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THE STORY IN THE BIBLE

instructor — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 05:00:01 +0000

The story of salvation in the Bible mirrors your own life. What’s your story of being in a covenant relationship with God? What’s your Genesis? What’s your Revelation? Describe any connection between you and what is told in the Bible.

Lesson 1 - LIFE AFTER DEATH

instructor — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 05:04:41 +0000

What did you discover in the Catechism that is most helpful to you?
Can you say confidently that you would go to heaven if you died right now (even if your salvation includes purgatory before heaven — which we’ll discuss in Week Two), and if so, why?
What does your love for God now indicate about your future salvation?

Lesson 2 - LIFE AFTER DEATH

instructor — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 05:03:32 +0000

What helped you most in the discoveries you made for this week’s topic?
If you have a personal experience of getting help from a Saint or the soul of a deceased friend or relative, please share your story.
Why is it possible to look forward to life after death, including the time spent in purgatory?

Lesson 3 - LIFE AFTER DEATH

instructor — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 05:02:19 +0000

Read Titus 2:13 and 2 Thess 1:10. What is the “blessed hope” of the Lord’s return?
How does this hope help you in your trials against evil and your sufferings today?

Lesson 4 - LIFE AFTER DEATH

instructor — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 05:01:41 +0000

What is the definition of a “saint”?
What makes you a saint? Remember, we’re not talking about canonized Saints, but your own desire to follow Jesus all the way to heaven.
Read the “Last Will and Testament” of Pope John Paul II. Using this as an example, write your own Testament — a spiritual will and testament covering the legacy that you would like to leave behind after your death, which could be read at your funeral. Note: Even if you choose to keep this so private that no one ever reads it, write it. Write it as a reminder to yourself of your spiritual goals, which you will re-read and revise every year on your birthday. Afterward, describe in the e-class the value of writing a testament in this fashion. (Do not post your actual testament online.)

Lesson 1 - SALVIFICI DOLORIS

instructor — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:13:40 +0000

In all that you read from this document and the instructor’s commentary, what did you find most helpful?
What did you find most challenging? Why?
Recall a time when you followed Christ into suffering. How do you know it was Christ you followed? Was the experience salvific for anyone?

Lesson 2 - SALVIFICI DOLORIS

instructor — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:12:50 +0000

What did you find most helpful in Part III? Why?
How do you feel knowing that we can question God about our suffering, with all the emotion of our hearts, full of dismay and anxiety, and God expects the question and listens to it (paragraph 10)? How does that help your relationship with him?
Knowing that punishment “creates the possibility of rebuilding goodness in the subject who suffers” (paragraph 12), how can we assist others in rebuilding their goodness without making them feel condemned?

Lesson 3 - SALVIFICI DOLORIS

instructor — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:11:19 +0000

What did you find most helpful in this week’s lesson? Why?
What is your parish or your ministry doing to help Catholics get to heaven? What else should be done to help Catholics understand God’s redemptive love?
What has helped YOU understand God’s redemptive love?

Lesson 4 - SALVIFICI DOLORIS

instructor — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:09:38 +0000

How have you experienced the redemptive love of Jesus through your own sufferings?
What did you learn from writing your Passion Story?
Have your ideas of what Christ’s crucifixion accomplished been changed by this part of the document? How so?

Lesson 5 - SALVIFICI DOLORIS

instructor — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:08:51 +0000

Define the vocation of suffering in your life or in someone you admire.
Which statement in Part VI of this document had the biggest impact on you? Why?
How has the Blessed Mother assisted you in your Gospel of suffering?