Upcoming Studies
The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle
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You are invited to join this book study to deepen your appreciation for the Incarnation of Jesus; learn how St. Thomas Aquinas’ definition of love applies to your love of Jesus; enrich your relationship with Jesus:
Who comes to be with us at Mass
Whom we received in Holy Communion
Who stays with us in the tabernacle
Whom we adore in Adoration
The book will be given to you free. There is no registration fee. A free study guide will be given to you. We will begin and end with prayer. There will be at least one song each session. A light supper will be served. Guided discussion is the work to be done. Space is limited.
How to prepare for this book study: Ask the Holy Spirt to prepare your heart.
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Meets: Saturday evenings: 6-7:30 PM, St. Patrick’s Conference Room, (May 31, June 14 & June 28)
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Contact Elizabeth (Lil) Walsh: 402-214-4761 ewbcog@gmail.com or submit an online form.
Suggested Donation: FREE
Light supper will be served. Space is limited.
Ongoing Studies
Anyone is welcome to join at anytime!
Luke: The Gospel of Mercy
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Join prolific author and speaker, Dr. Paul Thigpen and Doors of Mercy host Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, in exploring Luke as never before. See Luke brought to life with world-class video shot on location in Rome and Assisi, with all-new full-color study materials.
Intimately discover God’s heart for you with profound insights into the Prodigal Son and other parables. Go deeper with God than ever before with the new “Living It Out” segment that helps you hear what God is asking and draw closer to Him.
Each lesson includes a powerful Teaching Video with comprehensive written commentary, and a Life Application video for each of its 18 sessions. The Teaching Videos are approximately 10 minutes each, and the Life Application videos are approximately 5-6 minutes each.
We invite you to immerse yourself in the parables of Mercy found in Luke, to uncover God’s Mercy in His own words, and to see how His Mercy is still active in the world today. We invite you to discover Luke: The Gospel of Mercy.Suggested donation: $40
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Thursdays, beginning Sept 26 - 9:30-11:30 AM
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Kathy McGill
1st Corinthians
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1st Corinthians is one of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching epistles Paul ever wrote. It reveals that Paul’s life, and the life of every Christian, is never easy. As you will discover, however, he never stopped fighting for unity and charity to his last breath.
In the first letter, his concerns are very practical, as he helps the Corinthians confront and overcome their constant spiritual struggles. By the time the second letter is finished, much has changed, and Paul is a victim of slander.
Steve Ray and Fr. Patrick Winslow return to guide you through this intimate, heartbreaking letter.
In 16 lessons and 650+ verses combined in these two letters, you will learn:
What it really means to be a temple of the Holy Spirit
How knowledge affects us vs. how love affects us
What to do when you feel tempted beyond your strength
Both of these letters were penned in hardship, but St. Paul’s immense kindness and virtues flow through each one.
Suggested donation: $30
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Tuesdays, beginning Sept 10 - 9:30-11:30 AM
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Maureen Savage
Faith Lessons for Women
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With humour and simple illustrations, theology professor John Bergsma focuses on Matthew, Luke, Paul, and John, whose writings comprise about 90 percent of the New Testament. The gospel of Matthew, written for Jewish Christians, illuminates the life and teachings of Christ as the long-promised Messiah. In Luke's gospel, readers will delve into the infancy and Triduum narratives, as well as the Acts of the Apostles and the life of the early Church. This leads the reader to discover St. Paul and his first and arguably greatest theological treatise: Romans. Finally, "the beloved apostle" St. John draws us in to the unsurpassed beauty of the fourth gospel, as well as the most mysterious book of the New Testament: the book of Revelation. A concluding chapter offers suggestions for further study. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Suggested donation: $15
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Wednesdays 9:30 AM-11:30 AM, beginning Wednesday September 11
Location: Rooms 9 & 11
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Mary Graf
Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John
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Following Christ takes more than simply believing in him or doing what he asks of us. Jesus wants you to be more than just a believer—he wants you to be his disciple and friend. Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John is your guide to a personal encounter with Christ. As the Good Shepherd, Jesus seeks us. He comes to meet us and beckons us to follow him. He calls us to be his disciples, to trust him, to open ourselves to his merciful love, and to love others as he has loved us. Follow Me invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ. In this study you will learn what it takes to follow Christ and discover the joy of divine friendship. You will see how God, and only God, can satisfy the deepest desires of your heart.
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Meets: Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30, Room 9&11 January 14-March 4
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Contact Lamis Hajar at lalsaieg@hotmail.com or submit an online form.
FORMED Study: Lectio: Mary with Dr. Brant Pitre
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Why is Mary so important to Catholics, and why have so many people been devoted to her over the centuries? In this 8-part series, Dr. Brant Pitre examines what the Old and New Testaments, the life of Christ, and the early Church fathers reveal about the life and identity of Mary.
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Meets: Tuesday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM, Room 8&10 April 22-June 24
Full Schedule:
4/22 Room 15
5/13 Room 8&10
5/20 Room 8&10
5/27 Room 8&10
6/3 Room 8&10
6/24 Room 8&10
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Contact Cathy Casto m.cathy.casto@gmail.com or submit an online form.
Suggested Donation: $20 (Can be dropped off at the office)
The Early Church was the Catholic Church by Joe Heschmeyer
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When it comes to the history of Christianity, the Catholic Church makes a pretty bold claim: that the earliest Christians were Catholics—and that their beliefs and practices have continued unbroken all the way to the present-day Church.
But the Last Supper was a long time ago, and for hundreds of years Protestants have been attacking Catholic claims about Christianity’s historic origins, traditions, and practices. They prefer to believe that the earliest, “purest” Church had much more in common with their own congregations and doctrines.
So, how can you be sure the Catholic Church has it right?
You’ll get your answer from Joe Heschmeyer (Pope Peter, A Man Named Joseph), who deftly joins the Catholic past and present in The Early Church Was the Catholic Church. Focusing on the first two centuries (before any Roman “apostasy” is said to have taken place) and bedrock principles of Christian belief, authority, and worship, Heschmeyer digs deep into the words and actions of those who lived right after the apostles to refute anti-Catholic claims of how the Faith was practiced “back then.”
Early Christianity is not some mist-enshrouded island of the distant past that was waiting for the Protestant Reformers to rediscover it. No, it’s recognizable and familiar: the beginning of a Spirit-guided line of faith leading directly to today’s Catholic Church. If you want to learn to defend that Church at its roots—or if you’re just curious about what our eldest Christian brothers and sisters believed—you can expect in these pages to be richly rewarded.
(From Catholic Answers website)
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Meets: Thursday Evenings 7-8:30PM, Room 15, February 20-March 27
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Contact James Rausch at james_rausch@yahoo.com or submit an online form.
Suggested Donation: $5 (Can be dropped off at the office. Please mark your name, contact information, and name of study “Early Church”)
True Devotion to Mary: With Preparation for Total Consecration
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A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin or True Devotion to Mary is considered the greatest book on the Blessed Virgin Mary ever written and has been recommended and practiced by eight Popes. This is the original 'scrupulously faithful' translation by Father Frederick William Faber. The great Marian Pope, Blessed Pope John Paul II practised this Devotion to Mary, in his Letter to the Montfort Fathers he says:
"All our perfection", St. Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort writes, "consists in being conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus Christ; and therefore, the most perfect of all devotions is, without any doubt, that which most perfectly conforms, unites and consecrates us to Jesus Christ. Now, Mary being the most conformed of all creatures to Jesus Christ, it follows that, of all devotions, that which most consecrates and conforms the soul to Our Lord is devotion to his holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to Mary, the more it is consecrated to Jesus (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 120)."
"When we praise her, love her, honour her or give anything to her, it is God who is praised, God who is loved, God who is glorified, and it is to God that we give, through Mary and in Mary (Treatise on True Devotion, n. 225)."
Saint Louis-Marie Grignon De Montfort was a Catholic Priest and Missionary in Brittany and Vendee, France. He was born in Montfort-sur-Meu in 1673 and died in 1716. He was canonized by Pius XII in 1947. His feast day is on April 28th. He is considered one of the early proponents of the field of Mariology as it is known today, and a candidate to become a Doctor of the Church.
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Meets: Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30 AM, Room 9&11 April 29-May 27
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Contact: Lamis Hajjar lalsaieg@hotmail.com or text 740-463-1081 or submit an online form.
Suggested Donation: $6 (Can be dropped off at the office)
St. Benedict Study
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St. Benedict Bible Study is a faith sharing and bible study group that focuses primarily on preparing for the Sunday readings, to help each other more deeply understand scripture and how it can relate to personal faith journeys. The group is composed of adult men and women and open to all adults of the parish. For more information, contact Paul Groh at StBenedictBible@saint-max.org or 513-324-2937.
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Saturdays, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
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Paul Groh
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