AS I SEE IT

I will be doing a weekly "As I See It" supplement within this blog. The purpose for the supplemental blog is to discuss current Catholic events, review faith based books, computer applications, and other forms of media that help us grow in our Catholic faith. "As I See It" was also set up so I could have a place where I could discuss faith related topics that I am currently thinking about which may not pertain to the weekly podcast.

"As I See It" is here to offer a place for people to share their thoughts and feelings about our wonderful Catholic faith and to promote those books, movies, and websites that help us grow closer to God and give us a deeper meaning to Catholicism.

So what do you have to do as a reader of this blog to make it successful? Simple! Participate by posting your comments, thoughts, feelings, and any Faith related questions you may have in the comment section of this blog!



God bless you all!

Sean

PS: I would also like to inform you that there is a new look to www.catholicbiblestudyonline.com as I have updated it, so go take a look and tell me what you think! I welcome all your comments!

Loved by God

This week’s podcast again comes to us from “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation”. Father Larry Richards talks to us about the love our Father has for us and how we can live this love daily.

God's love was so great that he sent his only Son to “pay a debt He did not owe because we owed a debt we could not pay” (Scott Hahn).

In this podcast you will get a deeper understanding of how great God’s love for us is and how we, as Catholic Christians, can truly find happiness in this world by loving our fellow brothers and sisters, making time for God daily, and loving and praying for our enemies.

“Loved by God” is the first talk in a four part series called “God’s Love for Us and Our Response” by Father Larry Richards and since I am only using this one talk from the series, I encourage you to go to the link listed below to order the full four part series as it will change your life!

For more information on “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation” or to obtain a copy of this series visit:

http://www.thereasonforourhopefoundation.org

God bless you all!

Sean

PS: To hear the Podcast click on the title of this post

Confession (Part 2)

This is the second and final part of the Confession talk by Fr. Larry Richards. After this talk, please visit Fr. Larry's page at the URL listed below. He has many more life changing talks you can purchase from his site.

This Podcast will feature more talks by Fr. Larry Richards, so stay tuned!

For more information on “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation” visit:

http://www.thereasonforourhopefoundation.org

God bless you all!


Sean

PS: To hear the Podcast click on the title of this post

Confession (Part 1)

This week’s podcast comes to us from “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation” which was started by Fr. Larry Richards. Fr Larry's main purpose is to teach us the rich and wonderful truth about our Catholic faith, whether we want to hear it or not.

Lent is about bringing us closer to God and in this time of 40 days we, as Catholic Christians, renew our faith through the example of Christ who was tempted in the wilderness, but never gave in to that temptation. As Catholic Christians, we are often tempted by this secular world and for the times that we allow those temptations to lead us to sin, confession is there to help us renew our covenant with Christ and to build a stronger and more loving relationship with Him.

In this two part podcast you will learn why we should tell our sins to a priest, what sins Catholics need to confess to a priest, and what the benefit of confession is in our daily walk with Christ. Fr. Larry's "Confession" talk was instrumental in my reconversion back to the Catholic faith. That is why it gives me great pleasure to present one of his "life changing" talks to you this week. I hope this talk will change your life as much has it has changed mine.

Note: When this podcast is finished, please go to Confession (Part2) to finish this two part talk.

“Your Life will be changed forever” (quote by Fr. Larry Richards)


*For more information on “The Reason for Our Hope Foundation” visit:

http://www.thereasonforourhopefoundation.org

God bless you all!


Sean

PS: To hear the Podcast click on the title of this post

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Podcast #5

In last weeks podcast, Archbishop Sheen discussed conscience and how we, as Catholics, sometimes rebel against the teachings of the Church in faith and morals because we are usually committing the very sins we are rebelling against. The fact that someone is not in a state of grace, due to sin, seems to be justification enough to attack the teachings of the Church. This attack, which has the ultimate goal of supporting those who want to continue in their sinful actions, ultimately separates a person from God's grace. The further one goes into sin, the more adamant that person seems to be in their attack of the faith, as the lady in Archbishop Sheen's example from last week clearly shows us.

To combat the attacks against the Church we must learn our faith, pray for people who are currently in mortal sin, and live the faith to the fullest, so people can see a great example of how God's love and grace works in the everyday actions of life. Please pray for all who attack the Church, that they may see the light of truth, repent, and come back home!

In this next podcast, Archbishop Sheen will give his second talk on Good and Evil. This is his second talk on the subject and somehow I feel it is a fitting follow-up to last weeks podcast. We need the politicians, priests, and laity still proclaiming that such intrinsically evil things like abortion, same sex marriage, and contraception, are rights granted to the populous, have to realize that what they are doing is supporting evil, no matter if they themselves do not believe in it. This support automatically separates them from the Grace of God!

God bless you all!

PS: To hear the talk, click on the title of this blog.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Podcast #4

This talk has been a long time coming, I feel. With Catholic politicians like our current vice president, along with lay Catholics and clergy in the United States who claim to be practical Catholics publicly, yet continue to vote for and/or support such intrinsically evil things like abortion, contraception, and same sex marriages, etc. need to really listen to this talk by Archbishop Sheen. In this 4th installment of the life is worth living series Fulton Sheen addresses “Conscience” and the choices we make to let us “open the door from the inside” to let our conscience in.

In retrospect, with so many Catholics who voted for and continue to support Obama and his Pro-Death stance, I should have put this podcast up before the election, but I feel it is time to do so now. With our tax dollars, this administration is sending money to Mexico to fund abortion and allow for distribution of contraception, even while millions of Americans are without homes or have lost their jobs due to our economic crisis. Politicians, who claim to be Catholic, voted to continue this aid to Mexico (only 6 of the 24 Catholic senators actually voted to stop it)*.

Just for the record, all you Catholics out there who deny any part of the Catholic teaching in faith and morals have automatically been excommunicated from the Church. In order to be in communion with the Church again, you must go to confession and repent. This form of excommunication is called excommunication “Latae Sententiae” and is automatic, no Priest or Bishop needs to tell you that you have been excommunicated. You, as a Catholic, upon any “Post baptismal denial of the faith” have automatically separated yourself from the Church. For more information on Excommunication Latae Sententiae you can visit the following sites to know more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latae_sententiae

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05678a.htm

* For more information on the senators who tried to stop the funding to Mexico, and those who did not, go to:

http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=31885

Please tell all your friends about this blog and the website, which can be found at www.catholicbiblestudyonline.com

God bless you all!

Sean

PS: To hear the Podcast click on the title of this post

Thanks to all the supporters of Prop. 8

Please thank all the people who made a difference on Prop. 8 in California. The Mormons donated $190,000, The Knights of Columbus donated $260,000 and the list goes on and on. There are many other individuals listed on the link above who donated as well and CBSO.blogspot.com wants to thank each and everyone who stood up for what is right despite the backlash that they may receive for doing so. Standing up for true family values (and Christian values in general) is hard in this secular world, but because of supporters like you, Christians everywhere won a decisive victory in California! The dedication and monetary support of all the people listed on the link has finally allowed California to say definitively that marriage is between a "man and a woman" and I personally thank each and every one of you true soldiers for Christ!

To close this tribute to all the true defenders of faith and morals, I would like to leave you all with a quote from Fr. John Corapi from his talk entitled Surrender is Not an Option! In it he states very eloquently that “It is Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"

May God bless you all!

Sean

PS to see the list of supporters, click on the title of this blog

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Podcast #3

I am sorry this blog is so late but I have been really busy with work and the holidays, I know that is not an excuse, but please accept my apology with this wonderful new talk by Archbishop Fulton Sheen entitled "Old Testament Revelation". In this talk you will learn about Old Testament Revelation and how it pertains to our Faith. This talk is another in his 50 part "Life is Worth Living" series.

I encourage all people who visit this blog to get the word out! I would love to get more people participating in the promulgation of our wonderful Catholic faith. This blog and the website listed below are wonderful tools to aid you in learning and defending your faith. (or a wonderful resource for those who want to know more about Catholicism).

So, if you like this blog, please tell all your friends about it and post your comments here as well. You are also invited to visit our webpage at http://www.catholicbiblestudyonline.com and assist us in getting the word out about the webiste as well!

God bless!

Sean

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Podcast #2

For this week, Archbishop Sheen will discuss "Good and Evil.” This talk is fitting for all Catholic Christians, as most of the Catholic churches have done, or will do, a reconciliation service for the coming Christmas celebration. Good and Evil is a great topic to help us examine or conscience and prepare for glory that is to come on Christmas day!

Please feel free to comment here on the blog and also visit our website at www.catholicbiblestudyonline.com. Your input is greatly appreciated! Also, if you like this blog, get the word out - the more people we have here, the better!

So, with that being said, it is time to sit back and enjoy yet another pearl of wisdom from the great Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Merry Christmas all and please have a wonderful Holiday season!

PS: To here the podcast, click on the title of this post.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen Podcast #1

Because I am a firm believer in the timelessness of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's message, the first series of podcasts/blogs will come from his "Life is Worth Living" series. This is a 50 part series and will take about 50 weeks to finish. I know it is long, but it is well worth it!

His first talk is called "Philosophy of Life." It is a wonderful message and it sets the tone for the other talks in his "life is worth living" series. This first podcast will give you a general idea of what is to come in the following weeks as well, so I hope you will enjoy his talks as much as I have.

To start the talk, just click on the title of this blog and then you can sit back, relax, and listen to the timeless message of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.

Visit our website at: http://www.catholicbiblestudyonline.com/ to participate in the chat room.

catholicbiblestudyonline.com goes a-bloggin'

Welcome one and all!

The purpose of catholicbiblestudyonline.com (or "cbso" for short) is to devote an hour of our time to fellowship and prayer with other Catholic Christians from around the world. This page is devoted to the wonderful teachings of the Catholic faith and to the followers of Christ's church here on Earth.

The format for this Bible Study will consist of a 15 minute (or longer) podcast from the great teachers of our faith. The recordings will consist of talks by Father Larry Richards, Scott Hahn, Kimberly Hahn, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, and many many more.

During and after the talk you are invited to Join the discussion that will take place during the bible study podcast (through the blog or catholicbiblestudyonline.com's chat room). It is my hope that we can get together, in Christ, and dialogue about what we just heard.

The catholicbiblestudyonline.com blog and podcast was designed to aid and assist the mission of catholicbiblestudyonline.com, which is to promulgate the teachings of our Catholic faith. With that being said, we welcome and encourage non-Catholics, who truly want to know the truth about Catholicism, to actively participate as well.

I would like to encourage people who are not Catholic to come into the blog/podcast with an open mind and heart to what we are discussing. With that being said, at no time will I allow vulgar or profane comments to enter this discussion. If you are not here to Fellowship with other Catholic Christians or to listen to the opinions of others with an open heart and mind, then you will be requested to leave the chat at catholicbiblestudyonline.com and your blog comments will be removed.

God bless you all and let’s make this a fun and fruitful experience.