About CL
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About Christian Life
Christian Life educates young people about the Catholic faith in a group setting that is relaxed and easy to understand. It's more than a discussion group; it's a way of life. Christian Life will build lasting friendships while fostering real-life apostles for the Church.
A Variety of Activities
Christian Life groups are informal gatherings of young people who meet regularly to learn about and grow in love with their Catholic faith through gospel reflections, peer-to-peer discussions, guest speakers, movie reviews and evenings of reflection. They may also choose to spread their faith together through missions and apostolic action. Groups may be upper high school (ages 16-18) or college (ages 18-25) and may be single gender or coed. Adult mentors guide and support the groups.
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Benefits of CL
Christian Life is not simply a "discussion group" where social interaction and focus ends until the next meeting. Purpose and advancement of cause are clearly defined and apostolic action is a normal outgrowth of CL's dynamic. CL...
- Sustains groups of involved young people who know in their hearts they want to grow in the Catholic faith.
- Develops a deeper faith through reflection, discussion and apostolic direction.
- Structures meetings with room for creativity.
- Offers many avenues through which to share one's faith.
- Groups are involved in discussion, activity and action.
- Provides high-quality packages of materials with directional depth and reflection-causing substance.
- Attracts authentic people that love the Church.
- Is a formative, relational and active way to foster friendship in Christ and learn more about the Catholic faith.
- Group members study and discuss the faith, review films and encounter Christ in prayer and sacraments.
- Groups are teams with members actively modeling their faith through missionary work and other apostolic means.
- Advances a curriculum of study, prayer, outreach activities and social activities that propels one to search for the Truth—with love and enthusiasm.