catechesis
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The Five Books of the Psalms
The Five “Books” of the Psalter Bible scholars note that the Psalter is a bit like a hymnal, with songs of one type or message right next to songs with a very different type or message. Nonetheless, they have discovered a structure or outline to the Book of the Psalms. The first thing to note Continue reading
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Psalms One and Two
Psalm One: Blessed the Man Psalm one is about the wise man who meditates on God’s law and doing so gains life. The idea is that there are basically two paths of life. The first is God’s way, and that leads to life while the second way is the world’s way which leads to death. Continue reading
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Introduction to the Psalter
Welcome to our study of the book of the Psalms, which is sometimes called the Psalter in English. We will start with just a few basic questions and answers about the Psalms to give us a framework for further study. What is a Psalm? The first question we must ask is, “what is a Psalm?” Continue reading
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There is a God and You’re Not Him
Preaching on the Trinity is tricky because the doctrine of the Trinity issimply beyond human understanding. Look at how the Church hasdecided to address the doctrine in the readings today. The Old Testamentreading is all about God the Father; the Epistle is all about the HolySpirit; the Gospel is all about the Son. One might Continue reading
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Holy Spirit Week Five
Here is the Matt Leonard podcast featuring Betsy Orr. https://www.scienceofsainthood.com/blog/from-megachurch-to-megacatholic-the-beautiful-power-of-retreat Continue reading
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Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls – Week 2
Two or only One Messiah? The scrolls suggest the Essenes were looking for a returning Aaron as the return of the true High Priest and a returning David as the return of the King. There were other themes of expectation: that a combination priest-king in the order of Melchizedek would return for the final Jubilee Continue reading
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Why All People Suffer – Session 5
The slides are found in Session Four here. Continue reading
Bound in Love 