With 46 new students beginning the Hartford Catholic Biblical School this fall, energies ran high at Saturday's Opening Scripture Day--even before Archbishop Blair made his pastoral appearance. Students responded with enthusiasm, knowing that their archbishop is praying for their deepening relationship with Christ through the study of Sacred Scripture. Every year, our students benefit greatly from beginning their studies with a day of reflection, study, prayer, Eucharist, and (not to mention...) the scholarly input of our speaker,
Stephen J. Binz, gifted author of many popular books on the Bible.
Fr. Christopher M. Tiano, Director of the
Office of Religious Education and Evangelization and Dean of St. Thomas Seminary, presided at liturgy for the new students.
Before returning to his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mr. Binz offered a "how to" workshop on leading biblical studies, using his popular
Threshold Bible Study series (Twenty-Third Publications), for Biblical School alums and parish pastoral leaders on Sunday. Both programs were hosted by
St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield.
