Resources for Parishes
The Peace in the Storm Project offers spiritually and theologically sound resources and guidance for parishes and other Catholic organizations to accompany caregivers and persons living with chronic illness and pain. Small, faith-sharing Group Discussion Guides, webinars, retreats, online and in-person training and consultations are only a few of the resources available.
NEW IN FALL 2024!
Peace in the Storm for Caregivers
A devotional and discussion guides for families caring with loved ones
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Small-Group Discussion Guides
At the heart of The Peace in the Storm Project, faith-sharing, theologically sound Discussion Groups offer caregivers and people living with health challenges the opportunity to grow in faith, knowledge of scripture, and understanding in their spirituality. Guides follow the themes in Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness and Beyond Pain: Job, Jesus, and Joy Revised Edition and the Church liturgical calendar.
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To see sample pages from the Seven-Session Discussion Guide (the "starter" guide) click here:
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​​​Other guides are available for Advent/Christmas/Christmas Season and Lent/Easter/Easter Season.
Webinars
The Peace in the Storm Project offers an Introductory Webinar that gives context to the presence of chronic pain and illness in parish communities and explains how The Project can help parishes accompany their parishioners and others who have questions of faith in the midst of their suffering. These Webinars are live and free of charge, providing the opportunity for Q&A with one or more Board members of The Peace in the Storm Project.
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Other webinars are available for a nominal fee. Topics for these webinars include Liturgy and Chronic Illness, Theology of Aging and a Pastoral Response, and Everyone is Welcome: Understanding Chronic Illness and Pain in Parish Life
Online or In-Person Retreats, Workshops, and Training
Beginning in October 2024, regular online meetings with leaders from The Peace in the Storm Project help build fellowship across the broadly diverse and growing number of Groups forming across the United States. Retreats and workshops tailored to specific groups and training, either one-on-one or in small groups, are also available on an as-requested basis for a nominal fee.
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Registration is Open
Thursday, December 12, 2024
FREE!: Online retreat for caregivers and
persons living with chronic pain and illness.
In partnership with the National Catholic Partnership on Disability and CUSA
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