Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Fwd: Questions & other items



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From: Road Runner <fkdcsmith@wi.rr.com>
Subject: Questions & other items
Date: February 26, 2019 at 9:47:55 AM CST
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Hi All,

Here are answers to questions:

1. Which of Jesus' parents was from the house of David lineage? 

2. When in Jesus' life was the flight into Egypt?

3. When asked if we are saved, as Catholics what would be a good answer? (disclaimer: I find this answer to be somewhat negative in tone, but it does contain all of the pertinent facts): https://www.catholic.com/tract/assurance-of-salvation

4. What does it mean when the power to bind and loose is conferred on the apostles that "this power connotes the authority to absolve sins, to pronounce doctrinal judgements, and to make disciplinary decisions in the Church?" p. 242 in workbook, also CCC553 and Matthew 18: 18-20.

Other Items:

1. We had a discussion regarding justice and mercy last week. I thought you might find the commentary for the Sunday Feb 24 readings in Catholic World Report helpful: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/02/23/mercy-justice-and-offering-the-other-cheek/

2. Bible Study on your own during Lent: Scott Hahn/The St Paul Center for Biblical Theology is offering free streaming of their study "Genesis to Jesus". St. Jerome did this study 12-14 years ago. It is a walk through the bible, similar to the Bible Timeline-excellent! Sign up at: https://stpaulcenter.com

3. Lenten reading:

The Activated Disciple by Jeff Cavins-follows well from The Bible Timeline: https://www.amazon.com/Activated-Disciple-Taking-Faith-Level/dp/1945179422 (thank you Kathy!)

 Pope Benedict's 3 volume Jesus of Nazareth-also follows well from The Bible Timeline: https://www.ignatius.com/Jesus-of-Nazareth-3-Volume-Set-P2808.aspx (can also purchase used copies on Amazon and might have some copies in the parish library). I would recommend the Holy Week volume for Lent (see the link above). From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration is good for Ordinary Time and His Infancy and Childhood is good for Advent. I have read all 3-Pope Benedict has a nice linear writing style. You'll want to have your bible handy! 

Just a few ideas…

See you Friday,
Krishna




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Sunday, February 10, 2019

more information!

Hello again,

I forgot to send you this helpful reference about Augustus Caesar, emperor worship in the time of Christ, and other information to give you a sense of the context/background: https://www.gotquestions.org/Augustus-Caesar.html

God bless,
Krishna Smith
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Upcoming Sessions and Other Items!

Hello All,

Beginning this coming Friday, Feb 15, we begin studying the New Testament with Lesson 18-Messianic Fulfillment-Part 1. We have 6 sessions remaining-Messianic Fulfillment Parts 1, 2, and 3 (Gospel of Luke) and The Church Parts 1, 2, and 3 (Acts). 

If you've found it difficult to keep up with the voluminous amount of unfamiliar, but fascinating, Old Testament reading (as I have!), we can now breathe a collective sigh of relief as our upcoming readings will be very familiar to us from the Mass. But I think we've all gained alot from all of this background as we move into studying the birth of the Lord and His life on earth.

Two sessions ago, I mentioned that Catholic World Report www.catholicworldreport.com has weekly commentaries on the Sunday Mass readings-here is the one from 1/26 when the OT reading was from Ezra: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/01/26/today-this-scripture-passage-is-fulfilled-in-your-hearing-2/. Here is the one from today: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/02/09/we-are-called-to-be-fishers-of-men/. If interested, you can sign up to receive them on the website.

This past Friday, we studied 1 and 2 Maccabees. I said I would send out a nice summary of the Maccabean period from the Catholic Answers website: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/1-2-maccabees.

A question that came up on Friday was: why isn't there more in the bible regarding Caesar Augustus being called "son of god" and how the gospel of Christ is actually "politically perilous and subversive" as described in this article: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/jesus-versus-the-son-of-god? It is such important information and most of us have only heard about this through this bible study! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find an answer to this very good question. If others are able, please send to me for distribution.

For your reading for our remaining sessions, here is some information about the King Herods (there is more than one) we read about in the gospels and Acts that might be helpful to you: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/death-dynasty.

Finally, on Friday I had mentioned a book by Jeff Cavins about suffering. It might make for good Lenten reading along with the other book by Jeff Cavins that Kathy had kindly recommended. Here are both:  



Thanks and see you Friday!

God bless,
Krishna Smith


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