Personal: Bible study with us is of two types, the first personal, the second conventional - in groups. There is a community aspect even to our personal Bible study, in that we have no secrets. All, or at least most... of our innermost thoughts are shared with one another. Our ideas are forged together. Therefore, most of the writings produced here are really the product, in one sense, of "the community." They are also -- usually -- the product of intense Bible study. As an avenue for sharing these study insights, the Beroean correspondence circle was born several years ago. They have usually been the first to receive an essay or writing originating here. And we will use this Website forum in the future for presenting some of these Beroean missives. Who were the original Beroeans: "They were of a nobler sort that those of Thesolonica, receiving the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things be so." (Acts17:11)

In Groups: One of the greatest services our community has been able to offer to our local church has been as leaders of group Bible Study. First at the high school level, than with adults preparing for baptism, we have conducted on-going Scripture study of one kind or another for the last 30 years. The most active of these study projects have been a bilingual group which meets weekly at the Church (Spanish-English), and a monthly group, all English, that has met here at St. Benedict's Farm. In this bilingual group, which takes place every Tuesday at our local church, the format is to read and discuss the biblical readings for the following Sunday liturgy. Catholic liturgy utilizes a 3-year cycle, so that in that time-span all the high spots of the entire Bible are included. The all-English group has followed two formats: Studying book by book, and then picking certain the selections from the weekly liturgical readings. This group, just recently has become a seasonal thing, and is following a format of study common throughout the Church in preparation for the Millennium. In the course of these studies we have collected quite a bit of material over the years that help one "get into the Bible." We would be happy to share this with anyone who desires it. This material would apply more to those not very familiar to the Scriptures than to the seasoned student. To receive on-going commentary on the Catholic Sunday Mass readings, see a sample of this on our Web site at Commentary. Simply E-mail us to request the material; all we ask is a little help on the postage.