ARCHBISHOP OBrien and Other Priests"Discovering Christ is a new evangelization program developed by ChristLife, a lay apostolate of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, to introduce people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.... Please consider using Discovering Christ to ignite faith in your parish, campus ministry or small group. I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide your efforts to evangelize and bring many people to a vibrant friendship with Jesus Christ in the Church... [read more]" +Edwin F. O'Brien, Archbishop of Baltimore "There are many parish programs that offer information about Jesus. Discovering Christ is not one of them. It is a relational course designed to bring people into a life-changing encounter with the Lord Jesus...My parish was richly blessed during Discovering Christ and I look forward to it being made available to other parishes." Rev. Erik Arnold |
 From left, Leo Rudegeair, Dave Nodar, Archibishop O'Brien, Pete Ascosi and Fr. Erik Arnold |
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| "For me, that issue of how do you engage Catholics - more than the regular 35 or 40 that generally show up for any offering you may have - in a process that really changes them and makes a difference for the parish community - the answer to that for me, has been Discovering Christ." Msgr. Joseph Luca, Pastor, St. Louis Parish, Clarksville, MD |
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"The fruit that resulted from this course has been impressive. Several students who confessed to being just 'Sunday Catholics,' have come into a deeper relationship with our Lord and seem more committed to service in the Church." "The first course has brought renewal to the participants in ways that I never imagined. They have come to appreciate the power of Christ's love in their lives, and they appreciate the beauty of the mass in celebrating that love...[read more]"
"It was a Friday morning as I was walking down 1st street in Washington-DC having just ignored a poor man asking for some change. I didn't feel a bit good about having ignored him and thinking to myself asked God a question...'So God, what is the purpose of my life?' It can't just be a 9-5 job...there's got be more I can do...for others. The following Sunday I got really excited as Monsignor Luca announced the Discovering Christ course and began by asking the congregation if anyone had recently asked the question...'what is the purpose of my life?' :-) ...before I knew I had signed up for the course..... Before today I was selfish and always expected graces and favors from God and now I know that I can and must have a two way relationship with God...I have to give some too. I also know more of His unconditional love for me....Jesus is more on my mind than used to be before. I am also learning to submit to His will for me and my lovely family....I'm very excited to begin the Following Christ course and know it justs gets better from here on. Praise the Lord!" -Shirley |
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Testimonies from Young Adults, Summer 2009 Course“The emptiness inside me went away! I finally have a relationship with God and I love it!" - Becka |
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“I went to confession for the first time in many years.” |
Testimonies from UMBC Participants
"The retreat was a huge, tremendous life changer for me, and strengthened my relationship with the Lord.”
“The past seven weeks have been amazing. I feel so much closer to God, my prayer life as grown dramatically. I have the best connection with God and the Holy Sprit that I’ve ever had before.”
Theresa Fernandes Conversion Story"It was through the Discovering Christ program that I realized that the love of the Lord for me is personal and very real." |
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Jen King Conversion Story"I began to search for a way to deepen my relationship with Christ and found the Discovering Christ course offered by ChristLife at St. Agnes. During their retreat, for the first time in my life, I was completely filled with the Holy Spirit." |
