Resurrection and ‘last things’ in Catechism series

Sydney
14 July 2002

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Resurrection and ‘last things’ in Catechism series

Fr Flader conducts a class in the first Catechism series at Lidcombe

Christ’s death and resurrection, the Holy Spirit and the Church, the structure of the Church, Mary, and the ‘last things’ will be the main topics in a second series of classes on the Catechism of the Catholic Church which begins this month at the Catholic Adult Education Centre in Lidcombe.

The classes, which will again be given by Fr John Flader, director of the centre, will cover the second half of the profession of faith.

Fr Flader says the first series, attended by more than 100 people, was a great success.

Tapes and notes from the series are available for purchase.

He says the Catechism course is of special interest to young people wanting to know more about their faith and to parents, catechists, teachers, people involved in RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) programs, and non-Catholics interested in knowing what Catholics believe.

The series of classes begins at 7.30pm on Tuesday, July 23.

There will be afternoon sessions on Fridays, too, beginning at 2pm on July 26.

A nominal fee of $10 will cover course notes, plus coffee and tea.

Also, a 10-week course on St Mark’s Gospel begins at the centre at 2pm on Wednesday, July 24.

It will be given by Br Brian Beggs fms, who has had a long career in teaching and has a special interest in scripture. Cost is $25.

For information and enrolment for both courses, call 9643 3660.

One of the world’s foremost moral theologians, Prof William May, will speak in Sydney on July 29 under the auspices of the Catholic Adult Education Centre.

Prof May, professor of moral theology at the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Washington, will give his lecture - Marriage: A person-affirming, love-enabling, life-giving, and sanctifying reality - in the Gerry Gleeson Auditorium at the Australian Catholic University, 25 Barker St, Strathfield, at 7.30pm on Monday, July 29.

Prof May, who was appointed by Pope John Paul II to the International Theological Commission (1986-97), is the author of several books, including, An Introduction to Moral Theology; Marriage: the Rock on which the Family is Built; Catholic Sexual Ethics; and Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human Life.

Suggested donation is $5. Copies of his books will be available for sale.