A Guide to your Faith Journey
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Discipleship Pathway
Situated in historic Salem, MA, our parish has embraced the mission of offering hospitality and healing to all, as our main channels of evangelization. As a parish, we strive to reach out to those who are dis- or un-affiliated from church and to form our parishioners to be missionary disciples.
MQOA’s Discipleship Pathway is a spiritual growth strategy designed to help adults, at whatever their stage of faith, to constantly progress toward the lives of discipleship.
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FIRST: Connect WITH US
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pastormqoa.orgPastor -
mmorinmqoa.orgPastoral Associate -
santoniomqoa.orgDirector of Family Engagement
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then: Try Alpha
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Alpha is the place where you can take an honest look at the Big Questions in life. If you've ever asked yourself “Is there more to life than this?” then Alpha is for you!
At Alpha, you'll meet great people and have a chance to put your thoughts, questions, and doubts on the table, without being judged or discouraged.
Our guests have described Alpha as "the antidote for Catholic guilt" and "the opposite of my CCD experience as a kid.""A time to reconnect with the spirit and community." - Alpha Online Guest
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Following Alpha
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Grow your Prayer Life
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How to get involved
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discover your gifts
Know your Gifts | Take the Spiritual Gifts Discovery Assessment online
"God has given you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another." - 1 Peter 4:10
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How to become Catholic
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Just want to learn more about our faith?
Or, are you an adult who is baptized but has not yet received Holy Communion and Confirmation?Spoiler alert!
The first thing you'll be invited to do when you reach out is to TRY ALPHA!
Alpha is the best place to start if you're looking to step into (or back into) faith!The RCIA, which stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process through which non-baptized men and women enter the Catholic Church. It includes several stages marked by study, prayer, and rites at Mass. Participants in the RCIA are known as catechumens. Adults undergo a process of conversion as they study the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and Holy Eucharist. The RCIA process follows the ancient practice of the church and was restored by the Second Vatican Council as the normal way adults prepare for baptism.
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