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Domestic Church Webinar Series
September 15, 2020 @ 6:30 pm
“Keeping our Children Spiritually Healthy”
Webinar for parents, educators, and catechists
Parents have always played a primary role in the spiritual and human formation of their children. COVID-19 has highlighted that role exponentially. The Center for Evangelization and Catechesis at Aquinas College will be hosting two webinars that will help you develop norms for living the “new normal” in the Domestic Church of your home. Each presentation will be about 45 minutes and will offer time for Q&A at the end of the webinar. We will also provide resources with ideas on prayer and virtue.
Description
In the current climate we are vigilant about protecting our physical health. As Catholic parents, we are even more concerned with the spiritual health of our children. The best and most secure place to meet the spiritual needs of our children is a prayerful home that leads them to faithful reception of the Sacraments. The inner prayer life of the family is the garden from which the Holy Spirit bears fruit in the lives of our children and helps them to develop into spiritually healthy adults.
Jason Gale and Sister John Thomas Armour, O.P. will be discussing the essential elements of the spiritual life of the family, addressing where to begin a familial prayer life, how to engage disinterested adolescents, and how to establish habits of prayer that are realistic and meaningful.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Feel free to contact us if you have questions at galej@aquinascollege.edu.
Your Presenters
Jason Gale
Jason Gale is the Director of the Center for Evangelization and Catechesis at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee. He received a Masters degree in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He also received a Master of Catholic Pastoral and Education Studies and an Ecclesiastical License of Divinity in Catechetics from the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, England. Having served as a director of religious education, youth minister, and formator for catechists, Jason has published articles in The Sower Review, The Catechetical Review, and Catechist Magazine. He has presented papers at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Benedictine College. Jason lives with his wife and 6 children in Dickson,Tennessee.
Sister John Thomas Armour, O.P.
Sister John Thomas Armour, O.P. is the Director of Formation Programs at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee. She received Bachelors degrees in English and Theology from the University of Dallas and a Masters degree in English Education from the University of Tennessee and is currently completing a Masters in Theology from the Augustine Institute. Having served in retreat ministry and taught in parish and summer catechetical programs, in Level I Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and in middle and high school classrooms, Sister is excited to serve teachers and catechists through programs that offer both spiritual and professional formation.
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