Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! May 2012 be filled with grace.

I am truly sorry for the problems with this website that kept new "Gospel Questions" from being posted the past 10 weeks or so. I hope we have the glitches resolved. Thanks to all of you for your patience.

For those of you who've liked the Gathered In His Name series, I have written other small group series that have not yet been published and would be happy to send you a free sample and then print on demand if you'd like to buy them for your small groups. Six-session titles include:

The Gospel of Luke

The Gospel of John

Great Figures of the Old Testament

The Sacrament of Baptism (six-week session breaking open each word and element in the ritual)

Saints Who Changed the Church

Lent series for Year A  (Years B and C to come)

There is one series written for 7 meetings:

The Liturgical Year (7 sessions - one on the liturgical calendar, one on each liturgical season)

Like the Gathered in His Name titles, these booklets will be printed on 11x17 paper, folded to 8-1/2x11, and will run 24-30 pages long. At this time, at least, the cost would be $4.00 per copy for the six-meeting series and $4.50 for The Liturgical Year, plus shipping. Please contact me at margo@doten.us if you're interested. Thanks!

You are welcome to use the Gospel reflection questions at right  in any way you'd like, without fee, for your small church community, or in a parish bulletin or for personal use. If you do include these regularly in your parish bulletin, I'd appreciate hearing it, for help with my marketing. To use the reflection questions in a diocesan newspaper or other subscriber-based publication, please contact me for approval. This material is under copyright, all rights reserved.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE:

• See reflection questions for the Gospels of the next four Sundays (and sometimes for holidays or feastdays that come up during the week). Use them for fruitful discussions in your small groups.
• Discover more about the Gathered In His Name series for small church communities. Check the "Small Group Guides" menu at left. You’ll find synopses and sample questions from each meeting of every title in the series.
• Read articles I wrote for Church and Catechumenate magazines. Topics include RCIA sponsors, RCIA rituals, parish communications programs, leading a tour of the parish church/worship center, and “Faithful Citizenship” (written in 2004). You'll find them under the "Published Articles" menu.
• Keep coming back! The reflection questions will be updated regularly, and more material will be added as the site develops.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.