November 28: Study and Meditations for this Sunday's Scripture Readings

To help us prepare for this coming Sunday, here are the readings and reflections for this coming Sunday's Scripture readings. This Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Advent.

Here are the Scripture readings from the U.S. Catholic bishops website.

My own weekly study can be found here under "Current Study."

Here are three audio reflections on the readings by Sister Ann Shields, Dr. Scott Hahn and Fr. Robert Barron.

Here are a trio of Catholic Bible study podcasts on the Gospel Reading, each about an hour long:

--Sunday Gospel Scripture Study
--St. Martha's Adult Faith Formation

The Navarre Bible Commentary for each reading can be viewed here.

Further study resources for the Readings: St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study can be found here, and Catholic Matters can be found here.

I have also started a new discussion thread for this Sunday's readings over at the Catholic Answers forums, found here.

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November 21: Study and Meditations for this Sunday's Scripture Readings

To help us prepare for this coming Sunday, here are the readings and reflections for this coming Sunday's Scripture readings. This Sunday is the Solemnity of Christ the King, Cycle C. It is the last Sunday in that liturgical cycle; next Sunday is the First Sunday of the season of Advent, and the beginning of a new liturgical cycle, Cycle A.

Here are the Scripture readings from the U.S. Catholic bishops website.

My own weekly study can be found here under "Current Study."

Here are three audio reflections on the readings by Sister Ann Shields, Dr. Scott Hahn and Fr. Robert Barron.

Here are a trio of Catholic Bible study podcasts on the Gospel Reading, each about an hour long:

--Sunday Gospel Scripture Study
--Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
--St. Martha's Adult Faith Formation

The Navarre Bible Commentary for each reading can be viewed here.

Further study resources for the Readings: St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study can be found here, and Catholic Matters can be found here.

An excellent article from "The Rosary Light and Life" website which tells what it means for Jesus Christ to be our king can be found here.

I've also started a new discussion thread on these readings over at the "Catholic Answers" forums which I will be updating throughout the weekend. You can find that thread here.

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November 14: Study and Meditations for this Sunday's Scripture Readings

To help us prepare for this coming Sunday, here are the readings and reflections for this coming Sunday's Scripture readings. In this Sunday's Gospel Reading, Jesus foretells the destruction of the Jerusalem temple, preparing his disciples for persecution and judgment. This Sunday is the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C.

Here are the Scripture readings from the U.S. Catholic bishops website.

My own weekly study can be found here under "Current Study."

Here are three audio reflections on the readings by Sister Ann Shields, Dr. Scott Hahn and Fr. Robert Barron.

Here are a trio of Catholic Bible study podcasts on the Gospel Reading, each about an hour long:

--Sunday Gospel Scripture Study
--Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
--St. Martha's Adult Faith Formation

The Navarre Bible Commentary for each reading can be viewed here.

Further study resources for the Readings: St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study can be found here, and Catholic Matters can be found here.

I've also started a new discussion thread on these readings over at the "Catholic Answers" forums. You can find that thread here.

Please consider supporting those who provide these free resources. Discussion, questions and charitable comments are always welcome. Have a blessed week!

Pope Benedict Issues A Major Church Document on Sacred Scripture

"Pope Benedict has issued the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini [The Word of the Lord], the most important Church document devoted to Sacred Scripture since the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum), which was promulgated in 1965.

"The publication of Verbum Domini follows the twelfth ordinary general assembly of the Synod Of Bishops, which took place in 2008 and was devoted to “The Word of God in the Life and the Mission of the Church.”

"The document, though released on November 11, is dated September 30, the memorial of St. Jerome.

"Verbum Domini joins Dei Verbum and three papal encyclicals-- Pope Leo XIII's Providentissimus Deus (1893), Pope Benedict XV's Spiritus Paraclitus (1920), and Venerable Pius XII's Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943)-- as a milestone in the development of Catholic teaching on Sacred Scripture, which is summarized in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (nos. 101-141). "

(HT to CatholicCulture.org)

Here is a link to an EWTN article outlining the document. A direct link to a PDF of the document itself can be found here.

November 7: Study and Meditations for this Sunday's Scripture Readings

To help us prepare for this coming Sunday, here are the readings and reflections for this coming Sunday's Scripture readings. In this Sunday's Gospel Reading, Jesus answers a challenge from his opponents, the Sadducees, about marriage and the Resurrection. This Sunday is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C.

Here are the Scripture readings from the U.S. Catholic bishops website.

My own weekly study can be found here under "Current Study."

Here are three audio reflections on the readings by Sister Ann Shields, Dr. Scott Hahn and Fr. Robert Barron.

Here are a trio of Catholic Bible study podcasts on the Gospel Reading, each about an hour long:

--Sunday Gospel Scripture Study
--Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother
--St. Martha's Adult Faith Formation

The Navarre Bible Commentary for each reading can be viewed here.

Further study resources for the Readings: St. Charles Borromeo Bible Study can be found here, and Catholic Matters can be found here.

Please consider supporting those who provide these free resources. Discussion, questions and charitable comments are always welcome. Have a blessed week!