Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Questions and Event at St. Jerome's

Hello All,

First, here are answers to questions from last week:

1. Why was it OK for Naomi's son to intermarry with Moabite women (Ruth): 

2. What about the chronology of the book of Judges? It doesn't seem consistent.:


Note: I am not completely happy with these answers. I looked at everything I could find but this is the best I could do for these questions. If anyone finds any other answers in reputable Catholic sources, please send to me and I will distribute.

Secondly, on Wednesday December 5 at 6:30pm, Fr. Tom Brundage will be giving a talk along the lines of "faith and trust in the Church at this moment in history". This will not be a "venting" or listening session. As a canon lawyer and from his experience, Fr. Tom hopes to offer a helpful perspective on the current crisis in the Church. There will be time for Q & A. Adults only.

Finally, have a very Happy Thanksgiving! See you Friday November 30.

God bless,
Krishna


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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Bible Study Questions

Hello All,

Here are some answers to questions that came up last week.

1. Does God command evil? Genocide?





2. Why was it OK for Rahab to lie?



Also see CCC 2488-2489

Hope this is helpful. Still difficult to reconcile all of this…

See you Friday. If you won't be there, I wish you and your families a very happy Thanksgiving!

God bless,
Krishna Smith
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

schedule and questions

Hello All,

Here is our schedule for the remainder of the "semester" and the beginning of 2019:

11/9: Session 9
11/16: Session 10
11/23: no bible study
11/30: Session 11
12/7: Session 12

We break for Advent/Christmas/New Years beginning on 12/14 and we resume on Friday January 11, 2019 with Session 13.

Questions from last week:

1.How did Moses receive the teachings written in Deuteronomy:

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Questions

Hello All,

Last Friday, we discussed the Levites slaying 3000 of those who worshipped the golden calf. Several participants wondered why God would order this killing especially having just given Moses the commandment "Thou shalt not kill"..

Here are a couple of answers-thank you to Brian Higgins for the first:



It is still difficult to reconcile…


Also, I wasn't able to find an answer regarding the bronze altar and the altars in Catholic churches.

Thanks
Krishna Smith
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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Answers to Questions

Hello All,

Here are links containing to answers to questions from the past 2 weeks of the Friday morning bible study-The Bible Timeline. I am sending you links so that you're able to read the full answers/articles. Good websites to look at for answers include: catholic.com (Catholic Answers website), EWTN.com, and the Ascension Press website which contains lots of articles. There are others-these are just a few.

1. Adam and Eve's childrens' marriages/ Were there there humans at the time of Adam and Eve/Did we all come from one original couple?:




2. What is the mark of Cain?

3. What is the difference between Canaan and Israel?


4. Why did Lot allow his daughters to possibly be exposed to assault?


5. Who is Melchizedek and where did he come from?



6. Where are Bethel vs. Bethlehem vs. Bethsaida?


7. Why is Isaac, not Ishmael, Abraham's "first born" ever though he was born second?


8. Why a ram substituted for Isaac, not a lamb?


Hope this this helps! Please email me with any questions. See you Friday for Session 5 in your study set (Patriarchs, Part 2) 

And thank you in advance to Joyce Lex who will be facilitating when I am out of town on Friday, October 19!

God bless,
Krishna Smith

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Sunday, September 16, 2018

Several items!

Hello All,

It was good to see everyone on Friday!

Next week's assignment is Session 2-Early World Part 1. We will be meeting in the Youth Room next week due to a funeral visitation and Mass. (you can enter by the off thru the hallway off the Narthex to the left after passing the Fireside Cafe or by passing the restrooms and turning right.) 

After this, I won't be sending out the weekly assignment-please follow along in the book-one session per week.

IMPORTANT: We have a new website for you to follow as a companion to our weekly bible study meetings. All of my emails to the group, answers to questions, and other updates will be on this blog. You will still receive my messages via email but the blog will be a "one-stop shop" containing all of my emails. You can register your email address on the blog so that you receive an email update each time I post something. Thank you Erin Dischler and Ann Sarnowski for getting this going!


We discussed useful publications for daily Mass readings:



3. The Word Among Us: https://wau.org


5 Laudete: EXCELLENT free app for download containing the daily readings and lots of other wonderful times such as the Catechism etc! this is the Apple version but you can also find for iOS devices on the app store. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/laudate-1-free-catholic-app/id499428207

Even if you're unable to attend daily Mass, reading/praying over the readings is a wonderful way to start the day!

God bless,
Krishna Smith






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Saturday, September 8, 2018

Update for Next Week, 9/14

Hello All,

It was good to meet everyone yesterday at our first Bible Timeline session! We have 3 new members-Laura Molenda, Sue Molenda and Pat Stephan. Welcome!

For next week, September 14, please prepare “Session 1: Finding the Story in Scripture”. The readings, etc are self-explanatory. There are no responses to the discussion questions for Session 1, but starting with Session 2, you’ll find the responses at the back of the book. Don’t forget that the outline for each of Jeff Cavins’ lectures are the “talk notes” in your study set.

We will meet for 12 consecutive weeks (starting with yesterday, Sept 7) from 9-10:30am in the Fireside Cafe also knows as the Narthex Conference Room-except we will skip the day after Thanksgiving. We will end for the fall “semester” on Friday November 30. We will take a break for Advent and Christmas and reconvene on Friday January 11, 2019 for 12 consecutive Fridays ending on Friday March 29. Easter is on Sunday April 21, so we will finish well ahead of Holy Week.

If you are able to prepare in advance, you’ll find you will get the most out of the study-it is best to do a little each day. Jeff Cavins suggests 15 min per day.

But if you have not had time to prepare, PLEASE ATTEND ANYWAY! You will still gain much from watching Jeff’s outstanding lectures and hearing the discussion afterwards.

We will start each session at 9am sharp and will watch Jeff’s 50 minute lecture. Then we will go over the discussion questions. If you prefer to listen and don’t feel comfortable speaking in the discussion, that is just fine! Participation in the discussions is entirely voluntary. We all benefit from each others’ presence! We will always end at 10:30am sharp.

My job as facilitator is to keep our discussions focused on the discussion questions in the study set. Please do not take it personally if I redirect the discussion if we get off on a tangent-this is my role. 

If you miss a session, you will be able to view Jeff’s lectures on line. Here are the instructions:

1.Go to www.ascensionpress.com
2. Log in. (If this is your first Ascension Press study, you will have to create a new account with a user name and password)
3. Click on “Join a Study”
4. Click on “REDEEM CODE” and enter L2NKSQ and other required information.
5. You will now be able to view the lectures. You may view each lecture as many times as you would like until May 31, 2019. You only need to enter the redemption code once.

(Note-if you are using the study sets from 4 years ago, there is a different way to view the lectures-I will be sending you a separate email).

Please email me with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you next Friday!

God bless,
Krishna Smith



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