St. Mary Magdalene
Porta Fidei
Adult Faith Formation
Saturday Morning Speaker Series
Spring 2015
Saturday Mornings 9:00 - 10:30 am
coffee & donuts provided; childcare provided most Saturdays
January 24
You Too Go into My Vineyard: St. John Paul II and the Role of
the Laity, Tom Perna
January 31
The Sacred Liturgy and Vatican II, Fr. Keith Kenney
February 7
The Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Church’s
Response, Dr. Robert K. O’Neill
February 14
Of Rings & Romance: The Gift of Self in Marriage,
February 28
A Crash Course in Canon Law, Nicole Delaney
March 7
First Way Pregnancy Center Presents: Abby Johnson*
March 14
Agnosticism to Catholicism: The Life of Edith Stein, Amy Brant
April 11
Waking up the World: Answering the Call to the Consecrated
Life, Sr. Anthony Mary Diago, RSM
April 18
It Didn’t Go Well: A Catholic Perspective on the French
Revolution, Fr. Robert Bolding
April 25
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit in Daily Life,
May 2
Debunking the Myths of the Spanish Inquisition,
May 9
Culture Shock: Engaging the Modern World, Lita Arroyo
May 23
The Church as a Mission: Natural Family Planning in Belize,
Steve & Becky Greene
Chris Zajdzinski
Fr. Will Schmid
Cindy Leonard
*First Way Pregnancy Center will be presenting renowned pro-life speaker and former Planned
Parenthood worker, Abby Johnson. This event will be from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Tickets for this event are $7 per person and must be purchased ahead of time
beginning January 15 at 1stway.net (space is limited)
St. Mary Magdalene Roman Catholic Church
2654 E. Williams Field Road, Gilbert AZ 85295
Contact Tom Perna, Director of Adult Evangelization & Catechesis for any questions - tom@smarymag.org 480-279-6737