Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
Hospitality Talk
Getting to Know Others
Use the cards in this deck to build develop deeper conversation with those in your parish. They can help you
start up a conversation, but feel free to develop it on
your own. Ask your own questions. Be curious about
others. Get to know the many wonderful people who
make up the Catholic Church.
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
What is your favorite memory from your
First Communion? What was your deepest faith thought from around that time?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
If you had to spend a day with either
St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas,
Mother Teresa, St. Theresa of Lisieux,
or Pope Francis, who would you choose
and why?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
Does your family have a “Prayer Pillar”:
someone who sets the example and tone
for your family’s faith life across generations? If so, what is/was he or she like and
how did he or she influence you?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What good news about the Catholic
Church do you want to see brought forward that gets lost in the headlines of the
media or lost in the barrage of popular
culture?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
What are the parts of our Catholic story
that are most important to your faith life?
Think of faith in terms of baseball. What
base would you find your faith on these
days… first, second, third? What would
you need to do to “hit homeruns” in
your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball. What
base would you find your faith on these
days… first, second, third? What would
you need to do to “hit homeruns” in
your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball.
What base would you find your faith on
these days… first, second, third? What
would you need to do to “hit
homeruns” in your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball.
What base would you find your faith
on these days… first, second, third?
What would you need to do to “hit
homeruns” in your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball. What
base would you find your faith on these
days… first, second, third? What would
you need to do to “hit homeruns” in
your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball.
What base would you find your faith on
these days… first, second, third? What
would you need to do to “hit
homeruns” in your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball. What
base would you find your faith on these
days… first, second, third? What would
you need to do to “hit homeruns” in
your faith habits?
Think of faith in terms of baseball.
What base would you find your faith on
these days… first, second, third? What
would you need to do to “hit
homeruns” in your faith habits?
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
Tell about a person you know personally
whose faith inspires you.
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
If someone asked you to “go deep” into
your faith life what would that look like
for you?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
What church hymn is the most meaningful
to you ? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Spending a day working with the
greatest living “saint”; OR
 Living for a day in the mind of the
greatest canonized saint...
Which would you choose? Why?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
Have you ever experienced a miracle in
your life? What was it? How did it inspire a sense of faith in you?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
What is your favorite piece of Christian
art? Why is it your favorite?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, what is your
Confirmation name and why did you
choose it?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you are already confirmed, who was
your sponsor and why did you choose that
person?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?
If you were to choose between:
 Composing a beautiful church hymn:
OR
 Writing a great, clarifying work of
theology
Which would you choose? Why?