St. Francis is a partner in the exciting 24/7 online, web-based digital formation series, FORMED, produced by the Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press.
What is FORMED?
FORMED is designed to help adults grow in their faith at all levels – how we think, how we pray, and how we live. FORMED also includes a growing list of resources for children. Access is free to all St. Francis parishioners and their families anywhere and anytime on computers, tablets and phones.
How to Register
- Go to Formed.org.
- Click sign up. Select “Sign up as a parishioner.”
- Search for St. Francis of Assisi by zip code: 50266.
- Enter your name and email address. Click sign up.
- Start enjoying the best Catholic content all in one place!
Still need help? Watch this quick video to walk you through it or contact Heather Rohe in the Faith Formation Office at 515-440-1030 .
Recommendations
Below are links to FORMED content recommended by St. Francis staff based on the Catholic liturgical year, saints and feast days. If you have not yet created an account on Formed.org, make sure you register with our parish code. If you have already created an account, click the direct links below.
May 7
- Program – Who Is Jesus Christ? (Lectio: God, episode 5)
- Movie – Saint Pedro Poveda: Priest, Educator, and Martyr
- Audio – St. Joseph: Patron of the Universal Church by Mark Miravalle
- Books – How to Share Your Faith with Anyone: A Practical Manual for Catholic Evangelization by Terry Barber
- Kid’s Choice – Easter Special: Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids
May 14
- Program – One God in Three Persons (Lectio: God, episode 6)
- Movie – The Spirit of Father Damien: The Leper Priest—A Saint for Our Times by Jan de Volder
- Audio – Understanding Luther by Ken Hensley
- Books – The Soul’s Upward Yearning by Fr. Robert Spitzer
- Kid’s Choice – Feminine Genius by Colleen Carroll Campbell
May 21
- Program – I and the Father Are One (Lectio: God, episode 7)
- Movie – East Coast Shrines: National Shrine of St John Nepomucene Neumann
- Audio – We Must Go Out: The Sacrament of Confirmation by Fr. Mike Schmitz
- Books – Saint Celestine: The Pope Who Quit
- Kid’s Choice – The Slugs & Bugs Show: Two Kinds of Cool
May 28
- Program – God Is Love (Lectio: God, episode 8)
- Movie – Joan of Arc
- Audio – Chosen edited by Donna Steichen
- Books – Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
- Kid’s Choice – Adventure Catechism: Who is the Holy Spirit?
June 4
- Program – Question and Answer (Lectio: God, episode 9)
- Movie – Saint Anthony: Miracle Worker of Padua
- Audio – St. Anthony of Padua
- Books – Catholics and Protestants: What Can We Learn from Each Other? by Peter Kreeft
- Kid’s Choice – CatChat Episode 4: Building the Kingdom
June 11
- Program – Kapaun’s Men Virtue Series: Mission
- Movie – The Story of Father Kapaun
- Audio – The Holy Eucharist with Bishop Robert Barron
- Books – A Communion of the Heart by Pamela Patnode
- Kid’s Choice – What Is the Eucharist?
June 18
- Program – What is the Mass?
- Movie – Our God’s Brother: The Story of St. Albert Chmielowski
- Audio – The Truth by Fr. Larry Richards
- Books – God Is Love/Deus Caritas Est by Pope Benedict XVI
- Kid’s Choice – Philo and Sophie: The Four Levels of Happiness
June 25
- Program – How Does the Church Make Us One in Christ?
- Movie – The Wealth of Poverty
- Audio – Saint Paul by Pope Benedict XVI
- Books – Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words by Rod Bennett
- Kid’s Choice – Brother Francis: The Saints