"Bible Blog" Publishing Contest

Submit your biblical reflections by January 31 to be considered for this month's "Bible Blog" contest. Submissions will be accepted all year long, and winners will be chosen on a monthly basis.Click here for details.

CBS "Year for Priests" Workshop

Called to be a Priestly People:
A Biblical Perspective

During this Year of the Priest, Dr. Barbara Bozak, a Sister of St. Joseph, invites us to think about how all baptized Christians are called to be a priestly people. As we celebrate this year the gift that ordained priesthood is to us, this presentation will challenge all of us to be a holy presence to others as we live from day to day.

Date:  March 6, 2010

Time:  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location:  Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield

This workshop is designed especially for Biblical School graduates and those involved in ministry and leadership within the community of faith. For more information and to pre-register download this flyer or contact the Office of Religious Education at cbs@orehartford.org or by phone at 860-243-9465.

CBS Recommends—Scripture in the Catholic Tradition

February 23, 2010 at the Bishop Marshall Center/St. Michael Cathedral - Springfield MA, 9:15-2:15. For more information, download this flyer.

This event is not sponsored by the Catholic Biblical School, but is authorized as a "make-up" for certain missed requirements. Contact BJ Daly Horell to pursue this option.

A Celebration of Sacred Scripture

The Passion and Death of Jesus: The Biblical Story and the "Back" Story

The Hartford Catholic Biblical School is once again sponsoring our annual Celebration of Sacred Scripture. On Sunday, March 21, 2010, Dr. Mary C. Boys, a sister of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary and a professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, will lead us through some of the significant texts for our understanding of the passion and death of Jesus. She will focus specifically on the implications of New Testament interpretation for Christian faith and practice.

Pre-registration is required for attendance, to insure adequate seating. We hope you will join us. Sign-in and "Coffee And" begins at noon. This event is free of charge and open to the public; a free will offering is requested at the event. For more information and to download a registration form, click here.

CBS students in their second, third, or fourth year are required to attend.

CBS Recommends—Biblical Justice: The Roots and Wings of Social Ministry

Tricia Hoyt teaches nationally on sacred and biblical storytelling, spirituality, and ministry. She will be at St. James Parish in Rocky Hill on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Find out more by clicking here.

To register, contact the Archdiocesan Office for Catholic Social Justice. Email: ocsjm@catholicsocialjustice.org  Telephone: 203-777-7279

This event is not sponsored by the Catholic Biblical School, but is authorized as a "make-up" for certain missed requirements. Contact BJ Daly Horell at cbs@orehartford.org to pursue this option.

January News in Faith Formation

The January 2010 edition of ORE Connections is now available. Click here to discover what's happening this month in faith formation in the Archdiocese of Hartford. (And don't be fooled by the date--it really is the current issue!)

The CBS Recommends—Biblical Spirituality Online

The Paulist Evangelization Training Institute (PETI) will offer its online course Biblical Spirituality from January 25 to March 7, 2010. Over the six-week course, Fr. Tony Krisak will review the major themes and stories of scripture which ground Catholic spirituality and life.  The course is aimed at helping people understand how we view the Bible and how we actively live our faith on the basis of a rich scriptural tradition.

For more information, click here.

For Catholic Biblical Students, participation in this course will count as a "make-up" for some certificate requirements. Email BJ for more information at cbs@orehartford.org.

London Archbishop Reflects on the Nativity Scene

(Article by Lee Nagel, Executive Director, National Conference of Catechetical Leadership, January 3, 2010)

The scene at Bethlehem shows harmony between all the elements of our created world and is a call to remember how we depend on each other, creation and God, says the archbishop of Westminster. In a pastoral letter for the Dec. 27 feast of the Holy Family, Archbishop Vincent Nichols reflected on the lessons to be drawn from the Nativity scene.