1. Session2: Life is Choices
Prepared & Presented By Joanna Thurmann

2. … and try to smile! Sign-in Put Cell Phone Away Get Snack & Drink
Gathering
Sign-in
Put Cell Phone Away
Get Snack & Drink
Sit by Someone You Do Not Know
… and try to smile!

3. Opening Prayer “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself...
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing..
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost...
I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.”
Thomas Merton

4. Homework Review

5. About Dynamic Catholic/Decision Point
Matthew Kelly
In-class & homework

6. Decision-making is central to everything we do
Why Do Choices Matter?
Decision-making is central to everything we do
Little choices matter; they lay the foundation for bigger decisions
The pattern of choices leads you into one direction or another
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.1 (p. 2-5)

7. Choices Lead One Way…

8. Or Another…

11. How can faith help us to make better choices?
Discussion
What examples of people in real life can you think of who made poor choices or good ones (celebrities, politicians, friends?)
How can faith help us to make better choices?
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.1 (p. 2-5)

12. Cherokee Legend
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.“ The grandson thought about it for a minute
and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied,
"The one you feed."

13. Game Break

14. VIDEO: Session 1.2 The Best Way to Live
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.1 (p. 2-5)

15. All the Disciples Had Choices…
“He went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him.”
Mark 3:13

16. Joan of Arc

17. St Anthony of the Desert

18. You Also Have Choices…

19. Rebel against culture for the right reasons
Be a Rebel
Rebel against culture for the right reasons
Culture doesn’t want you to be the best version of yourself; it doesn’t want you to hunger for truth; it doesn’t want you be the best version of yourself
…or to develop your spiritual self
…or to have a great relationship with God
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.4 (p )

20. What Does Modern Culture Want?
Power
Fame
Status
Money
Consumption
To tell you that you’re not good enough
Culture enslaves us!
Culture says.. .”Just be a good little obedient consumer and don’t ask too many questions.”
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.4 (p )

21. What Does God want for You?
Joy
Peace
Love
To tell you that you’re loved and perfect in His sight
God Frees Us!
God says.. .”Just be the Best Version of Yourself.”
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.4 (p )

22. Saints Rejected the Vision of Culture for their lives
Be a Rebel
Saints Rejected the Vision of Culture for their lives
Culture wanted St. Anthony to live a life of privilege and wealth as a landowner
He discerned that God wanted him to give away his possessions to the poor and to live in the desert
Dynamic Catholic Session 1.4 (p )

23. In what ways are we slaves to culture?
Discussion
In what ways are we slaves to culture?
How is culture against God/faith?

24. Closing Prayer

25. Oct. 1: Next Session Right After 5pm Mass “What is Holding You Back”
Announcements
Oct. 11:30am: Youth Mass
Oct. 1: Next Session Right After 5pm Mass “What is Holding You Back”
Homework
Watch Matthew Kelly video online & answer questions
Read about St Francis and answer questions