Ready to go Beyond Sunday ? Countless Catholics settle for a faith that doesn't go farther than the Sunday Mass. While essential, dedicating one hour of our lives to Sunday Mass alone won't satisfy our deep longing for more. In order to grow in relationship with God and find purpose and meaning, we must integrate our faith into our lives daily. Why Not Start Today? In Beyond Becoming a 24/7 Catholic , radio host Teresa Tomeo gets real about what it takes to live a distinctly Catholic way of life. With personal stories and research, this book offers practical tips for seekers in any stage of faith. Beyond Sunday invites readers to pursue an exceptional way of life with steadfast faith every day of the week. Companion workbook available.
I have been encountering the name of Teresa Tomeo for a few years now, but had yet to read one of her books. This book is a great little read. And would be excellent to read as an individual or in a group. There are questions at the end of each chapter that can be used for study, or the companion study guide. The chapters in this book are:
Living a Truly Abundant Life Outside the Box: Taking Faith Beyond Our Comfort Zone The Church as Field Hospital "Late Have I Loved You": We're Not the Only Ones Taking the Long Way Home Conscience and the American Catholic Up Close and Personal: The Church and God in Our Everyday Lives The Three M's of Faith: Meeting, Mercy, and Mission Five Cures for the Common Catholic Cold "God Gives Us What We Need Wrapped in What We Want" Appendix: So Now What? "Beyond Sunday" Resources
The forward to this volume begins with these words:
"Success in one of America's largest television markets had been suffocating Teresa Tomeo's once lively Catholic faith. She had grown inconsistent in Mass attendance, indifferent to virtue, and thoroughly uninterested in entering more deeply into the mysteries of the Faith. Ironically, under the hot camera lights, her faith had grown lukewarm, even cold. Sure, she still thought of herself as part of the Catholic tribe. Once a Catholic always a Catholic. It's like race or ethnicity, right? You may not go to Oktoberfest, but you are still German. Similarly, she still identified as a Catholic. But no jury would have convicted her of being one. Her Catholicism had become cultural, not personal."
In these words Al Kresta shows us where Teresa's journey began. So many today are going through the paces, work, hone, church. And silently yearning for more. This book shows us the path Teresa followed to change herself, her marriage and her life. And we can use her experiences to help us make changes in our own lives. At the end of chapter is a Going Beyond Sunday Section there are tasks for each day of the week.
This book is part auto biography, it is part teaching and it is lessons in growing in living out our faith. This book is about listening to our passions, but also seeking God's will and guidance. It will provide practical steps for spiritual growth and encountering God throughout the week, and encountering God in what we do and who we encounter. And she provides an amazing list of resources in the appendix to go further. It also includes a wonderful collection of prayers for daily use and a section on key points of the faith.
This is a great read. Any Catholic can read an engage in the exercises and practices in this book. And if you choose to work through it in a group with the study guide I am certain you will be blessed. This book is for all Catholics but be warned reading this book will likely change your life!
Teresa Tomeo writes a fun and easy read on how to move from Sunday Catholic (the people who spend about an hour a week thinking about God) to someone who has a meaningful relationship with the Creator of the Universe.
I’m going to just mark this one as read, even though I haven’t finished it. I love Teresa Tomeo’s radio show, but although this book had good content, it’s more for a beginner or someone who hasn’t heard a lot of these ideas before.