{"id":21111,"date":"2025-09-17T13:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=21111"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:22:07","slug":"faith-formation-series-pope-francis-and-a-new-way-of-being-church","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/events\/faith-formation-series-pope-francis-and-a-new-way-of-being-church\/2025-10-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Formation Series: Pope Francis and a New Way of Being Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?resize=584%2C452&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/StP-Pope-Francis-Lecture-Web1.png?resize=388%2C300&amp;ssl=1 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #840000;\"><strong>Pope Francis and a New Way of Being Church:<br \/>\nReflecting on the legacy of the first Jesuit Pope<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A 6 Part Faith Formation Series that surveys the contributions of Pope Francis using his encyclicals, apostolic exhortations, letters and other ecclesiastical documents.<br \/>\nFacilitated by Sister Carla Thomas, O.P., Ph.D.<br \/>\n(of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena)<br \/>\nAll Are Welcome!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wednesdays ~ 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 15: Mercy, Hope and Holiness<\/strong> &#8211; What Francis tried to accomplish through the extraordinary jubilee of mercy in 2016 and his dream for the jubilee of hope in 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 22: Synodality and Ministry<\/strong> &#8211; Concept of synodality as introduced by Pope Francis and what it means for communion, participation and mission in the church.<\/li>\n<li><strong>October 29: Integral Ecology<\/strong> &#8211; Francis\u2019 landmark encyclical Laudato Si\u2019 of 2015 as well as the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum published in 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong>November 12: Human Relationships<\/strong> &#8211; Francis\u2019 contributions to family life. 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