The One Body Initiative

*Online registration for One Body is now closed. However, you can still sign up for a group by emailing ministry@up.edu!

Now more than ever our community needs ways to connect and resources for support. We feel the great call to make our campus ever more welcoming and aware of injustice. We long to be together and experience the joy of connection. Yet we are kept at a distance. Challenges seem to increase with each day. We need one another and we need the support of our faith if we are to make it through this semester.

To this end, Campus Ministry is offering the One Body Initiative to provide the connections and support needed at this time. All UP students are invited into this opportunity to journey together through this semester. The One Body initiative will provide materials for reflection, connection to peers through small groups, and resources for rooting one’s life in prayer. Framing this journey will be a look into the call offered by the Gospels to remove the barriers that hold us back from experiencing God’s love and from loving our neighbor.  

Together we will support one another through:

• Reflection: Weekly reflections drawing on a range of voices which will root our journey in the Gospel call to communion with God and with one another.
• Connection: Small Groups will provide a welcoming space for conversation and support with your peers. Participants will have input into the makeup of their group.
• Prayer: Communal prayer opportunities offered regularly throughout the semester as well as resources and support in developing one’s own habit of personal prayer. 

Students will also be sharing regular reflections via the Pilot Ministry student blog. Access the blog here!

Collection of Weekly Content:

Week 1: God's Call to Communion

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-5, 9-15

Resources:

• Video reflection from Fr. Jim Gallagher, C.S.C., Director of Campus Ministry
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Introduction to the Examen from Fr. Tim Weed, C.S.C.

Week 2: The Incarnation

Scripture: John 1:1-5, 14

Resources:

• Video reflection from Veronicca Bathon, Campus Minister for Faith Formation
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions

Week 3: Jesus' Mission

Resources:

• Video reflection from Tshombé Brown of the Moreau Center for Service and Justice
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Introduction to Lectio Divina from Annie Boyle with prayer guide

Week 4: The Call of Levi

Scripture: Mark 2:13-17

Resources:

• Video reflection from Fr. Tim Weed, C.S.C., Campus Minister for Liturgy
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions

Week 5: The Good Samaritan

Scripture: Luke 10:29-37

Resources:

• Video reflection from Kelsey Guckenberger, pastor and former resident of Villa Maria Hall
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Reflection on Praying with Music from Maureen Briare, Instructor in the School of Nursing

Week 6: Love God, Love Neighbor

Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40

Resources: 

• Video reflection from Br. Pablo Quan, C.S.C., of Residence Life and Campus Ministry
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions

Week 7: Whatever You Did for the Least of These

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40

Resources:

• Video reflection from Annie Boyle, Campus Minister for Christian Formation
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Reflection on Centering Prayer with Dr. Rachel Wheeler, Professor of Theology

Week 8: Seeking Healing

Scripture: Mark 5:25-34

Resources:

• Video reflection from Dr. Sarina Saturn, Professor of Psychology
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Resource Guide offered by Active Minds at UP
• Reflection on Ignatian Prayer with Beth Barsotti, PhD candidate and former Campus Minister

Week 9: The Beatitudes

Scripture: Matthew 5:3-12

Resources:

• Video reflection from James Pena, Hall Director of Schoenfeldt Hall
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions

Week 10: Workers in the Vineyard

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Resources:

• Video reflection from Dr. Itzel Cruz Megchun, Professor of Design and Innovation in the School of Business
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions
• Reflection on Prayer Journaling from Veronicca Bathon

Week 11: Care for Creation 

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Resources:

• Video reflection from Kerry and Aaron Ford; Kerry is the Associate Director of Housing for Residence Life
• Reflection guide with commentary and discussion questions