[TCCM] TCC Bulletin 23 February 2020

Sat Feb 22 16:57:12 EST 2020

Hello friends!

This is the bulletin for week starting on Sunday, February 23, 2020. PDF of bulletin is attached.

Bulletin link: http://web.mit.edu/tcc/archives/public/bulletin/2020/bulletin.2020-2-23.pdf

  *   Tech Catholic Talk on Discernment: How to think about your vocation Feb. 24 after Mass (8:15 pm) in W11
  *   Melchizedek Group for Priestly Vocations Thursdays 5-6 pm in W11
  *   Thomistic Institute Lecture: The Dark Night of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux March 5 at 5:30 pm in 4-237
Weekly ongoing and other events:

  *   RCIA
  *   Women's marriage discussion group
  *   Integrity at MIT
  *   Grad Student / young professional Bible studies
  *   Small group Bible Studies for undergrads and grad students
  *   Spaghetti Supper
  *   Prison Ministry in Boston

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Tech Catholic Talk on Discernment: How to think about your vocation: Vocations to priesthood, religious life, and even to married life are in a crisis, in part caused by bad recent theology and pastoral practice regarding how to “discern”. On Monday, Feb. 24, in the Main Dining Room of W11 after Mass (8:15 pm), Fr. Moloney will talk about the theology of vocation, and examine how we try to figure out to which state of life God is calling us (and how we can do it better).  Pizza will be served.

Melchizedek Group for Priestly Vocations: Fr. Moloney will lead a discussion group about the nature of the priestly vocation and how to discern if God is calling you to the “order of Melchizedek” (Heb. 5:6, 7:17) using the book A Living Sacrifice. We meet on Thursdays 5-6 PM. To attend doesn’t mean that you are thinking about entering the seminary, or even that you’re not dating. It can simply mean that you’re interested in supporting others think about the priesthood.  Contact dmoloney at mit.edu if interested. Books are available from Father's office in W11.

Thomistic Institute Lecture: The Dark Night of St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux: In “the dark night of the soul,” people who have been especially blessed with consolations in prayer suddenly find that God has withdrawn the good feelings from them, as a kind of test or trial. Why does God do this? On Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 PM in 4-237, Prof. Carol Zaleski of the Religious Studies Department at Smith College will give a lecture addressing this question by looking at the prayer experiences of two namesake saints, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
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Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and Course in the Fundamentals of the Catholic Faith: Sundays @ 11:15 AM in W11/SDR. It is required for those in becoming Catholic, being Baptized, receiving First Communion, or being Confirmed (who should also reach out to Fr. Moloney to set up a time to talk individually (dmoloney at mit.edu).

Small Group Bible Studies: Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to join one of the many groups that meet to open the Scriptures and discuss the faith. Contact.. catherine.alex at focus.org or phillip.wullschleger at focus.org<mailto:phillip.wullschleger at focus.org>

Women's Marriage Discussion Group. This group meets every other week to discuss mar riage as a vocation. It is open to all women (i.e. you do not need to be married). Please email tcc.marriage.vocation at gmail.com for additional details or to be added to the group's listerv. Dinner will be served and kids are welcome!

Integrity at MIT: Do you have trouble staying chaste? Are you tired of failing to live up to your virtues? Join a peer support group of Catholic men struggling for chastity. Contact integrity at mit.edu<mailto:integrity at mit.edu> for more information and times of weekly meetings.

Are you a Graduate Student or Young Professional interested in deepening your Catholic faith and understanding of Scripture? The grad men's and women's groups will be holding weekly Bible studies during the semester. Contact Brandon Roach (roachb at mit.edu<mailto:roachb at mit.edu>) or Aileen Devlin (amdevlin at mit.edu<mailto:amdevlin at mit.edu>) for more info.

Spaghetti Suppers: Join the TCC every Friday night from 7-9 PM in W11 Comm. Rm for a free spaghetti supper!

Prison Ministry in Boston: MIT Student OPS (Operation Prisoner to Soldier) is an MIT outreach program partnered with TEJI (The Educational Justice Institute). More info and questions contact Jacqueline Pedlow (jpedlow at mit.edu<mailto:jpedlow at mit.edu>).

In Christ, through Mary, Mother of Life,
Marisa Hoosen
tcc-webmaster at mit.edu<mailto:tcc-webmaster at mit.edu>

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