Finding Faith, Finding God

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Welcome. A Parish Catechist welcomes adults who are looking to advance in faith. We are here to accompany you in your faith journey.

  • Are you a seeker looking for faith resources? We welcome you.
  • New to a faith tradition, looking to make sense of it? You are welcome here.
  • Returning to the world of organized religion? Welcome.

How A Parish Catechist supports you:

Being – or becoming – a person of faith is meant to be a whole person experience: which we support here. To illustrate that whole-person-engaged, A Parish Cathechist’s re-conversion story is told here.

Our faith blog is a great way to receive regular faith insights; it provides contemplative, reflective content relevant for people who are newly or again immersing themselves in faith traditions.

Faith is relational!

Being – or becoming – a person of faith is relational: having a relationship with God who loves us and having a loving relationship with people. Christ was asked, “Which of the commandments is greatest?” He responded, “Love God and love one another as you love yourself” (Matthew 22: 34-40). This is a recurring theme in our blog – read one such blog post here (and, you are invited to follow our blog!).

Books of interest:

Stages of Faith (James Fowler). “Building on the contributions of such key thinkers as Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg, Fowler draws on….scholarship, literature, and firsthand research to present…six stages that emerge in working out the meaning of our lives…”

Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia. In this book, journalist Douglas Todd – with co-writers – describes “the unique culture and spirituality of the….Pacific Northwest…home to the least institutionally religious people [in North America].” This book is relevant to people exploring organized faith as it gives a perspective on some non-religious demographics who have an interest in spirituality – an important topic for non-religious people who are exploring organized religion.

Teresa of Avila, the Book of My Life (autobiography) (Translator: Mirabai Starr). A autobiography of a contemplative saint. Teresa of Avila was wholly engaged in her faith.