Posted: April 24th, 2025

Introduction Discussion with Spiritual Autobiography & Family Genealogy

After studying

Module 1: Lecture Materials & Resources

, discuss the following in a single post:

1. You name.
2. Your location. (City, State)
3. Your academic major(s) and minor(s).
4. Your current job position.
5. Your career internship experience(s).
6. Your student club(s)
7. Your sport(s).
8. One unique experience, talent, or aspect you would like us to know about you.
9. What do you hope to do upon completion of your degree?
10. Your interests outside work – what you do for fun, relaxation, hobby.
11. Also, acknowledge that read the syllabus in its entirety and understand it.

Spiritual Autobiography & Genealogy
Share the following content with your classmates to the extent that you feel comfortable. If you prefer to share a more complete version with your professor only, then email the full version to them directly:

1. Your religious affiliation (and denomination):
2. The Name of your parish or congregation of worship and its location:
3. Your degree of religious commitment and your religious roles:

   Your frequency of participation (including church services, Bible studies, teaching Sunday School, music or liturgical dance rehearsals, youth or young adult group meetings, et cetera):
   Your religious role(s) (such as: pastor, rabbi, bishop, priest, deacon, seminarian, sacristan, acolyte, musician, liturgical dancer, lector, catechist, Sunday school teacher, usher, youth group member, congregant, et. cetera).

4. Your sacramental history (such as: baptism (christening), reconciliation, eucharist/communion, confirmation, bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah, matrimony, religious order vows or promises, ordination):
5. List and describe your history regarding:

   Intense religious or spiritual experiences, conversion, spiritual rebirth and/or the Holy Spirit

   These could be experienced in the many settings, such as: sacraments [including baptism, confirmation, reconciliation, eucharist, matrimony], church services, altar calls, wakes, funerals, spiritual concerts, retreats, churches, chapels, home, eucharistic adoration, icon contemplation, rosaries, processions, meditations, serving vulnerable & materially poor people, art [dancing, composing texts, drawing, painting, sculpting, composing music, playing music, singing], amidst Creation/Nature [star gazing, boating, sailing, canoeing, rowing, rafting, tubing, sledding, skiing, surfing, sailboarding, swimming, diving, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, biking, hiking, mountain climbing, running, skating, gymnastics, zip lining, bungy jumping, hang gliding, sky diving, piloting, other sports, seashores, lakesides, riversides, mountaintops, mountainsides, islands, et cetera])

6. Your family’s ethnicity(ies) and nationality(ies) of ancestral origin:
7. Turning points (such as: conversions) in the history of your family’s religious affiliation(s):

Note: When completing this assignment, why not use the 

Media RecorderLinks to an external site.

 to create a video or link to a 

YouTube videoLinks to an external site.

 to answer the questions above?

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 150 words. Incorporating resources is not required, however, you must cite them correctly if referencing. The instructor will provide proper citation instructions in the announcements.
• You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts.