Roundtable Discussion (Saturday, Nov 9): We will have our Roundtable Discussion in the Parish Hall after the 0800 Mass. The topic will be on one of newest saints, Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman, and the event will be moderated by Fr. Chris and Fr. Paul. The article for review and discussion is attached to this e-mail.
https://www.ucatholic.com/news/pope-francis-at-protection-of-minors-summit-8-steps-for-an-all-out-battle-against-abuse/
The December 8 Roundtable discussion will cover two Catechesis from Blessed John Paul II regarding our Blessed Mother Mary: "The Perfect Holiness of Mary", and "Immaculate: the Dogmatic definition of privilege."
Here's a link below, if you were unable to get copies of the discussion topic following last month's discussion.
http://totus2us.com/teaching/jpii-catechesis-on-mary-mother-of-god/
http://totus2us.com/vocation/mary-most-holy/jpii-catechesis/the-perfect-holiness-of-mary/
http://totus2us.com/vocation/mary-most-holy/jpii-catechesis/immaculate-the-dogmatic-definition-of-the-privilege/
The November 10th discussion topic will be about the Catholic Church in China. The meeting will take place again in O'Leary Hall with BK Dr. Ludwig Deppisch as the moderator, assisted by Fr. Paul Gabor.
The Roundtable Discussion will be resuming Saturday, October 13, in O'Leary Hall, after the 8:00 AM Mass. The topic will be Church, State, and religious freedom. Our new Roundtable Chairman is Brother Knight Dr. Lud Deppisch and the discussion will typically be moderated by Fr. Chris Corbally and Fr. Paul Gabor. We are very fortunate to have such men to chair and moderate these spiritually illuminating discussions.
Attached is a document for your review prior to the meeting. It will serve as the primary basis for the discussion. For further and deeper review/research prior or subsequent to the Roundtable, the "Dignitatis humanae" link will prove helpful as well:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-
For the purposes of the meeting on October 13, the "Hurley" document will be what is discussed. The "Dignitatis humanae" document will only be for review at your leisure or discretion
Roundtable ' Msgr Al Schifano will serve as a moderator for our Sept 14th Roundtable discussion. The topic is The Protection of Minors in the Church
The May Roundtable discussion topic, Belief in the World of Today (Chapter 1) can be found in this link below:. The focus of the duscussion will be on the first 5 paragraphs, but you are free to read the whole article.
http://daurril.org/OCRs/Ratzinger/0-I.htm
There are two articles to review for this discussion. (See 2nd article below.)This one discusses the beginnings of the Society of Jesus.
The topic for our April 1st discussion will be the "ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER at Independence Mall, Philadelphia Saturday, 26 September 2015”, copies of which were passed out. If you need a copy, go to our Council web site, contact Marty at 577-1037, or marty.ronstadt@gmail.com.
The topic for April is , "Who Are the Jesuits and What do they do?"
This Roundtable discussion will center around prayer.
February's discussion topic will cover purgatory or "limbo".
We will include one link from Wikipedia and one PDF file in the discussion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo
Limbo is from the Latin word "limbus", edge or boundary, referring to the "edge" of Hell. This is not to be confused with the dance.
March's discussion topic will be Keeping Lent with St. Luke.
Hell & Pope Francis - Catholic World
January 's discussion topic will be about Pope Francis' view on hell. As well as the topic covered by the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, a man esteemed by St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, titled "Dare We Hope That All Men Be Saved"? With a Short Discourse on Hell.