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Share the Word
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The Office for Catechesis and
Youth Ministry
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Spring 2010 |
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| A Newsletter of the Chicago Catholic Scripture School |
Dear Frank,
I hope that your Lenten journey is producing good fruit. I have opted to "do something more" this Lent rather than giving something up and I am finding it to be quite a challenge!
We have so much to share with you in this newsletter. The Spirit is moving in the Chicago Catholic Scripture School. We are looking forward to the 10th Anniversary Celebration with Cardinal Francis George on April 10, 2010 at St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville. I hope to see many of you there!
The class at St. Martha in Morton Grove is in its last unit, they will be at their figurative Mount Nebo before we know it. Please keep this wonderful group of students in your prayers as they close one chapter of their life together and explore others.
Many of our CCSS graduates and year four students are opening a new chapter in their journey and have registered for the Bible Study Facilitator Training certificate program which started on March 20th.
All of this and more is covered in the newsletter so "scroll on down" and Share the Word of the Chicago Catholic Scritpure School.
In Christ,
Brigid T. Wolff, M.Div.
Coordinator, Chicago Catholic Scripture School
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 CCSS 10th Anniversary Special Event
The Chicago Catholic Scripture School is pleased to welcome Cardinal Francis George, O.M.I. and Dr. Pauline Viviano who will speak at our anniversary event on Saturday April 10, 2010 at St. Joseph Parish in Libertyville.
The Cardinal will speak in the morning on scripture and his experience at the Synod on the Word of God in October of 2008.
Dr. Viviano has been a great supporter and teacher of the CCSS since its beginning. Dr. Pauline Viviano will speak after lunch on:
"What Forty Years of Study, Teaching, and Prayer Has Taught Me about the Bible."
The cost for the event is $40.00 which includes morning refreshments and a hot lunch. Please bring a friend and join us for this special celebration.
To register for this workshop please call Cindy Perales at 312-534-8048 or send her an email at cperales@archchicago.org. You can also register and pay online by clicking on the link below.
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 Job Goes to the Movies
(With the Coen Brothers?)
A Review of: A Serious Man
A movie by the Coen brothers
By: Brigid Wolff, CCSS Coordinator
A Serious Man , a movie by the Coen brothers, based upon the Book of Job, opened in theatres in November and is now available on DVD for rental or purchase. You may recall that these are the boys who gave us Fargo, No Country for Old Men, and more recently, Burn After Reading. The movie is the Coen brothers re-telling of the Book of Job, which for scripture scholars is quite interesting. Except for some differences in chronology and one fatal choice made by the protagonist, Larry Gopnik played by Michael Stuhlbarg, the book is remarkably faithful to the text.
I was fortunate to see the movie with two people who each provided unique perspectives on the film. I went with my husband and a friend who is an English Professor at a local University. My husband hated the movie. Stories about good guys who care for their families and do the right thing but essentially, get the short end of the stick (think The Piano here) are not his favorite way to spend a Saturday night. He also didn't like the movie because it takes place within a Jewish sub-culture in a Minneapolis suburb and, being a cradle Catholic, did not get the Jewish context of the film that frequently provided the viewer with some needed comic relief from an otherwise difficult subject.
My friend and I, on the other hand, quite enjoyed the film. Clearly we are not as plagued by provider anxiety as my husband is. (I am not sure I want to think about what that says about us.) My friend had the benefit of having dated a Jewish man from a suburb of New Jersey for four years, which supplied her with access to the humorous bits in the movie.
As with the Book of Job itself, A Serious Man leaves the viewer with many questions. My favorite, spoken by Larry a.k.a. Job, on his visit to the second friend, in this case a Rabbi, was "Why does Hashem give us these questions in the first place if we can't answer them?" Why indeed? I guess this, in the end, is what drew me so much towards the movie, and the book of Job itself. Sometimes suffering just happens and we don't have an answer as to why it happens. The fact that suffering exists does not, for the believer, mean that God is not good. Rather, true discipleship requires the ability to accept some amount of uncertainty. I think, in some circles, this is called faith. It is our task as believers to model this fidelity even in the face of great pain and suffering.
If you would like to read what someone else thought about the movie, check out the New York Times review posted online on November 23, 2009 by clicking New York Times Review On a final note, I think that the viewer might get more out of the film (notice I don't say "enjoy") by re-reading the Book of Job before seeing the movie.
Enjoy the show!
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 CCSS Looking Ahead to 2010-2011
Year One
St. Benedict the African West
7033 S. Honoree
(We will apply the Saturday format for this new site.)
Year Two
St Hyacinth Basilica, Polish - 22 students
St. Joseph in Libertyville - 35 students
St. Anne in Barrington - 23 students
Year Three
St. Philip Neri, South Shore- 12 students
St. Julie Biliart, Tinley Park - 26 students*
St. Teresa of Avila, Lincoln Park - 33 students
*The St. Julie Biliart students look forward to welcoming the students from the former St. Xavier site which closed after year two in 2008. These students have been patiently waiting for this year three opportunity to arrive and we look forward to welcoming them back at St. Julie Biliart.
"Until I arrive, devote yourself to the reading of Scripture . . . "
1Tim 4:13
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 The Papercut Haggadah at LUMA
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) has a very special kind of Haggadah on exhibit.
The Papercut Haggadah by Archie Granot will be on exhibit from February 11 until May 9, 2010 at LUMA on Michigan Avenue (sweetly located adjacent to the Hershey's store.)
Haggadah means "to tell" in Hebrew. The Haggadah is read on the first night of Passover at the Seder meal when the story of the liberation of God's people from slavery in Egypt is retold in a ritual meal. The re-telling of the story of being lead out of Egypt is also a way of reliving the event of God's goodness for God's people.
LUMA is currently exhibiting the papercut Haggadah that is done, not in Hebrew, but in geometric and abstract shapes. LUMA will also be offering lectures on the subject of Haggadot on Tuesday April 13 and May 4 at 6:00p.m.. The cost of admission to LUMA is minimal at $7.00 per person (less than most movies) and admission is free on Tuesdays.
Over the centuries many beautifully illustrated and illuminated Haggadah have been created by artists and artisans throughout the world. One of the most famous of these, the Sarajevo Haggadah is celebrated in a work of historical fiction called People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. People of the Book tells the story of many heroes over the centuries who have valued and protected a particularly special Haggadah. It also addresses the relationship among the People of the Book, Jews, Christians, and Muslims, who all trace their heritage back to Abraham and Sarah.
As we move closer to the cross on Good Friday, and that holy Passover of long ago, you might consider a visit at LUMA as a stop on your Lenten journey.
The LUMA website has more information at www.LUC.edu/luma or click the link below for more information.
LUMA
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Summer Scripture Seminar hosted by USML
A Summer Scripture Seminar will be held at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary from Sunday June 20th to Friday June 25th, 2010. The seminar is offered by the USML office for Ongoing Formation. For more information call Megan Deichl at 847-837-4558 or click on the link below.
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Contact Us
Brigid Wolff, M.Div.
Chicago Catholic Scripture School Coordinator
312-534-8053
Cindy Perales
CCSS Secretary
312-534-8048
We are located at the Cardinal Meyer Center
3525 S. Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
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