Adult Faith Formation Pilot Program takes place in the headquarters of Direction for Our Times

The Hague Building, Cavan town, Ireland: May 2nd, 3rd and 4th

The program includes teaching the concepts of human and spiritual formation using the spirituality of the Apostolate of Jesus Christ the Returning King. The talks include group discussion and interaction.  Anne, a lay apostle and Fr. Darragh Connolly, chaplain to DFOT, lead the staff in conducting the retreat program.

  • Neuroplasticity

  • We teach how our experiences have formed the way we think and believe and even the way our brain is actually wired through the science of neuroplasticity.

  • Perception/Belief

  • We learn how to challenge negative feelings of anxiety, fear, depression, etc. by challenging distorted beliefs that we may have as a result of painful experiences in our lives.

 

  • Choice

  • We teach that we can make a choice to change our beliefs and our thinking in order to grow as a person and live in accordance with our faith in God rather than repeating the same patterns of thinking and acting that lead to anxiety, fear, bad decisions, etc.

  • Personal boundaries: physical, emotional, sexual and spiritual

  • How to set them

  • How to observe them in others

  • How to know when your boundaries are being violated

  • Resilience

  • Characteristics, what does resilience look like?

  • Further, how does our faith contribute to resilience?

  • Learning and accepting the truths that:

  • We are imperfect

  • We are important

  • We are created to do good today

  • Understanding that:

  • God is with us

  • We are not alone

  • We are loved

While covering human and spiritual formation, we include academic formation by teaching various related teachings from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.  And then we include pastoral formation by giving practical teaching on the importance of compassionate listening and how to engage in it.

 

For more information on booking and accommodation in the area please contact us:

contactus@dfot.ie or 00353 (0)49 437 3040