" I was baptized a roman catholic by Fr. Peter Ribes s.j. But I first actually met him when I was 14 years old. On the continual goading of my mother, (who was a bit fed up with the fact that I preferred to stay at home and play with my beloved “Mechano” Set.) I joined Fr Peter Ribes’ Youth Group. In this group I met a lot of guys and gals who became loyal, life-long friends – crazy, down-to-earth guys and gals who still make the time to meet and talk about old times with Fr Peter Ribes.
Remembering now, with gratitude, all those great times and particularly all those insightful “sessions” which helped us to succeed in life, we requested Fr. Ribes, to allow us to put the his beloved “sessions” online, so the general public would benefit. Fr Ribes, smiled his classic smile (the one that brings out all those wonderful lines around his eyes, lines that come from ceaseless smiling, I guess) and most graciously agreed to let us publish his “sessions”
… and ‘Viola!’ this website was born.
This website has hundreds of individual and group training sessions that you can use to develop yourself , your family, youth group, the students you may be teaching, the employees you hire, or just at local community events. You will also find a variety of ingredients needed to conduct such training sessions. Ingredients such as Fables, Parables, Stories, Legends ( many of these are Fr Ribes’ own creations), Slide shows, Reflections, Music, Interactive Games, Activities, etc. are also available to help you create your own customized training session.
The material here has been classified into three main categories which are further subdivided into sub categories:
Category:
Spiritual Growth and Spiritual Values
Category:
Personal Growth and Personal Values
Category:
Growth in Socio-Ecoligical Values
Category:
Miscellaneous
Note: In the introduction of each session, you will find some hints on how to structure your session as well as tips on how to build and enliven your groups.
For example, the introduction may indicate the following:
o Techniques to prepare and structure your sessions.
o Starters and Triggers to begin your events as well as practical items to crown your sessions.
o Group Activities and group building techniques related to your session.
If you decide to use any of the material from this website, please do write to us and tell us your experiences and that of the groups that participated. Was the material useful, did it help you and your group. Send us your human interest stories so we can publish them here. You can also give us feedback, or make requests or any particular type of session…we’ll as Fr. Ribes to see what he can do for you.
God Bless! "
Thaddeus D'souza - Website Manager
