Resurrection of the Lord Church
Confirmation
Director
Mrs. Liz Shippen
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Confirmation
I and II: Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? I
remember receiving a prayer request a few years ago from one of my old
high school classmates. She had e-mailed my whole graduating class,
asking that we all pray for the recovery of another classmate who had
just been diagnosed with cancer. I know that, for at least 2 months
thereafter, my prayers always included this classmate and his family.
He recovered dramatically. About a year later, I received yet another
prayer request for another classmate fighting cancer. And I prayed.
She died from the disease within a year. Journal: Can you remember a time you were inspired to help someone after praying for him or her? Reflect on this. How did it play out? How did God answer your prayer? |
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I and II: Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? Growing
up in the 60's placed me in college on the mainland in the late 70's
and graduate school back in Hawaii in the early '80's. During that time,
more island girls were beginning to seek higher education outside of
the islands and in areas which men were more prevalent. I met a number
of strong female professors in college who were big influences on attitudes
regarding the role of women in society. Journal: Identify any stereotypes or policies in our society that you think are contrary to Jesus' view of women. How has Jesus influenced you in developing positive attitudes about the value of people in your life? |
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I and II: Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? I
remember a news story years ago that both troubled me and then consoled
me. Just a few days after 9-11, an angry mob gathered from a Chicago
area mosque. The mob marched toward the mosque to seek revenge for the
9-11 attacks. Mob members apparently reasoned that all Muslims are terrorists
because a few Muslims used their faith to justify mass murder. Journal: Where have you witnessed religious or ethnic prejudice (in your family, school, neighborhood or larger community? Explain what happened? How did it make you feel? What did you do? What could you have done? What will you do, should it happen again? Be specific in your answers. |
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July 4, 2010: The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Read the Gospel: Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? I
did my undergraduate work at the University of San Francisco. In my
junior and senior years, I was privileged to work with a youth group
at St. Ignatius College Preparatory (a high school). It was an experience
that helped to spirit my love in working with teenagers and I have
maintained long-distance friendships with a few of them over the years.
They are all professional people today, married with children. |
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June 27, 2010: The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Read the Gospel: Lk 9:51-62 Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? I
grew up on Maui in the 1960's and 1970's, with a mother and a father
who worked for the pineapple and sugar cane industries, respectively.
Travelling around the island, I grew up marking time with the planting
and harvesting of both crops throughout the years. Each season's crop
began with little plantings into full crowns or tall cane stalks. It
was a miracle. Journal: What past sins or broken relationships hold you back? Be specific. How has your past made you a better disciple? |
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I and II: Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? Many
years ago an NBA player angrily announced that basketball players aren't
paid to be role models, so young people should stop looking at them
that way. The statement came because some parents were criticizing basketball
players for acting immorally off the court. Journal: Where in your life do you need Jesus' strength most to live as a Christian? Reflect and give an example or two of a difficult time when you gave up in a situation that, in retrospect, you could have and should have called upon our Lord to help you through. How might it have changed the outcome? How might it have changed you? Be specific. |
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I and II: Journal: How did you live out last week's Gospel message? What was tough? What was rewarding? I
met an amazing young man one Christmas. Only 13 years old, he had organized
a church blanket drive that had collected dozens, maybe hundreds of
blankets for homeless people. His mom told me that he first wanted to
organize the drive when he was seven, but that she told him to wait
until he was older. Journal: Who inspires you to believe you can help work Christ's miracles in today's world? Why? What specific thing(s) has this person done to allow you to say to yourself, "I can do that!" Pray now that the Lord might help you to see the needs of others and to make a difference in their life. |