Titus 2

Sorry to have missed another meeting, but I didn't have much choice this time.  After heading to the ER on Tuesday for back pain, I ended up being admitted and had surgery on Thursday afternoon.  The surgery went well, and I'm at home recovering. 

We'll have to see how things progress to know whether or not I'll be able to make it to our final meeting on April 2.  I realize that this is a busy day at St. Patrick with all the preparations for observance of the Holy Triduum, so I understand that some of you may have other obligations.  I know we'll all do our best.  The most important part of our Bible study is always the work that you do at home.  Whether you can attend the meetings or not, which I hope do add meaning to the study, please allow the time to finish strong and complete the lessons you have missed.  Each lesson builds on the next.  Having a firm grasp on the Pastoral Letters will make you best prepared to start the Letter to the Hebrews next year.

Notes for Titus 2

Titus 1

So, we're on to the last of the Pastoral Letters.  We talked about what we know about Titus--some of it known fact from scripture and some of it that might be supposed legend.  What we know for certain is that he was given a huge task in staying behind in Crete to organize churches in the many small communities around the island.  We also know that Crete was known for its reputation of being a not-so-moral part of the Roman empire.

Here are some of the links that I promised, starting with my notes for this chapter:

Notes for Titus1

We also talked about the Little Black Books that are available for purchase at our parish.  Here is the link to the publisher that sells the whole collection of Little Books in case you're interested in getting any of the other devotionals for the rest of the year.
Little Books

Also, I mentioned my plans to try and get enough participants to do a summer book club about the book Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus.  To introduce the book to those of you who have never heard of it, here is a link to a YouTube video of Fr. Robert Barron discussing the book.  Note that he calls the book, "One of the most important books of the decade."  That's a lot coming from such an important voice of the Catholic Church.  At our next meeting I will have a handout with a registration slip for this book club.  In order to make the club a worthwhile effort, I think we will need to get at least a dozen people to sign up before I go ahead with plans to reserve a room and put it on the church calendar.

By the way, this link is to an entry on a site called "Patheos."  We had talked about how we would be able to learn about other faiths in order to have a good discussion with people who worship and believe differently than we do--to start by talking about our similarities before we talk about our differences.  Patheos is a good resource for that very purpose.  It is a collection of blogs, articles, and an opportunity to enter into dialogue with people of many different faiths.  A site that is very well done.  To browse what is on this site, just click on the banner at the very top of the page (after you watch the video, of course) and you will be able to check out the entries on the banners listed on the site.
Fr. Robert Barron on Forming Intentional Disciples

See you on March 19th for Titus 2.