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 “I belong to a Parish or Organization.”
- Search for St. Francis of Assisi by name, city, or Parish Code JGXN3K.
- 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 the Adult Faith Formation Office at (515) 440-1030 or hrohe@saintfrancischurch.org.
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, log in and view.
Apr 26
- Program – Prayer: An Intimate Dialogue
- Movie – Angels: Bishop Fulton Sheen
- Audio – Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist
- Books – The Everyday Catholic’s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours by Daria Sockey
- Kid’s Choice – Read-Aloud Book of Bible Stories by Amy Steedman
May 3
- Program – Guigo’s Ladder: A Way of Ascent
- Movie – Soldiers of the Pope
- Audio – Relativism: Do You Know How It Is Affecting You?
- Books – God Sent His Son: A Contemporary Christology by Christoph Cardinal Schoenborn
- Kid’s Choice – Ben-Hur: A Race to Glory
May 10
- Program – Presence – Session 1: God Is with Us
- Movie – Accidental Activist
- Audio – Fatima: Living the Message by Fr. Jason Brooks
- Books – Fatima for Today: The Urgent Marian Message of Hope by Fr. Andrew Apostoli
- Kid’s Choice – A Communion of the Heart by Pamela Patnode
May 17
- Program – Presence – Session 2: The Story of the Eucharist
- Movie – East Coast Shrines: National Shrine of St Rita of Cascia
- Audio – Into Your Hands, Father: Abandoning Ourselves to the God Who Loves Us by Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen
- Books – The Power of Silence by Cardinal Robert Sarah with Nicolas Diat
- Kid’s Choice – The Adventures of Ociee Nash
May 24
- Program – Presence – Session 3: Bread for the Journey
- Movie – Charge Over You
- Audio – That They May All Be One by Matt Maher
- Books – The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament
- Kid’s Choice – The Giant King by Kathleen Pelley
May 31
- Program – Presence – Biblical Foundations with Dr. Tim Gray
- Movie – The Faithful Traveler in the Holy Land Episode 1
- Audio – Prayer: Gateway to the Spiritual Life by Abp. Paul Coakley
- Books – Look Again, Thomas by the Sisters of Life
- Kid’s Choice – The Adventures of Carlos Caterpillar: Colossal Tales