25 May 2011

On Wednesday evening we continued discussing the conversion of Saul/Paul. We answered questions 13, 14 and 15 in the book and spent a lot of time talking about whether or not God uses force to convert people. On June 1 we will begin with question 16 in the commentary.

18 May 2011

Wednesday evening we continued to discuss the events around the conversion of Saul/Paul. The story is told in 3 places in Acts, as well as one in Galatians. In the commentary we have made it through question 12 on page 52. Next week Kathy Christian will be leading her retreat at Our Lady of the Snows, but those who are not attending will be meeting as usual at St. Matts.

Prayer Request

My brother-in-law, who has been struggling with alcohol for many years, passed away this morning. He leaves behind a wife and 6 year old son.

27 April 2011

After about a month working on Acts chapter 8, we finally finished it on Wednesday night. Next week we will start on the conversion of Saul/Paul, which means we will be comparing 4 different versions of the account. We'll start with Acts chapter 9, then look at some other version of the story.

Prayer Request

Yesterday, very unexpectedly, we had to have one of our cats put to sleep. My daughter, Anna, is very upset about the situation. If you wouldn't mind, please pray for God's peace in her heart while she grieves for our family friend.

13 April 2011

On Wednesday we continued working our way through Acts chapter 8. In the commentary we answered questions 6 & 7 on pages 40 & 41. We had a lot of discussion about magic, superstition, Catholic practices and the work of the Holy Spirit in Baptism and confirmation.

6 April 2011

Wednesday night we read the commentary pages 35-39, then started answering the questions about Acts chapter 8. We answered questions 1-5. We also celebrated Sue and Kathy's birthdays, as well as welcoming 2 new members, James and Jenvieve, who let us know that they are expecting a baby.