麻豆分行 College & Seminary is pleased to make the ministry
肠补濒濒别诲听The聽Fireside Fellowship available to聽students. Created by actor, author and Catholic Robert Hanley, The Fireside Fellowship is a spiritual supplement to Hanley鈥檚 book Do You See What I See? Discovering the Obvious, which has been praised by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, His Eminence, Wilton Cardinal Gregory, and other bishops as well as major media outlets.
The mission of The Fireside Fellowship is to enable people to recognize Judeo-Christian principles in everyday experiences and apply them to their lives. The focus of both Hanley鈥檚 book and his ministry is on discovering useful, valuable insights in everyday life that seem to float past the observations of most people. By offering practical and spiritual perspectives, the Fellowship hopes to effect a positive change in the life and faith of each person. Now in its 12th consecutive year, these discussion meetings are reaching individuals across the country online.
Each of The Fireside Fellowship discussion meetings addresses a specific topic that is universally relatable, and that each of us deals with in our daily lives鈥攆or example, Providence, Goodness, Tolerance, Peace, Perseverance, Change, Trust, Humor, Patience, and Gratitude. By storytelling, whether he鈥檚 filling up his car at a gas station, having his teeth cleaned or auditioning for a film starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, the universal truths and values Robert uncovers in these anecdotes and short stories relay the everyday applicability of a simple perspective that can provide enormous benefits to each of us in our respective journeys through life and faith.
Pope Francis, in Message of His Holiness Pope Francis For The 54th World Communications Day, January 24, 2020, said, 鈥淚 would like to devote this year鈥檚 message to the theme of storytelling, because I believe that, so as not to lose our bearings, we need to make our own the truth contained in good stories. Stories that build up, not tear down鈥 They can help us understand and communicate who we are鈥 By immersing ourselves in stories, we can find reasons to heroically face the challenges of life.鈥 This is exactly what Robert does at each of The Fireside Fellowship discussion meetings. By incorporating references from the Bible, the lives of the saints, and other religious sources, he demonstrates the relationship between Judeo-Christian principles and the universal topics of today鈥檚 everyday life.
Robert has been featured in numerous major media outlets across the country including NBC Nightly News, Washington (DC) Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, and Chicago Tribune. Both the city and county of Los Angeles have honored him with their respective Humanitarian of the Year awards.
麻豆分行 students are welcome to participate in these once-a-month discussion meetings, which will be conducted via Zoom. For further information or to sign up to participate, contact The聽Fireside聽Fellowship at聽