Catholic Scripture Study offers studies that are enjoyed by beginners and the more advanced Bible students! This dynamic Bible study and fellowship will increase your love of Scripture and strengthen your faith! Classes are on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings from September through the first week of May. We will begin a 10-week study, Entertaining Angels, the second week of February. Scroll down for the information regarding the class. You may register by completing the online form at the bottom of this page and pay through Faith Direct. On the Faith Direct page select "Scripture Study." You may also download the registration form by clicking the link below and mail your filled out form and the $20 registration fee to the Parish Office, or drop it in the mail slot on the door of the Parish Office. Make checks payable to Most Blessed Sacrament Church and write "Scripture Study" on the memo line.
Entertaining Angels
From Catholic Scripture Study International
Catholic Scripture Study International (CSS) is an in-depth yet easy to understand study that is written in light of Catholic Tradition. It offers solid scripture teaching that is easy for beginners to understand, yet informative and challenging enough for the more advanced Bible student. This is the fifteenth year that CSS is offered at our parish. However, no previous Bible Study experience is necessary in order to enjoy these classes!
Classes will take place on Monday evenings and on Thursday mornings. Choose the day most convenient for you! Entertaining Angels classes begin on Monday, February 8, and Thursday, February 11.
Lectures: We will have links to the lecture videos so we can watch them on our computers at home, and we will view a lecture video at the beginning of each class.
Classes: In the past, we would meet in the Education Center to begin with prayer, watch the lecture together, and then break into small groups for discussion. At this time, we plan to watch the lecture videos together on Zoom at 7PM on Mondays or 9:45AM on Thursdays, and then, 30 minutes later, the small groups will have a separate Zoom meeting for their discussions. The small group leaders will send an invitation each week to the members of their groups so that everyone can sign-in on a computer or an iPhone. If you have not used Zoom before, we will be happy to give you instructions. There is an in-person class meeting on Thursday mornings at 9:45AM. Participants wear masks and sit socially distanced. If you are interested in this in-person class, call Eileen Finkenkeller at 817-874-3385 for more details. The homework for all classes each week includes reading the commentary, and answering 5 or 6 questions.
Registration: The cost of the study guide for Entertaining Angels is $20. Fill out the registration form online at the bottom of this page. Then pay through Faith Direct by clicking here, and scroll down to "Scripture Study" and click on it before you pay. You may also print the form (where it says "Registration Form - Entertaining Angels" at the link above) and mail it with a check payable to: Most Blessed Sacrament Church.
Address the envelope to:
Eileen Finkenkeller c/o
Most Blessed Sacrament Church
2100 North Davis Drive
Arlington, TX 76012
Once you have registered and paid, you will be contacted about the pick-up or delivery of your study book. Late registrations will be accepted.
This dynamic Bible Study and fellowship will increase your love of Scripture and strengthen your faith! For more information, call Eileen Finkenkeller at 817-874-3385, .
About the Author, Mike Aquilina, and Lecturer, Fr. Mitch Pacwa, for the study Entertaining Angels, from cssprogram.net:
Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than thirty books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. He is co-host, with Scott Hahn, of eight series that air on EWTN. Mike’s career in publishing spans almost three decades, and hundreds of his articles have appeared in periodicals and journals in the United States and abroad. In 2011 he was a featured presenter of the U.S. Bishops’ Diocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute, an online formation program co-sponsored with the National Catholic Education Association and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He also wrote the USCCB’s theological reflection for Catechetical Sunday in 2011. Mike is also a poet and song lyricist. His poems have been translated into Polish and Spanish and have appeared in First Things, Plains Poetry Journal, Catholic Digest, and elsewhere. His songs have been recorded by Grammy Award-winner Dion DiMucci.
Fr. MitchPacwa, S.J. is a respected Scripture Scholar, Author, and popular EWTN Television and Radio Host, as well as the founder and President of Ignatius Productions – a teaching and media apostolate. He received his B.A. in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Detroit, summa cum laude. He was ordained a Jesuit Catholic priest in 1976 with the Society of Jesus and then continued his studies. He received his Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology of Loyola University, magna cum laude. He received his Master of Arts, Ph.D. in Old Testament from Vanderbilt University. Father Pacwa has taught at the high school, university, and seminary levels. He has lectured at hundreds of conferences and churches around the world and is best known for his appearances on EWTN – The Eternal World Catholic Television Network. Father Pacwa is the author of several books, is fluent in twelve languages and has a unique understanding of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East and is respected for his knowledge on Islam and the Qur’an.
For more information, please call Eileen Finkenkeller at 817-874-3385...or you may call the Parish Office, 817-460-2751.