CNA<\/a>).- The Diocese of Tulsa has big plans for the Year of Faith and is crowning its efforts with a \u201cbucket list.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\u201cThe idea of the bucket list is to encompass a lot of different aspects of the faith, as well as advertising some of the things our diocese has,\u201d Erik Grayless, chairman of the diocesan committee on the Year of Faith, told CNA in an Oct. 2012 interview.<\/p>\n
\tIt is \u201ca list of spiritual activities you will want to complete before the Year ends\u201d on Nov. 24, 2013, according to a letter of Bishop Edward J. Slattery to the diocese.<\/p>\n
\tGrayless, a layman and Tulsa's assistant district attorney, said that the purpose of the Year, called for by Pope Benedict, is two-fold: both a \u201cre-affirmation and rediscovery of the faith for those who are Catholic\u201d and that it is \u201cintimately linked to the new evangelization.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe bucket list activities are meant to appeal to both those active in their faith and for the person who is \u201cjust coming back and rediscovering their faith.\u201d They can be both challenging, and simple.<\/p>\n
\tConfession is one of the simpler things Catholics in eastern Oklahoma are being encouraged to do.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cGoing to confession is one of those things that some Catholics unfortunately don't take advantage of. So you go to confession once, and you can check off on a list and see that you actually did this.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tSince confession is being promoted in Tulsa as part of the Year, Bishop Slattery has encouraged his priests to be ever more generous in their availability for hearing confessions.<\/p>\n
\tWhile not yet decided, the diocese is considering having a particular period during Lent during which \u201cthere is confession every day at every church,\u201d as a \u201cmore concerted push\u201d to open up the sacrament of confession.<\/p>\n
\tMore unique opportunities are offered as well.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cGetting people in Tulsa to see Clear Creek Abbey as part of a pilgrimage, or seeing one of the local churches in the smaller towns\u201d is something different that they might not have experienced.<\/p>\n
\tThis ties in with the plenary indulgence for the Year of Faith. It was announced Oct. 5 that one way to gain the indulgence is by making a pilgrimage to the cathedral or a location designated by the local bishop. The Tulsa diocese has four shrines, which will likely be among those designated locations in addition to Holy Family Cathedral.<\/p>\n
\tOur Lady of Clear Creek Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Hulbert, Okla. Which celebrates the liturgy in Latin and according to the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.<\/p>\n
\tThe bucket list contains 22 different spiritual activities in which to participate. The diocesan website announces that anyone in the diocese who completes at least 15 items and returns it to the diocese will receive \u201ca complimentary gift of appreciation\u201d memorializing their participation in the Year of Faith.<\/p>\n
\tOne of the diocese's major plans is to organize viewings of Father Robert Barron's \u201cCatholicism\u201d video series in the parishes. \u201cWe're having a diocesan trained individual, starting in January, going to each of the parishes and showing\u201d the series, Grayless pointed out.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIt beautifully explores the faith; Fr. Barron goes around the world to different locations in the Church, showing how the faith is strong and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tPlanning for the Year of Faith in Tulsa has been a group effort, Grayless emphasized. \u201cThe priests have been very passionate about it, and they've been very receptive to things we've suggested.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tFather Kerry Wakulich, chaplain at the University of Tulsa's Newman Center, is among those passionate priests. He told CNA Oct. 10 that his plans for the Year of Faith include giving students the Magnificat \u201cYear of Faith Companion\u201d; pilgrimages to diocesan shrines; catechism classes; and in May, a 15-day pilgrimage to Poland \u201cin the footsteps of Blessed John Paul II.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tGrayless noted that Bishop Slattery intends for the fruits of the Year of Faith to extend beyond the year itself. He said that while the speakers, conferences, and viewings of the \u201cCatholicism\u201d videos are the \u201cevent,\u201d but \u201cthe bishop has encouraged that this not be a one-time event, but that this carry on, because we are supposed to be preaching the Gospel always.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThere will be an outreach at the conclusion of the Year, in hopes that the Church in Tulsa will see a \u201csustainable bump in attendance.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tIn his letter to the diocese, Bishop Slattery challenged \u201cevery Catholic in Eastern Oklahoma to reflect seriously on the Pontiff\u2019s call for a renewed conversion to Christ. Together let us do what we must deepen our faith and show a greater confidence in the Gospel message of salvation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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