Kentenich Talks for June

Kentenich Talks – Discovering, Following, Sharing Christ
The Kentenich Talks continue this year with a three-session course on three Wednesdays in June – 3rd, 10th and 17th June – all beginning at 7.30pm. This year the themes centre on Father Kentenich’s original understanding of Christ, which aims to bring people to a life-changing encounter with the Lord Jesus.

The first evening is called “Discovering Christ” (Wednesday, 3rd June). Here we share together the vision of Jesus in his relationship to the Father, to Mary and to each one of us. His relationship to us is a call to conversion. The Holy Father, Pope Benedict wrote: “We are Christians only if we encounter Christ… We can touch Christ’s heart and feel him touch ours. Only in this personal relationship with Christ, only in this encounter with the Risen Lord do we really become Christians.”

The second evening is called “Following Christ” (Wednesday, 10th June). Father Kentenich’s charisma was to find ways for everyone to live a life of discipleship in a practical way. Here we will be looking a several concrete expressions of a life in Christ.

The third and last evening is called “Sharing Christ” (Wednesday, 17th June). This offers his “know-how” of practical skills of how to share the Gospel message with others. Pope John Paul encouraged the Church, when he said: “No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church, can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples”. Sometimes even though we may desire to tell others about Christ, we may not know where to begin or how to go about it. Here we will look for concrete ways.

The hope is that these Talks will motivate, inform, and equip Catholics to discover, live, and share their faith with others. Everyone is welcome! Hope to see you there!