October 30

We will be completing the second DVD of the Catholicism series by Fr. Barron.  If you are following along in the book the sections of the chapter are The Prodigal Son, Matthew 25 and Go Beyond the Mind You Have.  The class will be back in the classroom of the Parish Hall.  Mark Anderson will be facilitating the discussion for us this week.

October 23

We will be continuing with DVD 2 of the Catholicism series:  Happy Are We:  The Teachings of Jesus.  Last week we considered the person of Jesus, who Christ really is.  This week and next we move to focus upon his teaching.  We will watch the first 25 minutes or so and have plenty of time for discussion.  The first 2 sections of this DVD are The Beatitudes and The Path of  Non-violence.  In preparation it would be good to look at Matthew 5:1-10.  Consider these verses and see if you can re-state them in contemporary terms.  Then turn to Matthew 5:43-44.  Just what is love, and how does this "look" in the real world if we apply this verse in Matthew to our enemies?

Catholic Vocabulary

Our Sunday Visitor had a nice little article on 19 words every Catholic should know.  Here is the link to it. 19 Words Every Catholic Should Know

October 16

We will be finishing up the first DVD of the Catholicism series this week.  In this segment Fr. Barron presents to us what it would mean in the eyes of a first century Jew to view Yahweh moving among his people.  From the Old Testament "Yahweh would be expected to do the following four great things:  He would gather the scattered tribes of Israel; he would cleanse the Temple of Jerusalem; he would definitively deal with the enemies of the nation; and finally, he would rein as Lord of heaven and earth."  Great accomplishments to be sure.  But what is is about Jesus that makes this one different from all other revolutions?  Be thinking about this.  Who was Bar Kochba?   Then, come and see how this relates to us in the here and now and what the significance of this is for The Church.

October 9

We will try again to launch the beginning of Fr. Barron's DVD series on Catholicism.  As there was very poor attendance on September 18 (Activity Sunday), we will now start the series this coming Sunday.  Please scroll down to the prior post for some things to think about and for discussion.  Hope to see you on Sunday!