CTK Faith Formation

You can know your purpose and live it out. Yes, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about the human person permeating our society, and this makes discerning and living out your purpose difficult; however, you have everything you need right now to accomplish this. Thomas Clements, president of Zenith Ministries, shares what this entails to help you discover your purpose so that you can start living it today. Presented to the 20/30Somethings at their Discipleship Night, February 25, 2025. 

Tithing is more than just about giving money to the Church. It's about making a gift of ourselves to God out of gratitude for His many blessings. Fr. Jared speaks about how to make a gift of yourself to God through your time, talent, and treasure. Presented at the 20/30Somethings Discipleship Night, January 7, 2025.

Love and Responsibility is considered one the great works of Western civilization, alongside The Iliad and Dante’s Divine Comedy. Written by Karol Wojtyla, Pope St. John Paul II, it serves as the philosophical foundation for Theology of the Body, addressing key questions about attraction, relationships, and chastity. This is the second in a two-part series, presented by Joey Martineck, Director of Respect Life Ministry, at the 20/30s Discipleship Night, November 19, 2024. 

Love and Responsibility is considered one the greatest works of Western civilization, alongside The Iliad and Dante’s Divine Comedy. Written by Karol Wojtyla, Pope St. John Paul II, it serves as the philosophical foundation for Theology of the Body, addressing key questions about attraction, relationships, and chastity. Join Joey Martineck, Director of Respect Life Ministry, for a two-part series exploring Love and Responsibility as a transformative teaching. Presented to the 20/30Somethings Minsitry at their Discipleship Night, October 15, 2024.  

How do we approach "social justice" as Catholics? Kathleen Loesel, a member of our young adult community (and our former coordinator!), will present on social justice from a Catholic perspective, including the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching; a focus on our call as priest, prophet, king; and practical actions we can take. 

How often do we face the battle of our hearts saying one thing but our heads saying another? We need both emotion and logic in life and in our relationship with God. Ellie Dodd explains mindset shifts and practical steps to bridge that gap in order to love God better and to do His will as laypeople.

Just like the world around us shapes who we are, so too did the 1st century world inform how Jesus lived. Dr. Keith Pacholl helps us understand who Jesus was by explaining how the 1st century world influenced how he lived: the government, the customs, cultural differences, and more. Presented at the 20/30Somethings Annual Retreat, August 3, 2024.

Inspired by Foreigner's classic love song, Fr. Jared Kleinwaechter wades through all of the different ideas and explanations of love to define what love actually is. He explains four different kinds of love that come from God. Presented at the 20/30Somethings Annual Retreat, August 3, 2024.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith. With such power, it makes sense that there are miracles attributed to it. Cynthia Alvarado talks about some of the marvels connected to the Blessed Sacrament. She is completing her classes from Franciscan University on the Theology of the Eucharist. Presented to the 20/30Somethings at their Discipleship Night, June 13, 2024.  

We’ve all heard of UFOs and the question "do aliens or other extraterrestrial life forms exist?" How should we as Catholics view these questions? What if they are, in fact, out there and one day we encounter them? Dr. Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., author of “Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith: Are We Alone in the Universe with God and the Angels” comes to discuss these pressing questions. Dr. Thigpen is an acclaimed international speaker, award-winning journalist, and best-selling author with a doctorate in Historical Theology. He was appointed to the National Advisory Council by the USCCB, and has been on talk shows like Pints with Aquinas. Presented to the 20/30Somethings at their Discipleship Night, May 14, 2024.