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Seven Percent of marriages result in happy and fulfilled couples. What's the secret? What about the rest? Are most marriages doomed to fail or result in failure? This series delves into the structure and purpose of natural marriage, then introduces sacramental marriage and explains the purpose of each. The insights presented here can help any married couple improve their marriage and live a more fulfilling life.

Is the Book of Revelation obscure because we do not understand it or because we misunderstand it? This study will walk you step-by-step through the last book of Scripture. In uncertain times such as ours, Revelation anchors us in the hope of Christ and gives us abiding peace and joy. Prerequisite The Catholic Foundation Library is a definite prerequisite to a sound understanding of the Book of Revelation. It serves as a basis for grasping the way Scripture functions and since the Book of Revelation assumes a solid familiarity with the rest of the Bible, it makes sense to start with a ...

The Book of Leviticus is known as the Law, that is the Law that Moses -- not God -- gave to his people in the wake of the golden calf and the rejection of the Ten Commandments. The Law is inextricably bound to the Levitical priesthood instituted at the same time. It is common for readers of the Bible to skip Leviticus, or to skim over it quickly: its detailed listing of seemingly inscrutable laws have very little in common with our daily lives. Further, there are commentators who suggest that the purpose of the Book of Leviticus was for Israel and Israel only, but now that the sacrificial ...

The Book of Deuteronomy is Moses' commentary on the Law given in Leviticus. Here, Moses gives his farewell address to Israel, expressing both his love for his nation, his hopes and fears for its future. Deuteronomy is the companion book to Leviticus. Together, they provide us a set of wide-ranging laws that govern the liturgical, sacrificial, familial, and civil life of Israel under one main heading: "Holiness unto the Lord." Yet, Moses knew how deeply flawed the nation was. Forty years in the wilderness has given him a profound understanding of the human condition and has made him acutely ...

If Exodus is the face of the Pentateuch turning away from Egypt, Numbers is the turning to the Promised Land. How painful it is sometimes for us to leave what we love behind to follow Love into the wilderness.This series is not a verse-by-verse study of the Book of Numbers; it is a study of the human heart as he learns to leave behind the good of the world for the greatest good: Duties of the Priesthood: how they must serve the Lord The celebration of the Second Passover Israel's fall and the Forty Years of wandering Rebelling against God The Test of the Rods and the awful punishment The death...

The Book of Exodus is an adventure, a divine mystery, a recapitulation of salvation history, a tragic account of fall and redemption. Above all it is a love story between God and humanity. While this study is not a verse-by-verse on Exodus, it focuses on ten salient points of the book: 01. The Election of Moses as a prophet for his people 02. The revelation of the Holy Name of the Lord 03. The Ten Plagues of Egypt 04. The flight into the wilderness 05. The Israelites reaction after they had left the fertile land of Goshen 06. The Giving of the Ten Commandments 07. The Golden Calf 08. The ...

Creationism, Big-Bang, Evolution, Adam and Eve, the Flood, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph... This study covers these topics and many more in a Catholic mindset. Discover the depth and beauty of Genesis and deepen your relationship with God by meditating on His paternal care to those who love Him. The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible because without a proper understanding of the unfolding events from Adam to Joseph the sense of Scripture will be truncated and obscured. This book teaches us first and foremost that theology is rooted in history and morality, that God, the Living God ...

This short series of talks were given during the lenten season of 2022 at the behest of the Maronite Youth Association -- Saint Ephrem Chapter in San Diego California. The series focuses on Judgment, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Its purpose is to invite its listeners to a deeper conversion, a turning away from sin, and a turning towards the Lord.

Qorbono is a Syriac word that points to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, the Mass, and the Eucharist. Qorbono offers in-depth bible studies meant to help you make sense of the Scriptures according to the mind of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Foundation Library is an essential study of Scripture to help you understand God's overarching plan. It covers essential elements required to better understand the Gospels and the words of Jesus: How should we read the Scripture? What is a covenant and why is it important? How should we understand numbers like 666? The Bible is filled with symbolic...