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Religious education is not only for children. According to the United States Bishops' Document, Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us (OHWB):Adult faith formation, by which people consciously grow in the life of Christ through experience, reflection, prayer, and study, must be the "the central task in [this] catechectical enterprise," becoming "the axis around which revolves the catechesis of childhood and adolescence as well as that of old age." (OHWB #5)
The Bishops outline three key goals of Adult Faith Formation (OHWB #67-73):- Inviting and enabling ongoing conversion to Jesus in holiness of life:
- helping adults acquire an attitude of conversion to the Lord
- leading adults to repentance of sin, reconciliation through the sacraments and deepening faith in Jesus
- Promoting and supporting active membership in the Christian community:
- helping adults make a conscious and firm decision to live the faith through membership in the Christian community
- inviting and supporting baptized adults in their co-responsibility for the Church's mission and life
- Calling and preparing adults to act as disciples in mission to the world:
- inviting baptized adults to evangelization and justice in the world
Adult faith growth touches on six areas, all of which are needed for the full maturation of the Christian person:1.Knowledge of the faithLiighthouse Catholic Media provides a variety of inspirational talks on CDs for you to listen to at home, in your car, while exercising, . . .
2.Liturgical Life
3.Moral Formation
4.Prayer
5.Communal Life
6.Missionary Spirit
- Inviting and enabling ongoing conversion to Jesus in holiness of life: