One of the greatest passions in my faith, priesthood and
life in general is the Bible. At a
retreat in high school I was inspired to make a goal: read my Bible every
day. To date I have done this. I encourage you to do the same. It isn’t hard—just pick up the Good
Book for five minutes a day—the time it takes one set of commercials to run in
a sitcom!
In
major seminary I was blessed to study the Bible at an academic level. I received my Masters in Theology
focusing on Scripture and this experience truly enriched how I approach the
Bible in prayer and study.
I
want to share what I have learned about the Bible with you. As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, the
sole purpose of my blog is to do this.
I also take homily preparation seriously and hope that God speaks to you
through His Word in my preaching.
Last year I developed a Bible study
called “The Greatest Story Ever Told” as I worked with college students at the
College of St. Scholastica. The
students enjoyed it and I will begin offering this study here soon. My goal is to present the overall
picture of the Bible—the Story—in an
accessible way. I will provide
succinct summaries of the books of the Bible and attempt to show how they fit
in the overall narrative. Along
the way we will cover how to read and pray with Scripture, learn how the Old
Testament foreshadows the New and the New Testament fulfills the Old and
discern how the Scriptures found our faith, morals and sacramental life of the
Church.
I am excited to begin offering this
weekly Bible study on Tuesday, September 23rd and in the weeks to
follow. We will meet in the church
basement at 7:00pm—please come if you are able!
God bless!
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