The journal pages are formatted to allow for a three-hole punch so you can collect them in a binder.

     

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