SPO Ohio Formation Community

Michael exhorts the community about giving al of their lives to the Lord for the rest of their lives, and gives us context for the wholeness of our course this semester.

Jessica speaks about redeeming our wallets and budget sheets for the kingdom of God.

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As a follow-up to our men's and women's Formation Retreat on Manly and Womanly Character in Christ, Sam shares more deeply on the topic of men and women relating.

Noel (Servants of the Word) and Sr. Theresa Rose (Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus) were our guest speakers on the topic of celibate vocations. They shared insight into their own lives living out this vocation and tips for discernment.

Emily exhorts us on the centrality of our relationship with God as the core of our identity and the reason for our mission. We reoriented ourselves to the most important aspect of the 'All my life for the rest of my life' content.

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John and Anna give us a renewed vision for dating and its purpose, with insight into what readiness for dating looks like and what we can do within our current state to prepare for vocation.

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Thomas speaks on good stewardship of our resources, founded on biblical principles, and tied to modern principles of good money management. We're given a mindset for how to maturely handle all the gifts that we're given.

Fr. Jacob introduces us to Ignatius spiritual warfare to begin winning the interior battle.

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Sarah Stuart gave a talk about the spiritual battle we all face which is commonly expressed in the battle of our minds and hearts. Christ has already won the victory. We need to be aware of the Father’s voice and ways of the evil one so we can be alert, move past it and claim the truth.

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