Arise, Shine; for your light has come. ISAIAH 60
What can ARISE do for you?
ARISE can help you to:
ARISE Together in Christ is a program of 5 seasons, each one lasting for 6 weeks, (before Advent and during Lent), where participants experience the gospel in small groups, throughout the parish, usually meeting in parishioners' homes. These small, dynamic groups meet together to develop their knowledge and understanding of how the Gospel applies to their lives and leads each member to the heart of Jesus, and the only true path to lasting and genuine happiness.
No prior knowledge or experience is necessary. Come as you are! Come and see.
ARISE can help you to:
- Know God better
- Grow spiritually
- Meet new people
- Talk about God
- Improve the quality of your life
- Put your faith into action
- Change the world for the better
- Improve your relationships
- Experience different prayer styles
- Be rejuvenated!
- Arise Together In CHRIST!
ARISE Together in Christ is a program of 5 seasons, each one lasting for 6 weeks, (before Advent and during Lent), where participants experience the gospel in small groups, throughout the parish, usually meeting in parishioners' homes. These small, dynamic groups meet together to develop their knowledge and understanding of how the Gospel applies to their lives and leads each member to the heart of Jesus, and the only true path to lasting and genuine happiness.
No prior knowledge or experience is necessary. Come as you are! Come and see.
Ideas for Individual and Small Group Summer Study
FREE Online Bible Studies, including audio courses
St Paul Center for Biblical Theology
www.StPaulCenter.com/studies/courses
Courses include the following:
DVD Studies and Workbooks
(Contact us if you wish to borrow any of these titles, or purchase your own)
Bishop Robert Barron - 7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively Virtues
Bishop Robert Barron – Untold Blessing
Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins – Our Father’s Plan
Ralph Martin, Renewal Ministries – Fulfillment of All Desire
Ralph Martin, Peter Herbeck, Sister Ann Shields – Unshakable Kingdom
FREE Online Bible Studies, including audio courses
St Paul Center for Biblical Theology
www.StPaulCenter.com/studies/courses
Courses include the following:
- Covenant Love: Introducing the Biblical Worldview (6 lessons)
- Genesis to Jesus (6 lessons)
- The Lamb’s Supper: The Bible and the Mass (6 lessons)
- Reading the Old Testament in the New: The Gospel of Matthew (6 lessons)
- He Must Reign: The Kingdom of God In Scripture (6 lessons)
- Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God (6 lessons)
- John: The Sacramental Gospel (6 audio lessons)
- The Splendor of the Church (9 audio lessons)
- Feasts of Faith (8 audio lessons)
- Lessons From the Early Church (5 audio lessons)
- Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Gospel of Matthew (10 audio lessons)
- Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Gospel According to St Paul (9 audio lessons)
- The Gospel of Mark (5 audio lessons)
- Signs of the Covenant: Transforming Lives and Renewing Relationships (6 lessons)
- Corinthians: The Gospel According to St Paul (6 audio lessons)
DVD Studies and Workbooks
(Contact us if you wish to borrow any of these titles, or purchase your own)
Bishop Robert Barron - 7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively Virtues
- Seven Lessons, one for each deadly sin and its corresponding virtue
- Bishop Barron relies on scripture and Dante's Mt Purgatory for a very entertaining and enlightening series. Run time is 112 minutes total, but it is broken up into 7 independent segments to use weekly or however you wish to use them. There is a corresponding workbook which is helpful to encourage discussion in your group.
- Amazon.com sells the updated edition of the series, which includes Spanish options. Current price for DVD is $18.66. The workbook is priced at $14.95 on Fr. Barron’s website, www.wordonfire.org
Bishop Robert Barron – Untold Blessing
- Six Lessons discussing 3 paths to holiness, titled Finding the Center, Knowing You Are A Sinner, and Your Life Is Not About You
- There is currently a DVD on Amazon for $7.94, with a Study Guide for $14.95
Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins – Our Father’s Plan
- Inspirational Bible Study, offering 24 sessions to follow Salvation History, from Genesis to the Acts of the Apostles
- The series features a timeline of events drawn from the 17 books of the bible which make up the chronological order of Salvation History, and focuses on God’s covenant love for us throughout all of history
- DVD set can be purchased from Amazon for $30.37, with Study Guide for $11.96
Ralph Martin, Renewal Ministries – Fulfillment of All Desire
- This 13-Lesson DVD series follows the book of the same name (400+ pages) and also has a Study Guide.
- This series explores the inspirations of those doctors of the Church who are most associated with the spiritual journey of your soul: Therese, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Francis de Sales, and Bernard of Clairvaux.
- The focus of the series is to discern the path of a soul, from the purgative stage to the illuminative stage to the stage of nuptial union with Christ.
- This is a good series for those who wish to understand where they are on the spiritual journey and who yearn to go deeper into their relationship with Jesus.
- www.RenewalMinistries.net sells the series for $28, with $ 9 for the Study Guide
Ralph Martin, Peter Herbeck, Sister Ann Shields – Unshakable Kingdom
- 3 talks videotaped from annual Renewal Ministries gathering 2015
- Talks are titled Building On the Rock of God’s Word, Do Not Refuse Him Who Is Speaking, and Harvesting Souls In A Time of Shaking
- Talks focus on the culture of the world and times in which we are living.
- DVD can be purchased for $12 at www.RenewalMinistries.net. There is no study guide.