St Paul Faith Study

Topic: Gospel of Matthew

WHO WE ARE:
We are a community devoted to study of Scriptures and other texts in our Catholic Tradition.

PURPOSE:
We strive to deepen our commitment to Christ through better understanding of Scriptures.  St Jerome said, “Ignorance of Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.” We seek to understand the text, and by that to understand the mind and heart of the sacred writer, and by that to hear the Spirit of Christ speaking to us through the sacred writer.

METHOD:
We learn from one another in seminar style.  A facilitator guides the discussion.  We each bring our reading of the text, other resources we have found helpful, and our experience to the table.  We sandwich our discussion with prayer.

SPIRITUAL LIFE:
We pray for one another and for our parish.  We encourage one another to deepen prayer life.  We bring our discussion and understanding of the text to bear on our daily living and journey with Christ.

WHAT IS HAPPENING:
We meet every Sunday evening in the Parish Lounge from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.  All are welcome to join us at anytime.  Come see if our style of breaking open the Word and sharing the journey suits you.

We are studying the gospel of Matthew this year.  During the summer, we read non-Scriptural texts.  The text for summer 2012 will be The Life of Faustina Kowalska by Sister Sophia Michalenko. Past summers’ readings have included St. Augustine’s Confessions, the Rule of St. Benedict, the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, the biography of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Come Be My Light, The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis, and The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton. 

For more information, contact Bill & Virginia Barber, 576-1643, Paul & Suzanne Opperman, 993-2424, or email

This event takes place on:

• Sunday, February 26, 2012
• Sunday, March 04, 2012
• Sunday, March 11, 2012
• Sunday, March 18, 2012
• Sunday, March 25, 2012
• Sunday, April 15, 2012
• Sunday, April 22, 2012
• Sunday, April 29, 2012
• Sunday, May 06, 2012
• Sunday, May 13, 2012
• Sunday, May 20, 2012
• Sunday, June 03, 2012
• Sunday, June 10, 2012
• Sunday, June 17, 2012
• Sunday, June 24, 2012
• Sunday, July 01, 2012
• Sunday, July 08, 2012
• Sunday, July 15, 2012
• Sunday, July 22, 2012
• Sunday, July 29, 2012
• Sunday, August 05, 2012
• Sunday, August 12, 2012
• Sunday, August 19, 2012
• Sunday, August 26, 2012