Happy Thanksgiving!

No, I don't have the study guide ready yet, but as I'm taking a few minutes to enjoy a cup of coffee before I get the bird in the oven, I thought that I would check my emails and post a link that I thought you might like for Advent.

American Catholic Radio has done online Lenten Radio Retreats for a few years, and now this year they have recorded their first Advent Radio Retreats. There is one 28 minute recording for each week. You can listen to them on your computer or load them on an iPod or other MP3 player to make them more portable. I think you'll enjoy them.

Advent Radio Retreat

Lesson Six Update

There isn't one.

When I compiled my notes for this lesson, there wasn't enough to bother to make a separate sheet.

Our next meeting is on December 4. After we get together up at church, we'll enjoy lunch.
Have a great week. I'll get the new lesson posted as soon as it's finished.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Lesson Six: Apostles of Christ

I am truly hoping that this week's study guide will help you with your lesson, rather than confuse you. It was difficult to find the right words for what I think Paul was trying to convey in the fourth chapter of his letter to the Corinthians. This difficulty usually arises when the Catholic interpretation of a passage of scripture may be slightly different from the Protestant interpretation that is laid out in our LifeChange text. We'll try and sort it all out at our next meeting.

Right now, I need to go do something shallow and rest my brain.
See you on November 20.

Study Guide Lesson Six: Apostles of Christ

Lesson Five Follow Up

It's snowing outside, and I'm not really sure how I feel about that. Maybe it's a test to see how I "bear patiently with things that can't be avoided." Can you get an indulgence just for living in Minnesota?

If you want to read more about indulgences and avoiding purgatory, these are the links for the sources I used in my notes:
Myths About Indulgences
How To Avoid Purgatory

Our next Bible Study meeting is on November 2o when we will be discussing Lesson 6. Then, believe it or not, our following meeting on December 4 is the last meeting that we'll have before our Christmas break. Let's plan to continue our tradition of going out to lunch that day. If you have a suggestion for a location, let us know at the next meeting, and I'll get that set up for us. See you then.

Lesson Five Notes

Lesson Five: Fleshly and Spiritual Attitudes

How's this for early? Jim is out of town, and it's too cold to work outside, so I decided to get going on the next lesson today. I think you'll discover that this lesson is much easier after we did all the theological heavy lifting for the last one. In this section, Paul expands on this idea of spiritual maturity.

Our next meeting is on November 6. See you then!

Study Guide for Lesson Five: Fleshly and Spiritual Attitudes

Lesson Four Follow Up

Wasn't this a fascinating lesson? It was a tough study guide to make, but once I got through it, I felt satisfied that I had truly learned something new about my faith. I think I have a better understanding about how I got where I am today, and I think I can say I have even a greater appreciation for the help I've gotten from above along every step of the way.

After I got home today and unpacked my bag, I saw Winnie's bookmark about the Vatican Splendors exhibit. I meant to talk about this at the end of our discussion and completely forgot. Is there anyone who is willing to organize this for us? We would need to establish a date and time, arrange some rides, pre-order the tickets, and possibly make some reservations for lunch at a nearby restaurant. I think it's a great idea for a field trip. Let me know if you are interested in making this happen.

As usual, I will provide a link to the notes that I made for this lesson. Our next meeting is on Nov. 6, and we will be discussing Lesson 5. Here's hoping we know who our next president will be by then! (Yay! The stupid political commercials will be gone!!!)

Lesson Four Notes

Lesson Four: True Wisdom

Since we are only covering a few verses, you might be surprised to see that our study guide is still two pages long. There was so much to get to in this lesson, and I didn't know what to cut. I suppose that I lack some of this true wisdom that Paul had in being able to say what he needed to say with a small amount of words. Too bad for you, I guess. I'll try harder next time.

Our next meeting is Thursday, October 23 at 9AM. See you then.

Study Guide: Lesson Four