Catholicism WOW! …because our Catholic faith is so amazing.
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WHAT IS CATHOLICISM WOW! ?
Given that many are unaware or distracted by misinformation or lack of information about Catholicism, we need to be explorers and companions. Come join other explorers as we seek to discover how our faith continues to survive and thrive 2,000+ years and counting, despite of human frailty and mistakes. But then, Jesus promised that the gates of Hell would not prevail over his church.
What kind of things do we discuss? In the past, we have watched and discussed Bishop Robert Barron’s video series on Catholicism, the Saints, and the Mass. We’ve also read and discussed the lives of the saints, our Pope’s writings, and have explored topics in the news, as well as protecting the environment, racial justice, participants’ experiences in and of Catholicism, and myriad other topics.
You are warmly invited to join our remote Catholicism WOW meetings via Zoom.
We will start at 7 pm every Wednesday via ZOOM. We stop at 8 pm.
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Please join us. We look forward to seeing you!
Yvette and Ned
Questions? Contact us
Yvette (925) 640-0024 yvetteniccolls@gmail.com
Ned (925) 209-1271 niccolls@comcast.net
7 pm April 23, 2025
“Disagreement - What Would God Have to Say?”.
All of us have witnessed two ethical people having opposite and strongly held opinions on issues and choices. Everywhere in the news today there’s disagreement. I bet that’s one thing we can agree on!
Homework, if you have time and inclination:
1. Please read the Gospel for Sunday April 27, 2025 (click on the link or scroll down — it’s included below)
2. Please watch this YouTube video, “The Messiah We Want vs the Messiah We Need”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3bf7L2Ungg
Watch min 9 – 13. (Watch the whole thing if you have time.)
Here Fr. Casey discusses politics in the US. He traces the history of messiahs in the Old Testament and seeks to understand what makes some people want a “strong” president like Donald Trump.
3. Please read the attached Introduction from Sr. Joan Chittister’s book, “The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart”, pp 1-4. (Read all twelve pages if you have time.)
Discussion Questions:
1. Imagine you are there in the locked room when Jesus appears to the disciples. What are your reactions?
2. Tell us your thoughts about Fr. Casey’s video about messiahs. Do you agree with his arguments?
3. The comment that is often heard nowadays is “oh, we never discuss politics.” Should people discuss politics?
4. Describe an occasion when you had a disagreement with someone? Was it resolved?
5. What do you know about the Ten Commandments? Did Sr. Joan’s introduction give you a new perspective?
We hope to see you!
Ned and Yvette
Questions? Contact us
Yvette (925) 640-0024 yvetteniccolls@gmail.com
Ned (925) 209-1271 niccolls@comcast.net
Gospel
John 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week,
when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,
for fear of the Jews,
Jesus came and stood in their midst
and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.
Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them,
and whose sins you retain are retained.”
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve,
was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
But he said to them,
“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nailmarks
and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside
and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, although the doors were locked,
and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands,
and bring your hand and put it into my side,
and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”
Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples
that are not written in this book.
But these are written that you may come to believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,
and that through this belief you may have life in his name.
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