Emmaus 90 (Archdiocese of Milwaukee)

This week we stretch our legs of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple to "Set Out on Mission" like the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus on the first Easter.  PILGRIM GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is your plan to continue growing as a disciple on mission? Who might the Lord be inviting you to accompany into deeper discipleship? (Don’t pick and choose) If you haven’t already, take time to practice sh...

In his message above, Bishop Haines invites you to participate in your parish's Triduum services and gives us these challenges:   Invite someone to come with you to celebrate the Triduum at your parish. Participate in your parish's Triduum and pray for these special intentions: Holy Thursday: The Heart of Service. During the washing of the feet, pray for those in need of tender care. During the pr...

This week we focus on Go Make Disciples--the Legs of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple .  The last instruction Jesus gives to the disciples before he ascents to heaven is to "Go and Make Disciples" (Matthew 28:20). We reflect on how we live this call of the disciple in our everyday life, going out to others. Questions for Small Group Discussion: How would you explain the mission of the Church? Wh...

This week we focus on Fidelity to the Church--the skeleton of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple . We don't much think about our skeleton unless it's broken, but the skeleton gives important structure to the body that helps us to stand and move freely. Fidelity to the Church is like that: growing in faithfulness to Church teaching helps us to live and move with greater freedom.  Questions for Smal...

We focus on Service--the arms of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple , reaching out to the Least, the Last, the Lost, and the Lonely. Questions for Small Group Discussion: Who are “the least” in your life that the Lord brought to mind during tonight’s session who He might be inviting you to serve? What can you do to uphold the dignity of those on the margins? What is one concrete way you will live...

We continue our exploration of discipleship,  focusing on community, the flesh of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple. We take time this week to consider how the skin protects the body, helps us stay warm, and helps us to sense and interact with the world around us? So too, the Christian community protects us, warms our hearts, and helps us to interact with the world in healthy ways. Questions for...

February 26 - “Virtue and Fasting” with Erin Aldrich-IvalisASL Interpreter:  Marla Walsh We continue our exploration of the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple, focusing on growing "spiritual muscle" through Virtue & Fasting. Questions for your pilgrim group discussion: What do I reach for when I feel empty, and what am I truly thirsting for in that moment? Where in my daily life am I already “full...

Fr. John Horn shares a special Ash Wednesday message on receiving God's love and healing mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Pilgrim Group Discussion Questions: What has been your experience of the Sacrament of Reconciliation? What would help you to more deeply receive God's mercy through this sacrament? Fr. John shares the following resources: Confession Four Fold - https://www.amorisc...

Tonight, Fr. LoCoco helps us reflect on the Sacramental Life of a disciple in the Eucharist. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we strive to more deeply recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread and to grow in communion with him through the Mass. In the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple, the Sacramental Life is like the lifeblood of the body, giving all the parts life. Pilgrim Group Discuss...

Fr. Sean Grismer helps us begin reflecting on the Sacramental Life of a disciple. He helps us to more deeply live our Baptismal identity as beloved children of God. In the Anatomy of a Catholic Disciple , the Sacramental Life is like the lifeblood of the body, giving all the parts life. Pilgrim Group Discussion Questions: What does being a beloved child of God mean for you? How can you “live into”...

Dr. Mary Healy helps us to be with and become like Jesus through Scripture. Scripture & Study is like the brain or mind of a disciple. Jesus speaks to us through the Scriptures and we grow in maturity through study. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, Jesus interprets the Scriptures for us. Pilgrim Group Suggested Discussion Questions: How is your prayer with our Emmaus 90 daily Scriptur...

Grace Mazza Urbanski helps us deepen our heart to heart relationship with Jesus in tonight's formation session “School of Prayer.”  Daily Prayer is like the Lungs of a disciple–it is as essential as breathing to the life of a disciple.  We need to be with Jesus in prayer so that we can live and grow as his disciples. Pilgrim Group Suggested Discussion Questions: How can breathing help you pray? Ho...

Sr. M. Karolyn Nunes helps us grow the Heart of a Disciple: putting Heart to Heart relationship with Jesus at the Center of our life. Pilgrim Group Discussion Questions:  What usually dictates how I arrange my days?  What needs to be “dethroned” in order for Jesus to take his rightful place in my heart?  Who are the people that help me to keep Jesus at the center? Sr. Karolyn also recommends the f...

On our Emmaus 90 journey, like the disciples on the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, we’re learning to recognize Jesus walking with us, interpreting the Scriptures, and in the breaking of the bread. This year, we’re focusing on growing as disciples who strive to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus does. Our formation sessions help us to grow in the heart and habits of a disciple, which a...

Fr. Edward Sanchez encourages us as be begin our Emmaus 90 journey into deeper discipleship. He reflects on Jesus' invitation to "Come Follow Me." Fr. Edward is Rector/Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Milwaukee. Emmaus 90 is a 90-day New Years to Easter journey for those seeking a closer relationship with Jesus. This year, we’re focusing on growing as disciples who strive to be with...

Imagine Jesus asking you: How are you really? What do you desire? Take time to express what's in your heart to him and ask him for what you need. This video was recorded in 2025--but its message is still helpful for us in 2026. Just a couple of notes: There is no Emmaus 90 Christmas Guide in 2026, but see p. 3 of your Guidebook. Join us Sunday, December 28, at 11am for the Closing Mass of the Jubi...

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, on his 100th day as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, joins us to help us to reflect on the question, "Where do we go from here?" As we come to the end of our Emmaus 90 journey, we reflect on the following questions: How has God blessed you through this Emmaus 90 journey? What is your plan to continue your daily prayer after your Emmaus 90 Guidebook ends? With wh...

Bishop Powers wishes Emmaus 90 Pilgrims a blessed Holy Thursday & Triduum! He offers this question for reflection/discussion: What is the main thing keeping you from a further "yes" to the Lord's call? Talk with the Lord about that and ask him for help to give a further "yes". Emmaus 90 is a 90-day New Years to Easter journey for those seeking a closer relationship with Jesus. This year, we’re...

Chenele offers the following questions for your Pilgrim group discussions: Who is one person in your life you feel God may be inviting you to walk with more intentionally? What’s one simple next step you can take to accompany them this week? See p. 138-139 of your Emmaus 90 Guidebook for ideas. When has someone “walked with you” in a way that helped you grow in your faith? What can you learn from...

Ms. Mazza Urbanski recommends the following questions for your discussion groups: What does it feel like to LIVE WHERE YOU ARE? To serve? Forgive? Lead? Testify? Counsel? Heal?  How has Emmaus 90 helped to reveal the extraordinary presence of God in the ordinary circumstances of your life? What are my strengths?  Where is the Spirit giving me energy to serve others and behave like a Christian? How...

Fr. John LoCoco offers these questions for your Pilgrim Group Discussion: How does my personal preparation before Mass (prayer, recollection, spiritual reading, etc.) affect my experience of the Eucharist? What practical steps can I take to be more spiritually disposed? The Mass is the re-presentation of Christ’s sacrifice on Calvary. How does this reality impact the way I participate at Mass? The...

Fr. Christopher suggests the following questions for your pilgrim group discussion: What does it mean that we are having a National Eucharistic Revival?  If you can, name 1 thing you like about it. Watch the video, “The Veil Removed” . (Even if you have watched it before, it is worth watching again).  Share 1 thing about how this video has impacted you about the Mass. What does it mean that the Ma...

Sr. Miriam suggests the following questions for your pilgrim group discussion: What are my experiences of the promise Jesus makes to me that He will always be with me? Where can I see that clearly? Where does it seem like He is absent to me?  Visio Divina with the two versions of the Supper at Emmaus. What stirs in my heart as I gaze upon the Caravaggio paintings? What colors, gestures and movemen...

Fr. Malachy Joseph Napier, CFR helps us dive into Lent as Pilgrims of Hope who can enter into God's rest, knowing that the Father sees us and loves us. He invites us to reflect on the questions: Where have I experienced the Father seeing me in ways that maybe no one else has? Where have I been striving or maybe living on the surface, so that others would see me the way I want them to see me? What...

Fr. John suggests the following questions for your pilgrim group discussions: At Cana, Jesus is revealed as the Divine Bridegroom. Have you prayed with that title of Christ before? If not, how might you begin to do so?  How might the title "Divine Bridegroom" expand our sense of the Church and God’s desire to “unite all things in Christ” (Eph 1:10)? Fr. John recommends the book "The Cantata of Lov...