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2023Adult Bible Studies (all ages) Young Adult Bible Studies (ages 20 - 40)
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Studies at a glance - scroll down for detailsSee #1 and 4 for young adults
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1. Sunday Mass Readings Explained - Get the most out of hearing the Sunday Scriptures, every Thursday morning at 9:15 AM (Tuesday evening session for young adults at 6:30 PM starting in May). See details below.
2. Scripture 102 - Learn how to read the New Testament Scriptures through the exciting lectures of Scripture scholar Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo. Completion of Scripture 101 is highly recommended. Starts the week of Ash Wesdnesday. See details below. 20 sessions
3. Meditations for Lent - Need an excellent work to deepen your prayer this Lent? The Tears of Christ book by St. John Henry Newman is an excellent devotional aid for the season of Lent. Published by the Augustine Institute.
4. Coming this fall! Lectio: Mark - The Gospel that offers Saint Peter's account of Christ's life and teaching. Excellent presentation by Dr. Tim Gray of the Augustine Institute. Starts Thursday, September 7 at 6:30 PM and runs through December. More details to follow. Evening young adult available. Contact Julia Hoenig at juliemayhoenig@reagan.com for more information.
5. Coming this fall! Repeat of our most popular bible study course at St. Matthew's: Scripture 101 - Learn how to read the Old Testament Scriptures. Starts Thursday, September 7 at 6:30 PM. More details to follow. Please check back here soon.
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1. The Sunday Mass Readings Explained
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Weekly sessions - come when you can
Program: Dr. Brant Pitre from the Augustine Institute
Thursdays: Thursday mornings, 9:15 - 10:45 AM
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BEGINNING MAY 2, Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:00 PM This is a young adult study (ages 20 - 40).
Cost: FREE, materials will be provided for each session.
Location: St. Matthew library in the undercroft
Contact person: Lorraine Curtin - morning session; Julia Hoenig - evening session
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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.
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2. Scripture 102 - An introduction to the New Testament
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Classes held in Spring or Fall 2023
When:
I. EARLY SPRING 2023
Tuesday mornings, Feb 21 - July 25 (excl. Apr 4 and July 4),
9:30 – 11:30 AM (THIS TIME SLOT IS FULL)
II. EARLY SPRING 2023
Thursday evenings, Feb 23 - July 27 (excl. April 6 and July 6),
6:30 – 8:30 PM
III. EARLY FALL 2023
Tuesday mornings, Sept 5 - Feb 6, 2024 (excl. Nov 21, Dec 19, Dec 26), 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: All sessions will be in the undercroft rooms
Materials needed:- A Bible (recommended by the teacher: The Great Adventure Bible, RSV CE 2nd ed., Ascension Press, 2018 or RSVCE 2nd ed., Ignatius Press, hardcover or leatherette (no paperbacks).
- Note-taking supplies: notebook, basic writing utensils, highlighters (instructor recommends Zebrite’s Bible-Marking Kit)
Can't make it in person? Contact us for a zoom link to join us in the discussion.
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You cannot love what you do not know.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is a survey of the books of the New Testament as the fulfillment of the old covenant epoch, including the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the writings of St. Paul, the Catholic Epistles, and the book of Revelation.COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Each class session has an assigned reading. Student is expected to read the text carefully after each class.
Video instructor: Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo, Ph.D, from the Institute of Catholic Culture
(Along with Fr. Carnazzo’s pastoral duties, he is also an adjunct lecturer in Biblical Studies and Catechetics for a number of institutions. He received his MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture from the Christendom Graduate School of Theology, Alexandria, VA, and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. His dissertation was published under the title Seeing Blood and Water: A Narrative-critical Study of John 19:34 (2012). He is also the author of many articles and the contributor to a number of multi-author works, most recently the Great Adventure Bible of Ascension Press.)
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