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Pope Benedict XVI on Jubilee Year of
Saint Paul
“Dear brothers
and sisters, as in early times, today
too Christ needs apostles ready to
sacrifice themselves. He needs witnesses
and martyrs like St Paul. Paul, a former
violent persecutor of Christians, when
he fell to the ground dazzled by the
divine light on the road to Damascus,
did not hesitate to change sides to the
Crucified One and followed him without
second thoughts. He lived and worked for
Christ, for him he suffered and died.
How timely his example is today!"
“And for this
very reason I am pleased to announce
officially that we shall be dedicating a
special Jubilee Year to the Apostle Paul
from 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009, on
the occasion of the bi-millennium of his
birth, which historians have placed
between the years 7 and 10 A.D.”
~
Pope Benedict XVI, June 28, 2007 First
Vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter
and Paul |
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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Pope Benedict XVI
homilies on St. Paul and Vatican
resources
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/stpaul/index.shtml |
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Movies
About Saint Paul
Paul the Apostle
- the Bible Collection - Good Times
Publishing
(
www.pauline.org ) Filmed in the
Moroccan desert, Paul the Apostle is a
sweeping saga of a man whose story
continues after the Passion of Christ.
180 minutes
Paul: Contending
For the Faith - Ignatius Press (
www.ignatius.com ) Includes four
parts -Hebrew of Hebrews, Chosen By God,
Running the Race and Contending Unto
Death. 90 minutes
Apostle Paul and
the Earliest Church - Pauline Book
Store
(
www.pauline.org ) Visit the places
Paul traveled. 48 minutes |
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Movies With Pauline Themes
Using contemporary
movies this author looks at various
themes in Paul’s life. Movies include:
Star Wars, Amadeus, A
Separate Peace, Tender Mercies,
Dead Poets Society.
St. Paul at the
Movies: the Apostle’s Dialogue with
American Culture Robert Jewett,
Westminster John Knox Press, 1993
St. Paul Returns
to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame
Robert Jewett, Wm. B. Eerdmans
Publishing Co., 1999 |
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Bible Studies on Epistles of Paul
Little Rock
Scripture Study
(800-858-5434, (
www.littlerockscripture.org )
•
Letters from Prison (Philippians,
Colossians, Ephesians)–10 session.
•
Galatians and Romans – 13 sessions.
• First
Corinthians – 10 sessions.
• Second
Corinthians – 7 sessions.
The GREAT
Adventure: A Journey Through the Bible
(
www.GreatAdventureOnline.com ) The
Great Adventure is a Catholic Bible
learning system that makes the complex
simple by teaching the story (the
narrative) of the Bible.
•
Adventures in Acts – 10 DVD program with
20 sessions
•
Adventures in 1 Corinthians – 3 DVD
program with 10 sessions
Paul, Apostle to
the Church Today (St. Anthony
Messenger Press,
(
http://catalog.americancatholic.org/product.aspx?prodid=D7178&pcat=148 ) A
six-part DVD series of talks examining
the New Testament letters of St. Paul,
Fr. Stephen Doyle • First Thessalonians:
What Is the Church?
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Galatians: Identity Crisis
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Philippians: Knowing Jesus
• First
Corinthians: Living the Gospel
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Romans: Life Without Jesus
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Colossians: Jesus and the Universe
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Faith Sharing on Themes From Paul
Six Weeks with
Paul, Loyola Press, 800-621-1008,
(
http://www.yearofsaintpaul.com/ ) Created for
both individual and group use, each
six-week discovery guide focuses on a
specific book of the Bible. Weekly
sections feature key passages along with
related questions that encourage adults
to explore the Bible for themselves and
learn how it applies to their daily
lives. These guides are designed for
busy adults who wish to deepen their
relationship with God and strengthen
their understanding of Scripture.
• Acts:
The Good News of the Holy Spirit
• 1
Corinthians: Living as Christians
• 2
Corinthians: Power in Weakness
•
Thessalonians: Stand Firm in
Faith-Chapters 1-2
•
Galatians: Free in Christ
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Colossians/Philemon: New Life in Christ
•
Romans: Amazing Grace!
Scripture from
Scratch, St. Anthony Messenger Press
(
http://catalog.americancatholic.org/category.aspx?pcat=168 ) This
series in a newsletter format is easy to
read and makes learning accessible.
• Paul:
Letters From a Traveling Theologian
• Paul’s
First Letter to the Corinthians
• Paul’s
Letter to the Romans
• The
Letter to the Ephesians
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CD Series on Themes from Paul
Great Themes of
Paul – Life as Participation,
Richard Rohr, O.F.M, St. Anthony
Messenger Press, 1-800-488-0488,
(
www.AmericanCatholic.org ) In this
11-CD set, Rohr presents Paul’s
all-embracing vision and invites us to
enter into the mystery of Christ and be
transformed by applying up-to-date
theories of our universe and integrating
them with Paul’s revolutionary thinking
about sin, saints and spirituality.
Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest and
founder of the Center for Action and
Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM. |
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Books for Individual Reading
Jesus and Paul -
Parallel Lives, Jerome
Murphy-O'Connor, O.P, Liturgical Press,
2007 (
www.litpress.org ) The author
discusses the births, early years,
family, education, refugee status,
social class, economic position,
political circumstances, cultural
influences, conversion experiences and
details surrounding their deaths.
Paul, Least of
the Apostles - The Story of the Most
Unlikely Witness to Christ, Alain
Decaux Pauline Books and Media, 2003 (
www.pauline.org ) The author
presents Paul as a man of exceptional
passion and conviction, courage and
faith, yet one branded by human
contradictions, self-doubt, and personal
weakness.
Paul’s Social
Network: Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
edited by Bruce Malina, STD, Liturgical
Press 2007
( www.litpress.org ) Human beings are
embedded in a set of social relations. A
social network is one way of conceiving
that set of relations in terms of a
number of persons connected to one
another by varying degrees of
relatedness. In the early Jesus-group
documents featuring Paul and coworkers,
it takes little effort to envision the
apostle’s collection of friends and
friends of friends that is the Pauline
network. The persons who constituted
that network are the focus of this set
of brief books.
•
Timothy: Paul’s Closest Associate
Bruce T. Malina
•
Stephen: Paul and the Hellenist
Israelites John J. Pilch
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Books for Individuals and Group
Discussion
St. Paul: Called
to Conversion, A Seven-Day Retreat,
Ronald D. Witherup St. Anthony Messenger
Press, 2007
(
http://catalog.americancatholic.org/product.aspx?prodid=B16529&pcat=73 ) This book
provides inspiration for your next
armchair retreat or small-group
discussion.
St. Paul: Jubilee
Year of the Apostle Paul Edition,
Rev. Mitch Pacwa, SJ, Our Sunday
Visitor, 2008 (
www.OSV.com
)
A Bible Study Guide for Catholics that
can be used for personal study,
interactive journaling, or small group
study.
Passionate
Visionary: Leadership Lessons from the
Apostle Paul, Richard Ascough and
Charles Cotton, Hendrickson Publishers,
2006. A seasoned Bible scholar and an
expert in organizational leadership and
change offer principals for modern
managers and leaders drawn from Paul’s
dynamic leadership style.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Passionate+Visionary%3A+Leadership+Lessons+from+the+Apostle+Paul%2C&x=11&y=16 |
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Dramatic Presentations on Saint Paul
Saint Paul the
Apostle (
www.lukelive.com ) Paulist Father
James DiLuzio tells the story of St.
Paul through drama interspersed with
readings from his Letters, meditations
and songs |
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Web Sites and Articles On Line
Celebrating A
Year of St. Paul, June 28, 2008-June
29, 2009 (
www.cdow.org/stpaul.html ) A
Pastoral Letter of Bishop Michael
Saltarelli of the diocese of Wilmington
includes practical ideas for celebrating
the year.
Year of Saint
Paul Leaflets
(
www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/Scripture
) The Liturgy Office for the Catholic
Bishops Conference of England and Wales
has prepared a series of leaflets which
offer a brief introduction to the
letters of St. Paul as heard at Sunday
Mass. They are intended both for readers
and members of the liturgical assembly
to help them appreciate the context of
the second reading and encourage a
greater familiarity with St. Paul’s
writings.
Little Rock
Scripture Study (
www.littlerockscritpure.org )
Articles may be found and downloaded for
no charge beginning in June 2008
• June Paul's Conversion
• July Paul and the Good
News of Jesus
• August Paul, Missionary to
the Gentiles
• September The Nature of
Discipleship in Paul's Writings
• October Paul and Grace
• November Gifts and Fruit
of the Spirit
• December Paul and Marriage
2009:
• January The Women in
Paul's Life
• February The Eucharist in
Paul's Theology
• March Paul and the Church
• April Paul in Prison
• May Paul's Heritage in the
New Testament
• June Paul in the 21st
Century
William H. Sadlier (
http://www.webelieveweb.com/ ) The Catechist
Development section will have a year
long series of articles on Paul by the
renowned Scripture scholar Fr. Donald
Senior beginning in May and ending in
April 2009
Paulist Press:
(
www.paulistpress.com/jubilee_year_StPaul.shtml
) This site provides offers prayers,
books, puzzles, biography of St. Paul
and an online catalog for books
pertaining to the “Year of St. Paul”.
Recommended books to order are The Life
of St. Paul by leading biblical scholar
Lawrence Boadt, C.S. P. and a Stations
of the Cross According to St. Paul by
renowned Scripture scholar, Ronald
Witherup, SS.
Our Sunday Visitor
http://www.osv.com/YearofStPaulNav
/YearofStPaul/tabid/6133/Default.aspx
Learning for the entire family including
interactive stories, journey and a quiz.
They also offer a downloadable poster in
PDF format. You'll find information
about the journeys of St. Paul, his
feast days, symbols, facts, the plenary
indulgence, and suggestions for
celebrating.
RCL Publishing:
http://www.faithfirst.com/html/paulineyear/paulineyear.html
Current event, catechist resources,
adult learning and family activities on
the theme.
Loyola Press:
http://www.yearofsaintpaul.com/
articles that give you a glimpse in to
the life of St. Paul as well as
resources to order to lean more |
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Other Diocesan Efforts: Sharing Ideas
Ten P’s for
Parish Planning for the Year of St. Paul,
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Secretariat
for Evangelization suggested planning
ideas for Parish Adult Faith Formation
and Evangelization. (
http://www.archphila.org/evangelization/
formlaity/st_paul/yearofstpaul.htm )
Diocese of Phoenix:
Excellent site for information on how to
celebrate the Year of St. Paul, through
prayer, pilgrimage and God’s word.
http://www.diocesephoenix.org/fc/AFF/yearofst.paul.htm
Catechetical Office
of the Diocese of NY: Enrich your faith
with this website which has diverse
resources and links to learn more of St.
Paul and his importance to the Church.
http://www.nyfaithformation.org/resources/catechism/year-of-saint-paul/ |
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