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Students: Here we look at what the NT has to say about Confession. Confessing is something we do with our mouth as Paul says and how can the Apostles forgive or not forgive without knowing what we've done? That Authority was Jesus', he handed it down to the Apostles and they in-turn had it down to the Bishops and priest. Enjoy the Tirduum & Easter Break!

Students: We are close to the end. We start the Sacrament of Confession. In this session we introduce Confession by starting with the Old Testament. The importance of the sacrament and the need within us to want to confess and be forgiven and know we are forgiven - to know no just assume. God Bless.

We wrap up the Eucharist with some final points. Some, Eucharistic Miracles, basic theology and we conclude with some comments on the Mass & Sunday, the Lords Day. If you were absent, make sure you let us know once you've viewed the session. Peace.

Students: This 5th part we did a practice on how to receive Communion, it's edited out of this video, the actual practice. We also looked at what Paul says about the Eucharist and some quotes from the Early Church. We'll be wrapping up the Eucharist Shortly.

Students, we get to a climax on the Eucharist by looking at John 6 and looking at the biblical theology on the Eucharist from the Bible. Also, last week we interjected the four senses of scripture and how we can read the bible. This week we take a tangent on a simple overview of how to vote like a Catholic. Rarely do have a prefect candidate or proposition but with the help of the Church we can form our conscience and vote with a Catholic Voice.

Students: We continue our journey through the Eucharist looking at the last supper narratives found in the synoptic gospels as well as the multiplication of the bread, one of only two miracles found in all four gospels. In addition we read in 1 Cor. 11: 23-26, how Paul speaks of being taught/instructed on the Eucharist and the Mass through the apostles. Then, we took a tangent to see how one can read and understand the bible by understanding the Four Senses of Scripture. Don't forget Fr. Mike Schmitz Bible in a Year. Thank you & God Bless.

We continue our walk through the Eucharist. Keep in mind that we cannot cover every passage, every typology, etc. This is an intro class but hopefully one that will convict you in the Catholic Faith's understanding of the Eucharist. Thank you & God Bless.

Students: We start the Eucharist. We look at statistically where we are at today in the Catholic Church. Not in the best place. The hope is that by communicating what the Church, the Bible, and the Early Christians taught and believed we will be able to turn the tide. Thank you & God Bless.

Here we wrap up Lent and the importance of the giving up something for Lent (Fasting and Abstinence), doing something more for Lent (praying, etc.). and giving during Lent ($). God Bless.

We wrap up Confirmation and rather than starting the Eucharist we pause from the sacraments and focus on Lent as we get ready for Lent this year and so the students can have time to prepare for their Lenten Journey. God Bless.

Here we go over how to pick a godparent/sponsor and who qualifies as a godparent/sponsor. We conclude Baptism with the "how" the liturgy and introduce Confirmation. Sorry for video and audio quality. I think next year we'll get it down. God Bless.

With this session we cover one of the three Marian Dogmas. We've covered the Immaculate Conception, Mary, Mother of God & now Mary's Perpetual Virginity. We also cover Infant Baptism in more detail from Baptism in general. We also discussed a recent document from the Church "Fiducia Supplicans", I was as generous as I could be, but honestly the document seems to be unnecessary and poorly written from the Church highest office, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF). It's not a solemn proclamation and from my very limited knowledge isn't a development of doctrine. It's a document that adds more confusion and not as we have seen from the aftermath. God Bless.

We now start going into each Sacrament, the first of which is Baptism. Here we look at what the bible says about the Necessity of Baptism as well as the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The next class we'll discuss infant baptism. Thank you & God Bless.

This class is just to lay a foundation for the next session as we begin to explore each individual sacrament. I got a good portion of these come from a book I don't have anymore and author I can't remember, mea cupla. I hope you enjoy and get something out of the class. God Bless.

This class is but a small sample of Scott Hahn's book "Swear to God" https://stpaulcenter.com/product/swear-to-god-the-promise-and-power-of-the-sacraments/. The idea of "seven'ing" yourself to God under the Covenants and of course the New and Everlasting Covenant, seemed to be a good intro to The Sacraments - The 7 Sacraments, Sacrifice, Meal - The Eucharist. Great Stuff.

This session we get an overview of the liturgical calendar and Advent as we approach the 1st Sunday of Advent. Complete our class on the 4 marks of the Church, Apostolic. Talked a little about the difference between doctrine and disciplines (Big “T”, Little “t” tradition). Sins of Omission discussed with the 33rd and 34th Sunday.

We start off with discussing why the Church has feast days celebrating the four major basilicas. Then a high overview of the process of how the Church canonizes saints. As we continue in the month of November dedicated to the holy souls, instead of doing the upcoming Sunday gospel we look at book of Maccabees and read the story of the mother and her 7 sons, (2 Macc 7). The class continues the lesson on the 4 marks of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic.

We wrap up our discussion on the Saints, Purgatory, & Indulgences and begin the Four Marks of the Church - One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic. Once we determine that Jesus established only One Church, we then have to make the case that Catholic Church is the only Church that fully embodies These 4 marks. Keep in mind that these classes are very intro but I do think with the foundation we've been building on the case for Jesus and Catholic Church is coming together. Thank you for your patience and God Bless.

Session #7 will be uploaded shortly. It was the class on Our Lady of Guadalupe. In this session we make the case for why Catholic seek the Saints for intercession and just how biblical it is. By extension we cover Relics, Statues, & Images. The Bible's prohibition is on "graven images" not images that life up the mind and soul to God. Remember all good that is done is God, He just let's up share in that goodness. He allows us to be his "coworkers".