You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the real life website. 1. What are the rules for living a good life? Your group can read St. Benedict’s answer, as well as the “golden rule” from Christ upon which the answer is based. Regarding loving one’s neighbor, you can also [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. There are countless sayings, poems and songs telling us we need healthy relationships with other people to have a joyful life: “it takes two,” “one is the loneliest number,” “no man is an island”…the list goes on. At [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. There are countless sayings, poems and songs telling us we need healthy relationships with other people to have a joyful life: “it takes two,” “one is the loneliest number,” “no man is an island”…the list goes on. At [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the real life website. 1. Why do we experience restlessness? Because—to use the term from unit 2—we have a vision problem: we look away from God, and to emotional or material things, to give us joy. We need to remember Blessed Augustine’s [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. Restlessness—just hearing the word makes us nervous. It makes us think of tossing and turning when we can’t sleep, or the sudden desire to drop out of school, or “pack up and move” to another place…restless feelings make [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. Restlessness—just hearing the word makes us antsy. It brings up thoughts of tossing and turning through a sleepless night, or the sudden desire to quit our jobs, or the yen to “pack up and move” to another place…restless [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the real life website. 1. What effect does the presence of habitual sin have in our lives? Emphasize the corrosive effect it has, leading to a person fully experiencing spiritual—and even physical—decay. The Holy Prophet and King David’s psalms demonstrate two important [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. Imagine you are standing at the railing of a ship sailing in the middle of an ocean. If someone asked what you see, what would you say? Water? Clouds? Perhaps another ship? Many of us, looking at a [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this study guide from the real life website. Imagine you are standing at the railing of a ship sailing in the middle of an ocean. If someone asked what you see, what would you say? Water? Clouds? Perhaps another ship? Many of us, looking at a [...]
You can also download a free, full-color version of this discussion guide from the real life website. 1. How often are Christians expected to rejoice? St. Paul tells us, “Always rejoice” (1 Thessalonians). Ask your group whether they always rejoice (the answer will, of course, probably be “no;” if someone says “yes,” ask for their [...]
