Kateri Northwest Ministry Institute

The Great Falls group is the only group of participants
that has been in existence since the inception of KNMI
in 1989. Meeting at the Ursuline Centre in the heart of
Great Falls, Montana, Native Peoples of the Plains
from Hays, Browning, Heart Butte, Fort Belknap,
Billings, and the Urban Great Falls community come
together to participate in the Kateri Program.

CURRICULUM FOR 2019-2020

Scripture:
-- The Book of Exodus, and the prophets Isaiah & Hosea
taught by Maureen Foley-Bensen
-- Breaking Open the Scriptures -- The Sunday Readings

Christology:
-- Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly

Spirituality:
-- Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: Blackfoot Spirituality and Beliefs
by Long Standing Bear Chief
-- Nicholas Black Elk by Michael Steltenkamp, S.J.
(studying his life and praying for his canonization)

Social Justice and Personal Healing:
-- Laudato Si': On Caring for Our Common Home --
Encyclical by Pope Francis