http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/ en spcenter@salvationhistory.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-09T20:08:23+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/mark_your_calendar http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/mark_your_calendar#When:19:08:23Z St. Paul Center: 7th Annual West Coast Biblical Conference From Signs to Sacrament: The Gospel of John Riverside convention Center - Riverside, CA January 22-24, 2010 2009-11-09T19:08:23+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/a_lamp_unto_my_feet http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/a_lamp_unto_my_feet#When:20:53:25Z Matt Leonard: - At a recent Wednesday audience, Benedict XVI invited us all to “nourish our existence with the Word of God, for example, through more attentive listening to the readings and the Gospel, especially in Sunday Mass. Moreover,” he continued, “it is important to reserve a certain time every day for meditation of the Bible, so that the Word of God is the lamp that illumines our daily path on earth.” On Theology in the 12th Century “Knowledge Grows Only if It Loves Truth” VATICAN CITY, OCT. 28, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of Benedict XVI’s address today during … 2009-11-04T20:53:25+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/journey_through_scripture_in_green_bay http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/journey_through_scripture_in_green_bay#When:13:32:19Z Matt Leonard: - Journey Through Scripture diocesan training is sure keeping us busy. Two weeks after finishing up Toledo we headed way up north to the Diocese of Green Bay for Bible and the Sacraments presenter training. It’s always a fun bunch in Green Bay and they were really energized by our study of the sacraments.  In fact, the group was almost as excited about Journey Through Scripture as they were about the Packers/Vikings football game the next day. Just kiddin’…these people love the faith and are serious about scripture. “[I loved] the binders with all I need to present plus … 2009-10-29T13:32:19+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_creed_gateway_to_grace http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_creed_gateway_to_grace#When:19:01:26Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - The Creed is both a prayer at Catholic Mass, and a basic catechetical instruction. It’s the statement of Catholic beliefs. What is a creed? Why do Catholics and other Christians need a creed? Here’s a look at how the creed developed and how it is crucial for Catholics today. Singer-songwriter Rich Mullins won lasting fame with a series of contemporary Christian hits in the 1980s and 1990s. In less than a decade, he won a dozen Dove Awards. His anthem “Awesome God” remains a staple of evangelical praise. Mullins’s early music was influenced by his Quaker upbringing, … 2009-10-19T19:01:26+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/st._john_-_the_sacramental_gospel http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/st._john_-_the_sacramental_gospel#When:17:16:55Z Dr. Scott Hahn: In this six-part series taught by Dr. Scott Hahn at Franciscan University of Steubenville.  He unpacks for us some of the vast riches of the Gospel of John.  You can listen online or download the talks to your computer or mp3 player. 2009-10-08T17:16:55+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/covenant_and_communion1 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/covenant_and_communion1#When:20:15:15Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - In some ways it seems like yesterday I was hailing—in this very column—the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as supreme pontiff of the Church. I noted that he was the first world-class biblical theologian to be elevated to the papacy. I observed that he was probably the first pope since St. Peter to be so steeped in the doctrine of the ancient rabbis. It seems like yesterday, but it’s actually been more than four years, and those have been years rich in teaching. And all the claims I made in that long-ago column has been confirmed—infallibly! Perhaps … 2009-09-29T20:15:15+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/bible_and_the_sacraments_in_toledo http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/bible_and_the_sacraments_in_toledo#When:18:01:41Z Matt Leonard: - They say the third time is the charm. But that isn’t the reason Rob and I made trip number three to the Diocese of Toledo in just one year. We went to offer presenter training for the Bible and the Sacraments, the third study in the Journey Through Scripture parish-based Bible study program. Once again, it was a great day. We spent it studying the origin, meaning, and mysteries of the sacraments of grace. At the end of the day it was truly gratifying to see everyone just as excited as they were when we made our first … 2009-09-28T18:01:41+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/facing_the_future http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/facing_the_future#When:17:21:04Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - When we teach someone to read the Scriptures, we’re pleased. We praise and thank God for the grace and the privilege. “For we”—you and I—“are God’s fellow workers” (1 Corinthians 3:9). When we teach a teacher, however, we magnify our praise, because we see once again the marvels of God. When we teach a teacher, we reach not only an individual, but hundreds and perhaps thousands of students as well. When we teach a seminary professor or a priest, we are also reaching his congregations for many years and perhaps decades to come. That’s why summer always … 2009-08-24T17:21:04+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/rome_assisi http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/rome_assisi#When:14:57:41Z St. Paul Center: Dr. Scott Hahn Steve Ray 2009-08-24T14:57:41+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_lawler_treasury http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_lawler_treasury#When:13:04:55Z Mike Aquilina: - Father Ronald Lawler was an advisor to popes and cardinals. He was a bestselling author whose catechism fed millions of Catholics. To Franciscan University students at the turn of the millennium, he was a winsome and passionate teacher of theology. Just before he died in November of 2003, Father Lawler arranged for his papers to reside permanently in the University’s archives. The collection includes his voluminous correspondence, his book manuscripts, lecture notes, and records of his consultations with Church officials and institutions. Since his activity spanned more than 60 years, it is a treasury of documents useful for … Blogging 2009-08-12T13:04:55+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/bible_and_the_mass_in_toledo http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/bible_and_the_mass_in_toledo#When:16:34:02Z Matt Leonard: - For the second time in three months Rob Corzine and I traveled to Findlay, Ohio, to offer Presenter training for Journey Through Scripture, the St. Paul Center’s parish-based Bible study series. And just like when we presented Genesis to Jesus back in March, we again enjoyed the company of a very large crowd of people from all over the Diocese of Toledo. This time we spent the day studying The Bible and the Mass, the second in our Journey Through Scripture series. We focused on topics such as the biblical roots of the Mass in both the Old … 2009-07-24T16:34:02+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/scripture_conference_at_st._vincent_seminary http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/scripture_conference_at_st._vincent_seminary#When:18:00:33Z St. Paul Center: - On June 15, the St. Paul Center along with St. Vincent Seminary and Archabbey welcomed over 100 ordained (or soon to be ordained) men to our fourth annual Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians Conference. The five-day gathering was our largest yet. It was also, according to the men in attendance, our most successful. The conference, which took place on the campus of St. Vincent’s Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, was a time of reflection and renewal. Dr. Brant Pitre, Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. John BergsmaIt was also a time of study, with Center President Dr. Scott Hahn and … 2009-07-13T18:00:33+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/a_defining_moment http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/a_defining_moment#When:12:07:15Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - It seems almost too good to be true—a midsummer night’s dream. But I pinch myself, and I find that it’s really here. After several years of labor—intense collaboration with a team of my colleagues—The Catholic Bible Dictionary is now resting on my desk. It’s never long at rest, though, because I’m actually using it. I hope you, too, will find it useful. I know you’ll find it beautiful, inside and out. It weighs in with more than a thousand pages. It’s sturdily and beautifully bound. And it includes more than five thousand clear and accessible entries covering … 2009-07-13T12:07:15+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/2009_letter_spirit_summer_institute http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/2009_letter_spirit_summer_institute#When:12:11:42Z Matt Leonard: - Summer for the St. Paul Center kicked off in earnest this June with the Letter & Spirit Summer Institute. This is the second year we’ve invited young doctoral students and scholars to Steubenville for an intensive week of study, discussion, and social interaction. Theologically focused summer institutes have historically played an important role in the education and formation of teachers of the faith. Indeed, while still a professor at Regensburg before his election as a bishop, Professor Fr. Joseph Ratzinger, along with a colleague led such an endeavor from 1970-1977. Ratzinger himself was simply following in the footsteps … 2009-06-29T12:11:42+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/endings_and_beginnings http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/endings_and_beginnings#When:16:34:07Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - This month, the Church brings the Year of St. Paul to a triumphant close, and I can’t help but feel a twinge of sadness at its passing. For us at the St. Paul Center, it has been a year of graces. If all we had to do was follow the teachings of Pope Benedict on the theology of our patron, it would have been exalted enough. But it would not have been nearly “Pauline” enough. For St. Paul the cross of Jesus Christ was the only true source of glory—and so it was fitting that we, like … 2009-06-01T16:34:07+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/inspiration_and_interpretation http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/inspiration_and_interpretation#When:14:04:28Z Matt Leonard: - In a recent speech to the Pontifical Biblical Commission, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the importance of the divine authorship and inspiration of Sacred Scripture and how it is to be interpreted. First recalling the contributions of the Encyclicals “Providentissimus Deus” and “Divino Afflante Spiritu”, the Pope focuses primarily on Vatican II’s “Dei Verbum.” God is the author of the Bible, the Pope says, and it “must be read and interpreted with its divine authorship in mind” (DV n. 12). “Furthermore,” he states, “the interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures cannot only be an individual scientific effort but must always … 2009-05-22T14:04:28+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/paul_the_priest http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/paul_the_priest#When:17:42:54Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - The Church calls us from glory to glory (2 Cor 3:18).  So we should not be surprised as the Year of St. Paul comes to a close, that Pope Benedict is preparing us for a “new year.” He has announced a Year of the Priest, which will run from June 19, 2009, to June 19, 2010. The year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of that very holy parish priest, St. John Marie Vianney, the Cure of Ars. Let us look back—to St. Paul—as we look ahead to the Year of the Priest. As an Apostle, … 2009-04-29T17:42:54+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/palms_and_circumstance http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/palms_and_circumstance#When:12:43:20Z Dr. Scott Hahn: - Holy Week begins on a triumphal note.  We the disciples shout our hosannas, and we watch as the world praises our beloved Messiah. Everyone is at last giving Him — and His followers — the right kind of attention. This is probably the way most of us would have planned the culmination of Jesus’ ministry, if we’d been given the chance. It is, however, only the beginning of Holy Week; and we know what’s soon to follow: betrayal, suffering and death. Where we would have called for a reprise — a Palm Friday — God willed something … 2009-03-31T12:43:20+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/journey_through_scripture_in_toledo http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/journey_through_scripture_in_toledo#When:18:18:37Z Matt Leonard: - The Diocese of Toledo was the site of our second Journey Through Scripture Bible study training event this year and all I have to say is “Wow!”  Well over a hundred people packed out a hotel conference room in Findlay, Ohio, to receive Genesis to Jesus training and materials. This was the first time we did the event in one day and I have to say the results speak for themselves. At the end of a packed schedule these Ohioans were still excited about what they had learned and the tools they had received: “The most valuable (part) … 2009-03-30T18:18:37+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/catholic_bible_dictionary http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/catholic_bible_dictionary#When:14:22:27Z Dr. Scott Hahn: CATHOLIC BIBLE DICTIONARY is an unparalleled source of information, insight, and guidance for Catholics as well as anyone interested in enriching their understanding of Sacred Scripture. 2009-03-24T14:22:27+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/first_bible_study_of_2009 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/first_bible_study_of_2009#When:17:54:42Z Matt Leonard: Oklahoma City - In late February, our Bible study training team of Matt Leonard and Rob Corzine headed to the “Sooner State” of Oklahoma to equip folks in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City with Genesis to Jesus, the flagship study of the Center’s Journey Through Scripture series. Now trained and possessing all the materials to take this great Bible study on salvation history to their own parishes, these people are excited. One trainee commented, “It was a great presentation and gives a framework of hope for us. May God continue to bless your work!” Another participant remarked to us … 2009-03-17T17:54:42+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/reno_on_recovering_the_bible http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/reno_on_recovering_the_bible#When:14:07:20Z St. Paul Center: There's an interesting article up on First Things site by R. R. Reno: - Recovering the Bible The Bible contains a verse that scholars like to quote. It is from the book of Ecclesiastes: “Of making many books there is no end, and much study is weariness of the flesh” (12:12). In context it serves as a warning against the vain illusion that we can study our way to the Kingdom of God. The spiritual life is not a Kaplan course, nor is it like getting tenure after piling up a good record of scholarly publication. Of late, … 2009-03-10T14:07:20+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_acceptable_time http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/the_acceptable_time#When:14:39:06Z Dr. Scott Hahn: It’s Lent in the Year of St. Paul – and what an opportunity for us to live according to his spirit! - St. Paul always lived with an intense awareness of the grace of the moment. “Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation!” (2 Cor 6: 2). And, like Jesus before him, he was eager to observe the seasons of grace, even if it required a little extra effort (see Acts 20:16). He recognized, too, that there were appoint times for penance and purification, and he was happy to keep them (see … 2009-02-23T14:39:06+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/love_a_many-splendored_mystery http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/love_a_many-splendored_mystery#When:18:47:31Z Dr. Scott Hahn: My St. Valentine's Day card. - The season of “love” is upon us, filling up the airwaves and TV spots with reminders to buy candy, roses, even luxury cars. To marketers, it seems, love is a commodity. To true lovers, however, it is a mystery. St. Paul’s doctrine of human love is certainly mysterious — enigmatic, actually — to those for whom love is a commodity. But it’s still more than that. It’s a mystery in the traditional sense of the term. In the Greek of the New Testament, mysterion is equivalent to the English word sacrament. It … 2009-01-26T18:47:31+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/online_bible_study_courses http://www.salvationhistory.com/whats_new/online_bible_study_courses#When:16:59:03Z St. Paul Center: Whether you’re studying Scripture for the first time, looking to take your studies to a higher level, or whether you’re ready for advanced training, our online courses will enrich your knowledge of Sacred Scripture and your Catholic faith. 2009-01-08T16:59:03+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/apostle_of_hope http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/apostle_of_hope#When:16:55:40Z Dr. Scott Hahn: It was a year of hard knocks, and frankly I’m happy to exchange the 2008 calendar for a new one. - The economy took us all for a wild ride. Many of our dear friends and most steadfast donors suffered setbacks. Some lost their jobs. Some lost their retirement funds. Many lost their confidence. And the financial knocks weren’t even the hardest. The pro-life and pro-family cause suffered setbacks, leaving many good people discouraged after a bruising battle. We may indeed lose money (and we have). We may indeed lose battles (and we have). But we must not … 2008-12-30T16:55:40+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/synod_wrap_up http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/synod_wrap_up#When:18:08:42Z Dr. Scott Hahn: Your prayers, as well as the hard work of the world’s bishops, have paid off. - More than a year ago, when Pope Benedict XVI first called for a special synod on Scripture, the St. Paul Center asked you to pray for the success of this synod. We knew what a successful synod could mean not only for the renewal of faithful biblical scholarship in universities and seminaries, but also for the renewal of Scripture study in the life of Catholics around the world. The synod was an opportunity for the Church to take a giant step forward … 2008-12-09T18:08:42+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/nun_of_the_above http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/nun_of_the_above#When:15:48:18Z St. Paul Center: - “The novitiate is doing well. Sister John Mary finished her monastic decorum class with the postulants and now they have begun a scripture course that will include Dr. Scott Hahn’s Bible Study “Genesis to Jesus”. All are excited about diving into all the books of the Bible and get a deeper grasp of the narrative thread of salvation history that runs through the whole Bible.  Kudos to Dr. Hahn and all the staff at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology!” Anyone home? Perhaps that is what you have been wondering if you have been visiting In … 2008-11-19T15:48:18+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/drinking_deeply_made_easy http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/drinking_deeply_made_easy#When:14:39:55Z St. Paul Center: - Dr. Mary Healy and Dr. Peter Williamson, both Senior Fellows of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, are co-editors for a new series of 17 volumes of commentary on the books of the New Testament. Titled Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, this series seeks to promote biblical literacy and encourage deeper spirituality through the Bible. “There is a weariness and boredom with the Catholic faith that comes with not drinking deeply of the Word on a regular basis. Our goal in the series is to help quench people’s thirst by providing a user-friendly means of access … 2008-11-14T14:39:55+00:00 http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/scripture_and_liturgy_in_heavenand_england http://www.salvationhistory.com/blog/scripture_and_liturgy_in_heavenand_england#When:20:22:43Z St. Paul Center: - St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology founder and President Dr. Scott Hahn and Distinguished Fellow Dr. Michael Waldstein recently participated in Scripture and Liturgy in the Theology of Pope Benedict XVI, a one day congress held at historic Oxford University in England. This was the first event co-sponsored by the St. Paul Center and The Center for Faith and Culture at Oxford. It included talks by Fr. Aidan Nichols and Dr. Adrian Walker. The conference focused upon themes very close to the heart and mission of the St. Paul Center such as mystagogy and the relationship between … Blogging 2008-11-06T20:22:43+00:00