1. Watch session on formed.org “The Search” and/or read Chapter from the book “The Search”
2. Answer Study Guide questions below
3. Share answers with a group: Small Church Community, Ministry, family, friends.
4. Watch & participate in “The Search Continues” Webinar w/ Fr. Frank Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:00pm (The recorded session is available below)

Session 1 Reflection: It seems that we are restless creatures. We have an appetite in our hearts that is difficult to satisfy, though not for a lack of trying. Many have looked to satisfy this appetite with things like power, money, fitness, adrenaline, pleasure, and honor. Unfulfilled, they keep searching to fill the longing. It is possible that the longings of our hearts were not meant to be filled by anything in the world around us? Is there something more?

Discussion Questions:

1. What does “the dash” represent?
2. What does happiness look like to you?
3. What do you think when you read/listen from our first session, “According to counselor Jim Owens, many suffer from “destination addiction,” the belief that happiness will not arrive until a particular circumstance changes in our lives.”
4. What does “destination addiction” mean to you?
5. Are people throwing away religion because they do not know what it offers?
6. What do you seek?
7. What is the one thing you have learned from this session?

Session 1 Prayer: Dear God, thank you for this moment. Thank you for the opportunity to wrestle with the big questions in life. May all our parish family of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and those we love, come to a sense of peace about who we are and what is the purpose of our lives. Amen.

This was previosly recorded on
Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:00pm