"Therefore, stay awake!"

The readings for this First Sunday of Advent, the first Sunday of the liturgical year don’t sound very different in tone from the last Sunday of the outgoing year, not counting the special readings for the Feast of Christ the King. At first sight that might seem a bit surprising —but, of course, in the Church this sort of thing happens all the time and when you take a closer look you usually find

"This is the King of the Jews"

Sunday's solemn feast of Christ the King, the grand finale to Liturgical Year C, gives us an opportunity to lay aside a lot of cultural baggage about kings and kingdoms, and discover how Jesus Christ can be a true king, unlike earthly rulers. Our Discussion Questions for Nov. 21, 2010 will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.The feast of Jesus

"By your perseverance you will secure your lives"

The Readings for Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 - 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - direct our attention to the End of the World, otherwise known as the Last Things, or the Day of the Lord. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.Two weeks from now the season of Advent will begin. Since Advent is about the two comings of Christ,

"They can no longer die, for they are like angels"

In our Sunday Gospel reading for November 7, 2010 we are presented with the tricky question that the Sadducees posed Jesus to catch him out and to demonstrate the logic of their opinion that there is no resurrection of the body. Our Discussion Questions for this 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time will guide your Online Sunday Bible Study sessions with your family, friends and church groups.Christian