Faith and Mission
An Adult Faith Formation program offered by St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Kennesaw, GA. Meets Sunday mornings at 9am.
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Psalm Books III, IV, V
Book III: Collapse The third book is quite short, only 17 psalms in total. And only one of those is attributed to David. Most are by the Sons of Kora or Asaph, members of the choir David set up to compose and sing psalms. The tone of most of the psalms is dark, with lots… Continue reading
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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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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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Jewish Roots of the Mass Week Four
Jesus and the New Bread of the Presence King David and the Priestly Bread of the Presence Thou art a priest after the order of Melchizedek (Psalm 110) The priest in the temple and the Bread of Presence Priests worked on the Sabbath despite the prohibition of work on the Sabbath Something greater than the… Continue reading