Saint Formation

Ministry Leader: Wade Feller (719-332-0414)

Dive deep into your faith with Saint Formation
Come, journey up God's Holy Mountain with our Saintly guides. We meet twice a month (2nd and 4th Sundays) at the St. John Henry Newman Chapel , 4785 Stanton Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (next to the UCCS Campus, click here for directions), in the library, from 1:30-3:30 pm (following Mass and Fellowship). Concurrently, we also offer the ministry on Microsoft TEAMS (MS TEAMS) for distance participants! Click here for MS TEAMS instructions.
location change effective June 27, 2021

St. Thomas Aquinas

Are you ready to go beyond the surface conversation?
Do you want something more than a social group?
Serious about deepening your relationship with Jesus but are busy and just can’t commit to a formal study program?
Do you want to start the climb up God’s Holy Mountain with serious people and with the Church Doctors and Fathers as our guides?

We have “Formed” a group for you! St. Thomas Aquinas said to be a Saint you must “will it”. Saints are not perfect people, just determined in their climb up the rocky, steep, thorny mountain. Moving beyond the surface, we use the Bible, the Catechism and our personal testimony to reveal God’s personal relationship for each of us through the writings of the Saints. “Will it” and grow your holiness, moving closer to God with us!

What is Saint Formation?

Our Mission:  Assisting focused people in forming an intentional spirit to begin climbing the Holy Mountain with the Saints as our Guides.
What We Believe:  We believe the example of the Saints’ lives and writings illuminate our faith and how we should live today.
What We Do:  We enrich our minds and souls with a deepened understanding, knowledge and wisdom of our Faith, the Word, and Traditions through the Church Doctors’ & Fathers’ writings. We open ourselves to receiving Christ and His Gifts.

What are Meetings Like?

We meet in person for those in the local area and virtually for our distant participants through MS TEAMS (click here for MS TEAMS instructions). Call or email Wade Feller (719-332-0414) to be added to the email meeting announcement list.
Free and online available readings are sent out in advance with some “primer questions” that are designed to help get the conversation started and allow participants to start thinking about the subject.
Next we dive into our leader-guided seminar format, exploring each precious paragraph looking for deeper nuggets of spiritual and practical food that point us to Holy Scripture or the Catechism (our Traditions)— asking God to raise our souls up His Holy Mountain.
Everyone is given the opportunity to share their reflections or to just listen to others. This is the central focus of each meeting.
Everyone is given the opportunity to share their reflections or to just listen to others. This is the central focus of each meeting.
We have a light breakfast and coffee to share (free as well) and encourage members to attend Mass and Fellowship from noon to 1:30pm (before our meeting).

The Who, What, Where, When and How

Who: For Catholics of all ages (high school and up)
When: 2nd & 4th Sundays, 1:30-3:30pm
Where: The St. John Henry Newman Chapel (in person) AND via MS TEAMS (click here for MS TEAMS instructions)
What: Readings are ~10-16 pages (double spaced and large 14 font). We usually only cover 4-5 pages/meeting. All readings are FREE and available on-line (no books to buy!)

What if I miss a meeting? Readings are independent and short, so you can always jump right back in! Holiness is a TEAM sport! We will help and get you caught up!
What to bring? Your Catholic Bible and Catechism (we can share if you don’t have one) and your copy of the reading (electronic or paper). Additional paper versions are available if you need one.

How: Readings are posted to the ministry webpage and sent to you directly via e-mail.

Meeting Prep Recommendations

Print the reading - We have extra copies if you forget.
Read the reading - Even if you don’t get the time, we’ll read it together anyway!
Answer the Primer Questions (Optional)

ministry flyer

current reading and primer questions