St. Dominic Catholic Church

Pastor's Corner

January 14, 2018

Merry Christmas!

You might remember on the Fourth Sunday of Advent I mentioned that this year we were not giving out a book to parishioners.  Instead, we subscribed to a dynamic new online platform called FORMED.  Every parishioner will have 24/7 access to the best Catholic content on any device, including your computer, smartphone and tablet with internet access FOR FREE!  With FORMED you’ll find video programs that explain the Catholic faith, explore the deepest meaning of marriage, receive Bible studies on a variety of topics and inspiring audio talks, audio books, and downloadable e-books.  There are also movies, children’s programs about Jesus and videos to help explain the faith.  You’ll find presenters like Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. Mary Healey, Christ Stefanick, Dr. Scott Han, Bishop Robert Barron, and a lot more.  They’re all part of our parish subscription.

Here’s how easy it is to get FORMED: Go to www.formed.org. You should see the registration box for parishioners.  Type in our parish code: Q77WZR.  Now set up a username (your email works and is something you already remember) and a password.  Now you are all set to use the great programs on FORMED.org anytime by simply logging in.  Once you’re registered, you can access your account by going to saintdominics.formed.org. You can access this from your phone, your laptop, or your tablet.

At our parish platform, in addition to all the great FORMED material, you’ll also see videos of interest that we have pulled from YouTube or other platforms, as well as, for example, a parish-wide program that we’ll advertise for four weeks of Lent called Forgiven.   Right now, you can go there and watch a video recording of our Midnight Mass, with all the beautiful music and Fr. Francis’ inspiring homily.

In the bulletin you’ll also see an advertisement for the FORMED app for your smartphone.  There, you’ll have access to all the FORMED content, but through the app you won’t see our particular parish material we’ve highlighted.  However, you can still access that on your phone by using your web browser on your phone (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Explorer, for example) and entering the web address saintdominics.formed.org.

Enjoy becoming better FORMED as a Catholic Christian