2019 Lenten Parish Retreat with Gregory Heille, O.P.
Prayer and Christian Discipleship
The liturgical seasons invite Christians ever more intentionally into prayerful discipleship. This parish retreat will be a learning conversation about prayer and discipleship, with references to the Liturgy, the Catechism, and Pope Francis.
Gregory Heille, O.P. – professor of preaching and evangelization at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, Missouri—is the author of The Preaching of Pope Francis: Missionary Discipleship.
Saturday, March 16
5:30pm – Sunday Eucharist: “What is prayer?”
6:30pm – Parish Supper
Sunday, March 17, Second Sunday of Lent
10:00 am – Sunday Eucharist: “What is prayer”
5:00 – 6:00pm – Lite Supper
6:30 – 8:00pm – “Prayer in the Christian Life: The Universal Call to Prayer”
Monday, March 18, Memorial of Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
12:15pm – Daily Mass with Preaching
5:00 – 6:00pm – Lite Supper
6:30–8:00pm – “Prayer in the Christian Life: The Church’s Tradition of Prayer”
Tuesday, March 19, Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12pm – Prayer and Discussion with Fr. Greg at Oakland University / Lake Erie Room
1:15pm – Campus Lunch Dialogue
5:00 – 6:00pm – Lite Supper
6:30–8:00pm – “Pope Francis, Prayer, and Discipleship: An Evening of Prayer”