2024-25 Adult Bible Study – St. Raymond’s will study the Gospel of John on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 A.M. and again on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. (except for holidays) in the Parish Social Hall, from Tuesday, September 10, 2024 through Tuesday, May 13, 2025. For further information please contact Dominic Cassella by e-mail at biblestudy@straymonds.org.

Course Description for Fall and Spring – Study of the Gospel of John: The symbol of St. John the Evangelist is an eagle. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, this is because John, through his Gospel, exposes the good news of Jesus Christ’s Divinity to all those able to see it—for the writings of John sore above the heights of human contemplation rising beyond what is fleshy to what is spiritual (1 Corinthians 2:14). In this 24-lecture study of the Gospel of John, we will try to ascend these heights and read scripture as the Church Fathers and Medieval Scholastics would have read scripture. The overall goal of this study is to first grow in love for the Word of God, second to practice integrating study and prayer, and third to understand John’s Gospel as both John and the Divine author intended.

1 October 24

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24 September 24

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17 September 24

Video

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10 September 24

Video (please start at 5 minute point)

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Facilitator: Dominic V. Cassella is a husband and father of three. He studied the Great Books and received a classical liberal arts education at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. He then earned his master’s in dogmatics from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, and as an academic, he has lectured on topics such as the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, the theology of scripture, the Church Fathers, and Thomas Aquinas at venues ranging from Oxford University to the Association of Core Texts and Curriculums. He is a doctoral student at The Catholic University of America, serving as the graduate student representative to the Academic Senate and Board of Trustees. He will write his dissertation on the ressourcement and aggiornamento of Patristic Christology. No prerequisites or prior study required. All are welcome. Please bring your Bible.

Adult Bible Study

1 October 24

24 September 24

17 September 24

10 September 24

Previous Year Classes

May 7, 2024

April 30, 2024

April 23, 2024 – No Bible Study

April 16, 2024

April 9, 2024

April 2, 2024

March 26, 2024 – No Class Due to Holy Week

March 19, 2024

March 12, 2024

March 5, 2024

February 27, 2024

February 20, 2024

February 13, 2024

February 6, 2024 – No class due to funeral

January 30, 2024

January 23, 2024

January 16, 2024 – No Class Due to Inclement Weather

January 9, 2024

January 2, 2024

December 26, 2023 – No Class

December 19, 2023 – No Class

December 12, 2023

December 5, 2023

November 28, 2023

November 21, 2023 – No Bible Study Due to Thanksgiving Holiday

November 14, 2023

November 7, 2023

October 31, 2023- No Bible Study

October 24, 2023

October 17, 2023

October 10, 2023

October 3, 2023

Sept 26, 2023

Sept 19, 2023

Sept 12, 2023

May 9, 2023

May 2, 2023

April 25, 2023

April 18, 2023

April 11, 2023

April 4, 2023- No class due to Holy Week

March 28, 2023

March 21, 2023

March 14, 2023

March 7, 2023

February 28, 2023

February 21, 2023

February 14, 2023

February 7, 2023

January 31, 2023

January 24, 2023

January 17, 2023

January 10, 2023

January 3, 2023

December 20, 2022 – No class due to Christmas

December 13, 2022

December 6, 2022

November 29, 2022

November 22, 2022- No class due to Thanksgiving Holiday

November 15, 2022

November 8, 2022

November 1, 2022

October 25, 2022

October 18, 2022

October 11, 2022

October 4, 2022

September 27, 2022

September 20, 2022

September 13, 2022

2021-22 Bible Study –

May 17, 2022

May 10, 2022

May 3, 2022

April 26, 2022