Discussion Groups

Discussion Groups will be starting in Fall 2008 to study John Paul II’s apostolic letter Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity of Women). The teams will meet each week for 8 weeks. Through reading of the text, reading of scripture and Church teaching, prayer, discussion, and reflection, participants will explore the beauty and mystery of authentic femininity and work to live out their feminine vocation – their innate feminine genius – in their lives, their families, the Church, the workplace, and in society at large.

The study text is FAMILIA’S new formation program for women: "Created To Be Woman: Called to Authentic Feminism," based on Mulieris Dignitatem. The cost for joining a discussion group is $49 and includes the book: Created to Be Woman: Called to Authentic Feminism. Limited scholarships are available. Click here to purchase the study text and pay for registration.

Discussion groups will run at regional centers and at area parishes across the Diocese beginning in September.

City Location Times
Augusta St. Ann
12648 East D Ave.
Date and Times TBD
Battle Creek TBD Date and Times TBD
Dowagiac TBD Date and Times TBD
Kalamazoo Catholic Information Center
736 E. Cork Street
Wednesdays beginning 9/3:
7-8:30 PM
Fridays beginning 9/12:
10-11:30 AM
  St. Augustine
542 W. Michigan
Fridays beginning 10/3:
9:30-11:00 AM
(childcare provided)
  St. Mary
939 Charlotte Ave.
Wednesdays
Start date and times TBD
  St. Monica
4408 S. Westnedge
Mondays beginning 9/22:
6:00-7:15 PM
Mattawan St. John Bosco
23830 Front Ave.
Thursdays beginning 9/18:
6:30-8:00 PM
New Buffalo St. Mary of the Lake
718 West Buffalo Ave.
Thursdays beginning 9/11: 7:00-8:30 PM
Otsego St. Margaret
245 Court St.
Tuesdays, 2X/month, beginning in October Time TBD
Paw Paw St. Mary
500 Paw Paw St.
Saturdays beginning 9/13:
following 8:30 AM Mass
Mondays beginning 9/15:
6:30-8:00 PM
St. Joseph TBD Days and times TBD
Wayland TBD Thursdays AM. Exact times TBD

Click here to sign up for a discussion group, to inquire about starting a discussion group at your parish, or for more information.

FAMILIA is a non-profit organization committed to serving the Catholic Church by offering a variety of parish programs that help strengthen families by forming adults, helping them live their vocation to marriage and parenthood in all its fullness.

FAMILIA is a service of Regnum Christi. The mission of the Regnum Christi Movement is to help individuals love Christ, serve others, and build the Church. For more information please visit www.regnumchristi.org.

Catholic Women's Conference

An Exploration in Authentic Feminism

Date: November 1, 2008
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Place: Hackett Catholic High School
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Keynote Speaker:
Teresa Tomeo

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Discussion Groups are Starting Now
More than 10 Discussion Groups across the Kalamazoo Diocese will study Mulieris Dignitatem.
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Study Text for the Discussion Group
Familia Book - Created to Be Woman Called to Authentic Feminism
Cost: $49 includes text and registration fee for participation in a Discussion Group.

Click here to pay for the study text & registration fee.