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Current Study:
The Acts of the Apostles
This is the Birth of the Church - the completion of the story of Jesus as manifested in the life of the early Church - Christ's Mystical Body on earth. Some highlights of this book include Jesus' Ascension, replacing Judas; Pentecost; Peter's primacy; miracles and the spread of the Gospel by the Apostles; growth of the first Christian community around Peter; Stephen, the first Christian martyr; Saul the persecutor of Christians and his miraculous conversion; the first Church council; the mission. Author: Steve Ray. Lectures by Fr. Patrick Winslow
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Bible Study Dates:New sign ups are on-going, for more information please use the contact form below. Thursday Session: Meetings are from 9 - 10:45 A.M. Resuming January 5th through May 17th. Breaking for Spring break and Holy Week. Sunday Session: Meetings are from 6:30 - 8:15 P.M. Resuming January 8th through May 20th. Breaking for Spring break and Holy Week. Read what fellow participants have to say:" I want you to know how much I appreciate the Bible Study that I have participated in at SJA since I have moved to Portland. I know it takes a lot of work from you and your committee to choose and then present a Bible Study. SJA is known for it's excellent Bible Study program. I believe this is the biggest need in the Church today. I would like to thank all of your helpers, including the facilitators for their time and dedication to make this happen. "Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God" is no exception. Scott Hahn has done a remarkable job of clarifying Mary's roll in salvation History. The study guide you made up, and the discussion questions used made an excellent base to start discussions from. Our group had trouble covering all of the questions because of the other questions we raised about our faith, which is exactly what a good discussion should do. I want to thank God for putting me into a church that for the first time in my life, I am learning what the Gospels are showing me about God's will in my life." - anonymous | About the Author
Steve Ray is the author of many Catholic books including Crossing the Tiber, Upon this Rock, and St. John's Gospel. He is most widely known for his award-winning video series, "The Footprints of God: The Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine." Steve is a contributing writer for Envoy magazine, The Catholic Answer, This Rock magazine, and frequent guest on programs such as EWTN, Catholic Answers Live and Fox News. Steve is the author of the commentary for the CSS Study on The Acts of the Apostles, Genesis and 1sr & 2nd Corinthians.
Ask the author:Additional insights to the current study.
For previous questions and answers from the author regarding this study. Visit Catholic Scripture Study and create a free account to access this resource. Of additional interest:Please click on the following links for further inspiration. www.wordonfire.org - Father Barron adult Catechesis and Evangelization www.osv.com - Internet guide to additional Catholic website links. www.catholicboard.com -Carson Weber understanding the Scriptures Podcasts www.chnetwork.org - Deep in Scripture with Marcus Grodi, live radio scripture study with archives. Please scroll to the bottom of their page for the archives. www.salvationhistory.com - Sunday Bible Reflections by Dr. Scott Hahn www.frbill.org - Mysteries of the Mass by Fr. Bill Holzinger www.renewalministries.net - Food for the Journey, by Sr. Ann Shields www.catholic.com - Catholic Answers Live radio program with archives. www.agapebiblestudy.com - Scripture study; Ancient and contemporary commentaries;Historical and archaeological info; Catechism references. www.newadvent.org - News and articles; Catholic Encyclopedia; The Church Fathers;The Holy Bible in Latin and English;Library of Church documents by subject. www.catholicexchange.com - Variety of topics for your Catholic life today. |
