Weekly Formation for Real Life
Formation Library -> Sunday Table
The Sunday Table is a weekly rhythm of formation.
It is not a sermon.
It is not a lesson to complete.
It is not content to consume.
It is a table — a place where formation happens through presence, practice, and honest conversation.
Each week, we gather around a shared reflection and a simple set of practices designed to shape how we live, lead, and relate to one another.
Formation has always happened at the table.
Before classrooms, before programs, before institutions, people were formed through:
shared meals
shared stories
shared silence
shared responsibility
The table is where:
children learn how adults behave
men learn how to carry strength without force
women learn how to speak truth without fear
families learn how to stay together when life is hard
communities remember who they are
The Sunday Table restores this ancient rhythm in a modern world that has forgotten how to slow down.
Every Sunday Table page includes:
A Core Reflection
Written to steady the mind and name what matters.
Embodied Practices
Simple movements, breathing, or posture-based practices that anchor formation in the body.
Table Questions
Not for debate. Not for fixing.
For listening, noticing, and telling the truth.
D.E.E.P.E.R. Formation Prompts
Guiding reflection through:
Details — what is actually happening
Evidence — what is real, not assumed
Empathy — who is affected
Prospective — Ignatian imagination and vision
Execution — one small, faithful action
Reflection — where formation took root
Each week stands on its own. Each week also builds on the last.
men seeking formation without performance
women who support, challenge, and build alongside them
families who want more than schedules and survival
leaders who carry responsibility and feel its weight
anyone who senses they are being called to become more — without becoming someone else
You do not need special knowledge. You do not need to agree with everything. You only need to show up honestly.
There is no single “right way.”
You might:
read alone in silence
bring one question to dinner
sit with a spouse or partner
share with teenage children
reflect during a walk or after Mass
return to the same page more than once
Formation respects pace. The only rule is this: Do not rush.
The Sunday Table is an evergreen archive.
Each week remains available and revisitable. There is no expiration.
Begin with the most recent week — or begin anywhere.
Advent Week 4
(As the library grows, this section will expand.)
The following reflections were originally shared as weekly email editions of the Sunday Table. They are available here in their original form while we thoughtfully rebuild them as permanent Formation Library pages. This work is part of our commitment to formation over time restoring what was shared momentarily into a form that can be returned to, practiced, and lived.
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FROM TABLE TO FORMATION
The Sunday Table prepares the ground. Some who gather here will feel called to deeper, more structured formation through:
guided courses
embodied practices
retreats
covenantal commitments
The table does not push. It reveals readiness.
You do not need to fix yourself. You do not need to perform.
Sit. Listen. Speak honestly. Practice what is small and faithful.
UMANIAMO means we are human together — or not at all.