Basics of the Faith

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Come learn the basics of the Catholic faith as you explore the story of salvation, the profession of faith, the Trinity, Scripture, and Tradition, all through a Catholic lens. Through four weeks of sessions, you'll build a strong foundation in the Church's core teachings. Each week will begin with a day of catechesis from Dr. Andrew Swafford, then you'll have additional sessions of prayer throughout the week to help you integrate these truths into your spiritual growth. After these four weeks, we’ll release another collection called “Basics of the Church” which will explore the Sacraments, Mary and the Saints. Then, in a future collection starting in the new year, we’ll discuss “Life in the Church” with sessions on Catholic morality, social teaching and living as a disciple of Christ.

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28 Einheiten

1Story of SalvationDr. Andrew Swafford discusses the story of salvation—Who God is and what he has done for us—and how our lives fit into that story. Then we’ll take a moment to reflect on these teachings and seek to prayerfully apply them to our own lives.
Week 1: Teaching16 min
2Our FatherCEO and Co-Founder of Hallow, Alex, will share the story of how God changed his life through prayer. Then Jonathan Roumie, the actor who portrays Jesus in The Chosen, will guide us through the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples.
Week 1: Day of Prayer19 min
3Looking for God's GazeIn this day of prayer, Fr. Timothy Gallagher will help us practice what he calls “the starting point of faith” — letting ourselves be loved by the Father.
Week 1: Day of Prayer13 min
4MeditationToday, Fr. John Burns, a priest from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is going to show us how to hear the truth of our identity and be grounded in God’s great desire.
Week 1: Day of Prayer13 min
5Abba FatherIn this day of prayer Fr. Dave Pivonka will guide us as we seek to understand the intimacy of the Father’s love and reflect on just how close He is to us.
Week 1: Day of Prayer7 min
6To the FatherToday Sr. Josephine Garrett, a religious sister and a licensed mental health counselor shares her story of being drawn to the Catholic faith, becoming a religious sister, and surrendering her life to God.
Week 1: Story of Faith20 min
7Spritual CommunionToday, we learn a prayer for those who cannot yet receive the Eucharist at Mass, a prayer to receive Jesus into your heart in what is called “an act of spiritual communion.”
Week 1: Parts of the Mass4 min
8Profession of FaithIn our second week, Dr. Andrew Swafford returns to discuss our response to God’s invitation, and how that response manifests itself as faith. We’ll explore the Nicene Creed and how we come to faith by an encounter with others through the Church.
Week 2: Teaching18 min
9Lord, I BelieveWe’ll pray today with a powerful story from the Gospel of Mark that shows us how to call out to God with humility, especially in times of seeking or doubt. Jonathan Roumie will describe the scene and read from Scripture before guiding us in our prayer.
Week 2: Day of Prayer4 min
10Faith in GodToday, Fr. Josh Johnson, a priest in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, will invite us into a time of prayer as he speaks to Jesus from his heart. Fr. Josh will invite us to reflect on some concrete ways that we can practice growing in our faith.
Week 2: Day of Prayer11 min
11Matthew 16:16Today, we’ll take some time to pray with Sacred Scripture by listening to a passage from the Bible and then sitting with these words in silence. Today’s Scripture passage comes from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 16.
Week 2: Day of Prayer7 min
12Praying for FaithOn this day of prayer, Fr. Frankie Cicero, a Catholic priest from Phoenix, Arizona, will invite us to rest and to place our trust in God. Fr. Frankie’s meditation will help us consider the aspects of faith that feel like a leap or a risk and how we can entrust those feelings to the Lord.
Week 2: Day of Prayer4 min
13Driven by FaithToday, award-winning singer-songwriter and Catholic wife and mother, Gwen Stefani will share her story of faith. Even as someone who was baptized and grew up in the faith, Gwen shares honestly about how she still feels like she’s just beginning her journey of growing closer to God.
Week 2: Story of Faith10 min
14Sign of the CrossIn today’s session, we continue our look at the “Parts of the Mass.” Dr. Edward Sri, a theologian and author of several best-selling books, helps us better understand the sign of the cross—the most foundational act of Christian worship.
Week 2: Parts of the Mass15 min
15The TrinityIn our third week, Dr. Andrew Swafford explores the mystery of the Trinity and how God has revealed himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This will take us into deep waters, into the realm of what the Church means by a “mystery of faith,” in fact, the deepest of all mysteries.
Week 3: Teaching19 min
16Imaginative PrayerTo begin our week of prayer, we’ll engage in one of the most powerful ways we can enter into the stories of the Bible - imaginative prayer. Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, will show us how we can employ all of our senses to encounter Jesus. She'll help us practice imaginative prayer with a passage from Mark 5:21-43.
Week 3: Day of Prayer24 min
17The TransfigurationToday, Fr. John meditates on the truth that God is love, and how that changes everything. We reflect on how God is not only mighty, but that He created the world out of love for each and every one of us.
Week 3: Day of Prayer14 min
18John 17:21Today, we’ll share in a time of prayer with Jesus’ words from the Gospel of John. In this passage Jesus shares with his disciples that abiding in the love between him and Father will bring them, and you, into complete unity.
Week 3: Day of Prayer7 min
19Holy Spirit Reveals the TrinityToday, Fr. Frankie, a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Phoenix, will invite us to meditate and rest in truth that the Trinity will never leave us. God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit come to us to make their home in us, so we will never be alone.
Week 3: Day of Prayer4 min
20Come and SeeIn this session, Sr. Miriam, a religious sister with the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity shares her incredible story of healing and conversion. Sr. Miriam will share her remarkable journey of healing and conversion in hopes of showing us how to draw deeper into a relationship with the Lord, the most important thing.
Week 3: Story of Faith20 min
21Lord, Have MercyIn today’s session, we continue our look at the “Parts of the Mass.” Dr. Sri returns to examine the foundations of asking for forgiveness when we speak or sing the Kyrie Eleison (the latin phrase meaning “Lord, Have Mercy”.
Week 3: Parts of the Mass20 min
22Sacred ScriptureIn our fourth week, Dr. Andrew Swafford explores the mystery and primacy of Sacred Scripture, in relation to Sacred Tradition and the role of the “Magisterium” (the teaching authority of the Church).
Week 4: Teaching
23Lectio DivinaThis week we will pray to know God’s voice better and to live in his truth spoken through Scripture and Church teaching. To help us do this, Bible Scholar Jeff Cavins will talk about the importance of reading the Bible. Then Fr. Mike guides us through meditation on God's Word using a prayer method called "lectio divina."
Week 4: Day of Prayer
24Sacred Scripture in Our LivesFor our time of prayer today, Fr. Timothy Gallagher will invite us into imaginative prayer. Here, through guided meditation, we’ll find that Jesus is drawing us closer to him through the words he speaks in the Sermon on the Mount.
Week 4: Day of Prayer
25John 10:27-28Today, we’ll return to the prayerful practice of Lectio Divina with Jesus’ words from the Gospel of John. In this passage, Jesus encourages his disciples that they will hear his voice like the sheep who know the voice of their Good Shepherd.
Week 4: Day of Prayer
26What is Truth?Today, Fr. Dave Pivonka will guide us in prayer as we call upon the Holy Spirit to lead us to all truth. This is especially hard in a world that opposes God and continues to promote relativism, where everyone has their own truth.
Week 4: Day of Prayer
27The Big HustleIn this session, author and producer Jim Wahlberg shares his story of surrendering to the Lord through addiction. At the end of his story, Jim will lead us in praying a prayer of surrender to give our heart to Jesus, trusting in His word and plan for our lives. Please note that this testimony contains mentions of drugs, alcohol, and violence.
Week 4: Story of Faith
28Liturgy of the WordToday, we continue our look into the parts of the Mass by reflecting on the first half of the Mass, known as “the Liturgy of the Word.” Dr. Sri returns to explain the various meanings of the readings from Sacred Scripture and how they relate to one another.
Week 4: Parts of the Mass