For University Christian Life Community (CLC) Small Groups
Welcome! You have just begun the journey on Caminos, a two-year set of meetings designed for university Christian Life Community (CLC) small groups. University CLC is one part of a larger national and global lay community informed by Ignatian Spirituality and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. If you are university student, young adult, or young at heart, we hope that you will find resources here that are useful for your faith journey and that of fellow companions “on the way.”
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How do I best use Caminos with my group and other pressing questions? -
What does each part of a CLC meeting involve and how can I creatively adapt it to my group? -
In order to better serve others, we remain rooted in the Ignatian principle of Cura Personalis, or caring for the whole person. -
Good discussions will give young people the opportunity to think about a question and decide how he or she feels about the topic. -
What is the story behind Caminos and how did it come to be? -
How has God been present on the journey? -
Can you imagine a God who dreamed you personally into being? -
Are you on a journey? Where are you going? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
Who is a God who would choose to become part of humanity? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
Can you imagine a God who takes deep joy in you? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
What is your story? How have you gotten here? -
How have you been gifted as a group? For what are you grateful? -
How has God been present on the journey?
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What is the central focus of my life? -
What are the deepest longings of my heart? -
How do I begin to listen for God? Is that God or am I crazy?! -
How does God communicate uniquely to me? What is God saying? -
Do I believe that I can be genuinely loved just as I am? -
I experience loneliness…often. Am I the only one?! -
I want to be deeply connected to others! How do I have healthy intimacy? -
How do I cultivate life-giving relationships in my life? -
I am a sexual being! It has nothing to do with God… or does it? -
What do I long for? What stands in the way? -
Do I accept God’s gifts freely or do I cling to them? -
I don’t like to hurt. How can I be faithful in suffering? -
How can I connect my suffering with the suffering of others around me? How can I justly love others? -
How is healing needed for myself or others in my life? -
How have we been gifted as a group? For what are we grateful?
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How has God been present on the journey?
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Where is God breaking through? What are you being invited to? -
How is my vocation being revealed through my gifts and talents? -
Do I believe that I am uniquely called by God? -
Do you have to be extraordinary to live out your calling? -
Where do my gifts respond to the greatest need? -
How are you sustained in the “in between” moments of the Camino? -
Are you able to be free while waiting for God’s timing? -
I wonder if the Church is truly a place I can belong… -
How do I make decisions faithful to who I truly am? -
Where does my hope lie? Is there a promise beyond the challenge, suffering, and questions? -
How can I sustain my faith and well-being on the Camino? -
Where has our group grown together? How has the shared Camino been graced?