The Circle of Catholic Women Program:

Encourages women to explore their spirituality and live their faith

• topics cover prayer, traditions, relationships, role models, values, discernment, and life balance
• journal prompts encourage deeper personal reflection and application to daily life
• Bible verses and references to Catholic documents reinforce Catholic teachings
• stories and quotations in the margins offer ideas, perspective, and inspiration

Fosters spiritual friendships and builds trusted circles within your parish community

• each chapter includes suggested group discussion questions
• group discussion format allows flexibility in group size, age ranges, and depth of conversation
• separate facilitator guide provides added guidance and ideas for program leaders and facilitators

Flexible program complements existing adult faith formation programs

• journals can be used in individual and group settings
• flexible chapters allow for weekly sessions or retreat format; most common format is a 9-week session (informal gathering then 8 weekly meetings to discuss journal topics)
• chapters can easily be combined or moved around to fit liturgical or retreat themes or varying schedules
• journals can be used in any order; series is nonsequential

If you would like additional ideas for incorporating the CCW program into your parish offerings or if you have ideas you'd like to share, please contact staff@circleofcatholicwomen.com.