Lesson Nine: The Collection for the Saints at Jerusalem

Almsgiving is an important part of our Catholic observance of the season of Lent. As luck would have it, this next lesson is all about generosity. We will be discussing the responsibilities that we have to be generous, the ways that we can demonstrate true generosity, the results of being generous, and how a generous spirit reflects our faith.

In addition to our lesson, I also want to spend some time at the beginning of our meeting discussing some plans for our 2010-11 study. We will had lots to cover, so come to the meeting ready to get right to work. See you on March 4.

Study Guide for Lesson Nine: The Collection for the Saints at Jerusalem

Lesson Eight: Effects of Spiritual Discipline

This lesson covers the transitional verses of Paul's letter that closes out the first section and leads us into the next. It isn't a complicated lesson, but it does address some important issues about repentance and conversion as well as our responsibilities in the processes of repentance and conversion in others. (You'll see what I mean when you get going on the lesson yourselves.)

Because this is a shorter lesson, I am hoping that we will have time at the end of our discussion to cover an extra topic. It's been a long time since we've been able to cover any extra catechism. Our topic will be cremation. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the teachings of the Catholic Church about cremation, bring them to the meeting, and we'll do our best to find some answers.

Our next meeting will be held on February 18. See you then.

Study Guide for Lesson Eight: Effects of Spiritual Discipline
(I increased the size of the font on the Google document for this lesson. Let me know if it prints out at a more readable size.)