Spiritual Growth

ACTS Retreats spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ among Catholic communities. Our goals are to strengthen our faith, spiritually renew ourselves, and build lasting friendships. The acronym of ACTS stands for Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service. Men's and women's retreats are open for adults aged 21 and older. Overnight retreats are held at the St. Rafael Retreat Center owned by the Diocese of Dallas in Oak Cliff.

Retreats

Overnight retreats begin on Thursday evening at 5:00 PM, with check-in at St. Monica Catholic Church in the Family Center. You are encouraged to bring family members or friends to see you off. Transportation will be provided to and from the St. Rafael Retreat Center.

Spiritual direction will be provided throughout the retreat.

Fall Retreats will be conducted in Spanish for 2023

The weekend concludes on Sunday at the 2 PM liturgy at St. Monica Catholic Church. Immediately following the Mass, retreatants will share refreshments and fellowship in the Family Center with their families and other parish community members.

Men's Retreat: September 21-24, 2023 - Spanish only
St. Rafael Retreat Center
For more information, contact Alberto Cervantes
(214) 335-2728 or albertomcervantes97@gmail.com

Women's Retreat: October 19-22, 2023 - Spanish only
St. Rafael Retreat Center 
For more information, contact Evanjelina Jimenez
(214) 543-5311 or jimenez3019@sbcglobal.net

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Our mission is to educate adults in the Roman Catholic church using fundamental Catholic teachings from the Catechism, the Bible, and authorized church sources. Class participants will freely observe and discuss current topics designed to educate and stimulate Christians into a deeper relationship with the Catholic faith.
For more information, contact Chuck Suter at 972-401-0471.

The Dallas Vocation Guild is a spiritual, charitable, educational non-profit Catholic organization of Women dedicated to the promotion and sustaining of religious vocations to the priesthood and religious life. 
For more information, contact Kathleen Becker at 972-980-9554, daniel_becker@scbglobal.net

The wellspring of graces that flow from Eucharistic Adoration is needed more than ever! You are invited to spend precious time in Adoration of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in a unique and intimate way in the Blessed Sacrament. 

St. Monica is blessed to provide Adoration of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament each Tuesday from 9 am to 11 pm. We are also expanding Adoration to Thursdays from 9am to 11pm in the near future. We are looking for Adorers to commit to one hour each week or to serve as a substitute. Please browse the available time slots for Tuesdays and Thursdays using the link below.
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Drop-in visitors are also welcome if space is available in the chapel. For more information, contact Karen Jones via email monicaadoration@gmail.com.

We will learn what Scripture, the life of Christ, and the early Church Fathers reveal about Mary by examining the connections between the Old and New Testaments with insights from Dr. Brant Pitre. The group meets every week on Thursday evenings in the Family Center, 7pm, starting September 19 through December 5th, excluding holidays. For more information contact Joyce Purvis at 214-460-9443 or jepurvis1979@yahoo.com. 

Looking to reconnect?  Consider joining us—Little Rock Scripture Study (LRSS) at St. Monica —for Jeff Cavins’ and Andrew Swafford’s study from Ascension Press: Romans: The Gospel of Salvation.  LRSS has been a part of St. Monica for many years.  Members include young, and “not so young,” single, married—parishioners with different backgrounds and various life experiences.  We meet and discuss weekly reading assignments—sharing with each other our encounters with Scripture, our experience in trying to live our faith in the world, and our moments of insight when something in our life resonates with what we have read.  It is a great way to become a part of the community—we have formed many close friendships with members over the years.  No prior Bible study experience is needed.  We meet on Sundays after the 9:00 AM Mass in the Family Center Lower Lounge (Room 109), from 10:05 AM – 12:00 noon. The first meeting will be on Sunday, October 1, 2023.  The cost of the study set is $38.  For more information or to register, please call Dan and Sally Cook at
214-794-6575 or email at sallycooktx@outlook.com. Latecomers are also welcome!

*Currently meeting via Zoom
The Group meets virtually via Zoom on most Mondays from 1:00 until about 2:30 studying various topics of Catholic adult religious education. For more information about the current schedule and subject contact Phyllis at pconces@sbcglobal.net. 

*Currently meeting via Zoom
PAIN (Prayerful Assistance In times of Need) is for people in pain to pray together with others who are in pain. If you are in pain and would like to pray with others, please join us. If you are not in pain and would like to pray for and with those who are, please join us. We meet every second Friday of the month from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.
For more information, contact Diane Viorin at 214-364-4360 or diane-v@sbcglobal.net. 

The purpose of Serra Club of Metropolitan Dallas is to encourage and affirm vocations to consecrated life. Members are Catholic men and women who assist area parishes and schools with vocations awareness programs and actively engage with our seminarians at Holy Trinity Seminary. We meet twice each month: the First Friday at St. Monica at 6:45am for mass, breakfast, and a speaker presentation and the Third Friday at the Park City Club 11:45-1:10 for a luncheon program.

Contact Joan Minigutti by email at  jpmini@ix.netcom.com or call 214-350-3489 for more information. Guests are welcome!

Tuesday Scripture Study is for fellowship, spiritual discussion, and study of the scripture. Melissa Sapio facilitates the group and leads us on our spiritual journey. We meet in the fall and spring with a break for Christmas and the summer. 
For more information, contact Melissa Sapio at 469-951-7995, melissasapio@gmail.com