Dominicus Humus: November 2007

Monday, November 26, 2007

LFC PROGRAMS 2008

FOR UNDERGRAD STUDENTS (WHOLE DAY RECOLLECTION)

Conferences on:
What is Recollection?
The Search for God
The Meaning of Happiness

Includes:
Letter Writing to God
Activity on Discernment
Penitential Service and the Eucharist

FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS (OVERNIGHT RECOLLECTION)

Conferences on:
What is Recollection?
Looking for Jesus Christ
The Call to Holiness
Making the World a Better Place

Includes:
Gratitude Session
Sharing of Selves
Individual Confessions
and the Eucharist

FOR TEACHERS/PERSONNEL (OVERNIGHT RECOLLECTION)
Conferences on:
Encountering the Lord Jesus Christ
Lectio Divina and Prayer
Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life
Lay Spirituality
The Meaning of Happiness

Includes:
Gratitude Session
Sharing of Selves
Individual Confessions (for Catholics)
Eucharistic Celebration

FOR CHILDREN (WHOLE DAY RECOLLECTION)

Conferences on:
What is Recollection?
Biblical Values and Christian Virtues
Making the World a Better Place

Includes:
Love Letter to Jesus
Knowing Good and Evil (Activity)
Gratitude Session
Eucharistic Celebration

SEMINAR MODULE FOR LAY MINISTERS

SEMINAR FOR PARISH LAY MINISTERS: Lectors and EEMs

TWO-DAY RECOLLECTION-SEMINAR Conferences (approximately 2 hours each)

THE LITURGY
What is the Liturgy?
Liturgical Year, Seasons and Colors
The Eucharist
The Parts of the Mass

THE 21 LETTERS OF NEW TESTAMENT
General Introduction about the Bible
The Pauline Letters: the Structure
and Theological Background
Main Themes of the Letters

THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH
Tour of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Church

THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE LAY MINISTERS
Background of Lay Ministry
Lay Spirituality
Practical Guidelines for Effective Ministry

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

ARCOS Arts by Archbishop Cruz

The builder of the Lay Formation Center, Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz, is also an artist. Some of his works in the LFC building are the wooden furnitures, the crucifixes, some fixtures and now... some of the most beautiful wood-art ever seen in this part of the world are on permanent display at the LFC Lobby.

Vocation and Mission of LFC

Christifidelis Laici, the 1985 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and in the World, speaks very eloquently about the formation of the lay faithful. According to this document, the laity should receive a complete and integrated formation, one which bears its fruit in every sphere of their existence and activity.

1) The spiritual formation of the laity – their continual growth in communion with Christ is nourished by the help to holiness offered by the Church.

2) Doctrinal formation – which will enable them to explain to the world the reason for their hope. Systematic catechesis is also necessary.

3) A proper formation of a social conscience, especially in the Church’s social teaching.

4) An integrated program of formation that cultivates the human values and skills necessary for the lay faithful’s apostolic activities.

God is the first formator of the laity. The Church for her part also takes part in forming the lay faithful through the ministry of teaching and celebration of the sacraments. The Lay Formation Center exists for this purpose.