Adult Faith Formation
Welcome! Thank you for your interest in adult learning classes. Your Catholic faith formation is a life-long journey. Our classes are lively with interactive discussion and full materials provided. Some classes are free, others require a fee to cover materials. They are ongoing most of the year, with day or night sessions. Parish wide Missions with outside speakers are offered several times a year (including Advent and Lent).
All registrations are done online through the link below our class descriptions. Once you have registered you will receive a confirming email. Your class facilitator will reach out to you a few weeks before class begins. Our classes are ongoing most of the year. Check back for new offerings.
St. Benedict offers many ways to help you grow in your faith:
- Classes are offered day and night
- A library full of spiritual reading
- Online and in-person classes
- A variety of ministries
Small Groups
St. Benedict Small Groups are intentional gatherings of people who meet regularly with the purpose of growing their relationship with God and others.
Are Small Groups for you? If you long for a place to grow in your faith, develop friendships, and share in the love of Christ, small groups are for you!
Registration for Small Groups happens twice a year (January and August). If interested in becoming part of a small group, please contact sbsg@stbenedict.net.
Classes Offered
New classes are starting regularly. Look back here often for new class options.
Monday Daytime Classes
Sunday Scripture Class
Come join us to study the Readings for the forthcoming weekend. We meet every Monday morning from 8:00am-9:00am in the Library/Classroom 3 of the education wing. Registration is not required.
Luke: The Story of Salvation Fulfilled (Ascension Press)
The Gospel of Luke takes you on a journey that begins with the foretelling of John the Baptist’s birth and culminates in the Ascension of Jesus. Along the way, you will witness key moments in salvation history, including the Annunciation; the Nativity; Jesus’ baptism; his public ministry; the Last Supper; and Jesus’ suffering, death, and glorious Resurrection. The Gospel’s powerful prose and beautiful details will deepen your desire to draw closer to Jesus and be transformed by his teachings.
The Gospel of Luke continually reveals how Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. With Luke: The Story of Salvation Fulfilled, you will experience a new joy as you see how God has been faithful throughout the ages and how God’s promise can guide you in your everyday lives.
Mondays 10:15-11:45 AM
Participants must buy online access separately through Ascension Press
Class begins January 13, 2025 @ 10:15 AM via Zoom
Price: $32 for workbook
Tuesday Evening Classes
Rooted and Radiant (Walking with Purpose)
Rooted and Radiant was written for any woman who wants to live her life grounded in Jesus Christ. In this Bible study, we learn the book of Colossians verse by verse as we seek to understand the challenges that faced the Colossians, recognizing that they are remarkably similar to our own challenges today.
Through this Bible study, we dive deep into understanding who Jesus is and what that means for us. We learn how to abide in the wisdom of Christ to navigate the ever-increasing demands and messages of our culture, and what it means to live in the freedom of Christ and how to continually set our minds on Him.
Tuesdays 7:30-9:00 PM
Participants must purchase their own book for this course
Class begins February 4, 2025 @ 7:30 PM in Classrooms 6 & 8
The Books of Wisdom and Sirach (Ignatius Catholic Study Bible)
This volume in the popular Ignatius Catholic Study Bible series leads readers through a penetrating study of the books of Wisdom and Sirach using the text itself and the Church’s own guidelines for understanding the Bible.
Ample notes accompany each page, providing fresh insights by renowned Scripture scholars Scott Hahn and Curtis Mitch as well as time-tested interpretations from the Fathers of the Church. These helpful study notes provide rich historical, cultural, geographical, and theological information pertinent to the Old Testament books—information that bridges the distance between the biblical world and our own.
Tuesdays 7:30-9:00 PM
Cost: $14
Class begins January 14, 2025 @ 7:30 PM in Classrooms 5 & 7
Thursday Daytime Classes
Letters to a Young Catholic by George Weigel
In this remarkable exploration of the Catholic world, prominent Catholic author and papal biographer George Weigel offers a luminous collection of letters to young Catholics, not-so-young Catholics, and any curious souls who wonder what it means to be Catholic today.
Weigel takes readers on an epistolary tour of Catholic landmarks—from Chartres Cathedral to St. Mary’s Church in Greenville, South Carolina; from the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to G.K. Chesterton’s favorite pub in Oxford; and from the grave of a modern martyr in Warsaw to the Sistine Chapel. This revised and expanded edition includes five new chapters that examine topics at the heart of the modern faith—ranging from the mystery of evil to the puzzle of secularization—and feature sacred sites from Lithuania to Mexico.
Thursdays 10:00-11:30 AM
Participants must buy the paperback book themselves
Class begins January 9, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
Thursday Evening Classes
Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come (Ascension Press)
An intriguing look at one of the most talked-about books in Scripture, Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come shows how the kingdom established by Christ in his Church is intimately connected with the kingdom of heaven.
Presenter Jeff Cavins pulls back the veil on the rich symbolism present in Revelation. Discover what the mysterious figures and images of Revelation mean and see how Revelation is more than an apocalyptic vision of the “end times.
This Thursday PM class is held via ZOOM only.
Participants will buy the workbook and digital video access. Once you have registered, you will be sent a link to order materials in the confirming email.
Class begins January 9, 2025 on Zoom @ 7:00 pm.
11 Sessions
Friday Daytime Classes
Luke: The Story of Salvation Fulfilled (Ascension Press)
The Gospel of Luke takes you on a journey that begins with the foretelling of John the Baptist’s birth and culminates in the Ascension of Jesus. Along the way, you will witness key moments in salvation history, including the Annunciation; the Nativity; Jesus’ baptism; his public ministry; the Last Supper; and Jesus’ suffering, death, and glorious Resurrection. The Gospel’s powerful prose and beautiful details will deepen your desire to draw closer to Jesus and be transformed by his teachings.
The Gospel of Luke continually reveals how Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. With Luke: The Story of Salvation Fulfilled, you will experience a new joy as you see how God has been faithful throughout the ages and how God’s promise can guide you in your everyday lives.
Fridays 10:00-11:30 AM
Participants must buy online access separately through Ascension Press
Class begins January 24, 2025 @ 10:00 AM in Classrooms 5 & 7
Price: $32 for workbook
Resources
The Catechism in a Year
If you have ever wanted to understand what it means to be Catholic and allow those truths to shape your life—this podcast is for you!
Link to full info and to sign up for the daily alerts, reading plan, watch the preview and more!…
The Chosen Series
The Chosen Series Study Guide- the attached study guide is meant to help you in watching the videos, relating them to your faith journey and understanding Jesus and the times he lived in. The Chosen brings the Gospel to life and provides us with a unique opportunity to reflect on Scripture in a new way. While the creatives behind The Chosen have beautiful intentions in producing the show, it is important to understand what the Catholic Church teaches. CLICK HERE for a Catholic commentary of The Chosen. Click SEASON 1 , SEASON 2 or SEASON 3 to download the pdf study guide.
Forming Catholic Conscience
Voting with a Catholic conscience, we are often asked what we as Catholic’s are supposed to do and how we decide who to vote for. Over the next several weeks we will have literature in the lobby regarding forming your Catholic Conscience. We will never tell you who to vote for, but the materials can help you to form your own decision based on solid Catholic Christian values.
Here is a link to a video message from Ascension Presents by Fr. Mike Schmitz about what it means to live in a democratic society. He talks about “the burden of freedom” and explains why true freedom requires wisdom, virtue, and a thorough understanding of the story of our nation and the world.
What Constitutes a Practicing Catholic?
We hear this all the time-Are you a practicing Catholic? How do you know? What does it really mean to be fully practicing your faith? Fr. Mike Schmitz explains the basics pretty well in this video from Ascension Presents. Six minutes worth your time! Don’t just say you are Catholic, live your faith with meaning!
Missions
We often have missions as a concentrated learning opportunity wrapped around a particular subject or liturgical season.
Our Lenten Mission 2023: The Eucharist
Lent Mission 2021
(Due to copyright restrictions, no longer available)
Recorded Classes
Deep Thinking with Father Ben (March 2023)
What does reason have to do with God? The answers may surprise you.
If you would like to greatly improve your understanding of the faith, join Deep Thinking with Father Ben.
Deep Thinking with Father Ben Sessions 1-5
Awake My Soul Women’s Retreat (January 2021)
Awake My Soul Women’s Retreat from January 23, 2021
Senior Wellness Talk (September 2020)
Senior Wellness Talk presented by Sandra McKay, Holy Family Counseling Center via zoom on September 17, 2020.
Bible 101 Class (September 2020)
Bible 101 Class presented by Deacon Jamie Morgan on September 28, 2020.
If you have questions about adult classes, call the Adult Formation Office at 678-992-2047