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This presentation teaches us about the mystery of suffering and shows how believers have been consoled and challenged by Job. The answer to why suffering cannot be grasped by our finite minds but the contemplation of the grandeur and beauty of the natural world builds a sense of trust in the Creator.

Fr. Farrell leads the listener into the heart of the Trinity. He invites us to climb onto the lap of the Father and be enveloped by a divine silence so deep that we can hear the big bang of the creation of the material universe in the past and the heavenly music of paradise in the present. He invites us to truly become a child of God and a sibling of Christ. Out of the silence of the Father we hear the Word of the Son and are filled with the Spirit that gives us the energy for our mission.

Fr. Donald Senior, cp, paints a picture of Mary as the premier disciple of Christ. He gives his listeners a deeper look into the life of Mary by focusing on the Gospel writer's individual, yet diverse, portraits of her within the historical biblical context. By studying the various Marian passages that are within the Gospels, along with parallel passages of Jesus, he weaves a multi-faceted approach to Mary, both in the New Testament and in the Christian life.

Today’s natural disasters kill thousands of people in a matter of hours and days and we ask WHY? What made Job special then and now was the ability to stand nobly firm when tragedy surrounded him and to question the silence of God.

In this interactive seminar, Dr. Riley will present symptoms of compassionate fatigue and strategies for recovery and healthy practices during intense periods of caregiving. Participants will be directed in goal development for prevention of fatigue and depression associated with caregiving. In addition, self-care activities, methods of balancing living and a bibliography to support continued learning will be provided.

Paul’s great letter is presented as an extension of the Sermon on the Mount. Under the power of the Spirit, he cast a light on a darkened and depraved world so that his readers could be transformed into instruments of light and become powerful manifestations of God’s love and forgiveness in the midst of the world.

This program explains Paul’s success in a corrupt urban society and how certain passages that have been used to vilify Paul as anti-woman were interpolations into the text. Hedonist Corinthians transformed into the Body of Christ.

Preachers, teachers, and serious students of Paul will be electrified by this dynamic rethinking of the Apostle. Sr. Pascuzzi condenses the past 25 years of Pauline scholarship and clearly demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches to Paul that have been taken by contemporary researchers. She presents the teachings of Paul against the backdrop of First Century Judaism with its many paths of belief and this puts his mission within the cultural context of the Roman Empire.

This informative and comprehensive approach by Fr. Mickler gives his listeners food for thought for every week of the year. Other parts of the presentation deal with the subjects of time and date of authorship, the particular book’s theme, and a summary of contents and comments about the context in which each of the books have been written.

Through a deep understanding of the liturgy we come to know who we are and what we are called to become. This panoramic and insightful treatment of the development of the people of God’s prayer life clarifies the relationship between historical events and sacred rites.

The wisdom literature of the Bible was cherished in ancient Israel but was not exclusive to the people of God. The inspired writers borrowed from their neighbors in order to provide a religious humanism that is valid to this day. The sacred books ask hard questions of whether or not life has any meaning and practical answers of how to live the life we have been given well.

"Why would a loving God make the whole human race suffer just because Adam took one bite of the apple?" "Wasn't it cruel of God to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac in the first place?" "I think the vineyard workers who worked all day should have been paid more." These questions and observations reflect some of the basic misunderstandings about the Bible caused by not knowing its literary forms.

The great question of our time is does God exist? And how can God be considered merciful when the process of evolution, violence, death, and decay is so terrible? Preachers and teachers who do not take these challenges seriously are out of touch with what is going on in the world today. Dr. Padovano presents the listener with an appreciation of the insights of Thomas Aquinas and their power to make a rational defense of God's existence.

Prior to his death Paul confronted the question of Jesus’ place in the cosmos. He experienced Jesus as his source of grace and was challenged to reflect on his role in creation. Paul proclaimed that Jesus does not fit into the worldview of the Ephesians and Colossians: rather Jesus is the worldview. Program covers the Biblical theology of creation, from Genesis to St. Paul’s mature theology as found in Ephesians and Colossians.

The Biblical renewal of the past years has led to an awareness of Scripture among the Catholic laity they have not had for centuries. Priests, too, have benefited from this development and perhaps, equally from reading the Office in one of the excellent translations. These 11 talks contain much material to stimulate a renewal of their attitudes to the Breviary, the Psalms, and to their ministry. And the laity will notice the difference too - homilies will have a new tone and more substantial content.

The history, personalities, and politics behind the book of Jeremiah spring to life in this presentation. The listener will come to know the tragedies and passions of Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s influence on the other great prophets of Israel is brought home and more importantly Jeremiah instructs the reader of today how to be courageous and wise in the service of God.

Guilt is an almost inevitable part of the human experience, yet we are sometimes at a loss to know how to heal the guilt within us. Can we bear it gracefully? Can we release it? Can we avoid poisoning our relationships with guilt that we have not processed appropriately? Yes, we can, Sr. Carole tells us. But we must begin by accepting it and understanding its roots in our childhood, in our expectations of others and ourselves.

In a time when religious warfare is on the rise and the most dangerous and violent social movements seem to be religiously motivated, this explanation of war in the Hebrew Scriptures meets an urgent pastoral need. Lawrence Boadt addresses the issue in five poignant presentations.

Msgr. Rossetti’s uplifting words are suffused with a spirit of gratitude and joy. He encourages listeners to abandonment to God and a habitual awareness of God’s loving presence. It is precisely this Presence that gives inner peace and radiates God’s joy. This retreat given to the Bishops, focuses on the Divine invitation to a deeper relationship with God. Drawing on a lifetime of ministry to priests and bishops, speaking of such important spiritual topics as prayer, Eucharistic amazement, the Mother of God, hope, facing suffering, thanksgiving, and joy.

In this introduction to the major Middle Eastern values and behavior patterns reflected in Jesus' life in the NT: the birth, ministry, suffering, death, and resurrection appearances of Jesus come to life. It refines the model proposed by the 1993 document "The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church" for applying the Bible to daily life.