Bible Studies and Catholic topical studies 2021 - 2022

Studies at a glance - scroll down for details
- 1. Sunday Mass Readings Explained - Get the most out of reading the Sunday Scriptures, every Thursday morning, beginning July 8 at 9:15 AM.
  2. Monthy lecture series - Covers a variety of Catholic topics, evenings beginning September 15 at 7 PM.
  3. An Introduction to the Epistles of St. Paul - Extraordinary series on St. Paul, the time period he evangelized, and the letters he wrote, Tuesday mornings beginning September 28 at 9:15.
1. The Sunday Mass Readings Explained
- Weekly sessions - come when you can
  
  Program: Dr. Brant Pitre from the Augustine Institute
  Thursdays: Video begins at 9:15 AM followed by a discussion
  Date: Starting July 8
  Cost: None, materials will be provided for each session.
  Location: St. Matthew library in the undercroft
  Contact person: Lorraine Curtin at lorraine.curtin@icloud.com.
- Clear, profound, practical
  
  Would you like to get more out of the Sunday mass readings? Dr. Brant Pitre from the Augustine Institute presents an easy to understand commentary each week of all three Scripture readings with a robust teaching pairing together the Jewish Scriptures and the Jewish tradition along with the teaching of the early Church Fathers and the Catechism. See the connections to the whole story of salvation and develop your ability to hear and understand God’s Word.
2. Institute of Catholic Culture Lecture Series
- Monthly - come when you can
  
  Program: From the Institute of Catholic Culture, see lecturers in the chart below.
  Evenings: 7 PM
  Dates: See chart below.
  Cost: FREE, materials will be provided for each session.
  Location: St. Michael room in the undercroft
  Registration: Julia Hoenig at 614-404-6366 or juliemayhoenig@reagan.com. Seating is limited. Please register early to be guaranteed a seat.
- The Institute of Catholic Culture seeks to fulfill the Church’s call for a new evangelization by offering orthodox educational ‘courses’ structured upon the classical liberal arts. The mission to restore the Catholic Church to her former glory begins by educating the faithful in the Church’s great inherited tradition enabling the Christian faithful to reach out an evangelical hand to those outside the Catholic Church.
  
  For nine consecutive months, St. Matthew Parish will offer an evening lecture covering authentic Catholic history, theology, sacred scripture, literature and politics. Each topic is independent of the others, so feel free to come and go as the topics appeal.

Lecture series calendar

DATE	TOPIC	DESCRIPTION	INSTRUCTOR
Wednesday, Sep 15 (1.5 hrs)	Conquering the World	The Story of Alexander the Great	John Pepino, Ph.D.
Tuesday, Oct 12 (1.25 hrs)	God of Gods	Julius Caesar & the Advent of Christ	Brendan McGuire, Ph.D.
Wednesday, Nov 10 (1.25 hrs) *Bring Bible	Preparing the Way of the Lord	The Dead Sea Scrolls & the Community of the Essenes	Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D.
Tuesday, Dec 14 (2 hrs)	Silent	400 Years Before Christ	Michael Barber, Ph.D.
Wednesday, Jan 12 (1.5 hrs)	Spirits of Light & Darkness	A Study of Angels & Demons	Peter Kreeft, Ph.D.
Tuesday, Feb 8 (1.25 hrs)	Our Lady of Guadalupe	The Conquest of Darkness	Christopher Check
Wednesday, Mar 9 (1.5 hrs)	Fighting for Faith	The Irish War of Independence	Rafael Madan, J.D.
Wednesday, Apr 6 (1.25 hrs)	Hearing God’s Voice	Discovering God’s Plan for Us	John Cuddeback, Ph.D.
Tuesday, May 10 (1.5 hrs)	Reagan, Thatcher, & The Pope	The Fall of the Soviet Union	Rafael Madan, J.D.

3. The Third Heaven - An Introduction to the Epistles of St. Paul
- 17 sessions
  
  Program: Rev. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D. from the Institute of Catholic Culture
  Tuesdays: 9:15 - 10:45 AM
  Dates: Sept 28 - Dec 14 and Jan 11 - Feb 15
  (no class Nov 23)
  Cost: FREE, homework will be assigned reading from the Acts of the Apostles and Paul's epistles
  Location: St. Matthew library in the undercroft
  Registration: Contact Julia Hoenig at 614-404-6366 or juliemayhoenig@reagan.com.
- As St. Peter once wrote: "So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand…" (2 Pet 3:15-16). This statement is as applicable today as it was two millennia ago. While St. Paul's letters contain great "wisdom," they also contain many things "hard to understand." But there is a solution to this age-old problem and it begins with answering important historical questions. Who was St. Paul? To whom, from where, and why was he writing? In this course, we will learn the answers to these critical questions as we study, in their original historical context, the Letters of St. Paul and find therein, as countless generations have before us, ancient and invaluable "wisdom" for our Christian lives today.