Cradle Catholic Course Page

Tuesdays 6:45 - 8:00pm

Mountainview Community Christian Church, 2nd Floor

40 E Highlands Ranch Pkwy, HR CO 80126

Contacts: Mark Scott mark@mountainviewfamily.org

Patrick McGarrity patrick@clairtonenterprises.com

Course Outline

E4U Cradle Catholic Course Resources

Week 1 Links

Charts: Week 1

Week 2 - Links

Charts: Week 2 Statistics

(see "Statistics: Catholic Church and Cradle Catholics" links below for the detail of the statistics in the charts)

Charts: Week 2 History

(see "Paul and the early Christians" video below)

Article: National Catholic Register: "Hidden Exodus - Catholics Becoming Protestants"

Link: Laity "Living the Mission": Rachel's Vineyard

Link: Laity "Living the Mission": Dr. Murphy in Ghana - CMMB

Link: Laity "Living the Mission": Dr. Murphy in Ghana - Blog

Link: Laity "Living the Mission": Cyndy Murphy in Ghana - Blog

Week 3 Links

Charts: Week 3

Video, youtube: St. Catherine's Monastery, Mt Sinai, Egypt (Getty Museum, 9 min)

Week 4 Links

Charts: Week 4

Guest: Rev. Bart Geger, S.J. Jesuit Spirituality Course Page

Video Describing the Society of Jesus, "Jesuits", to Prospective Recruits (25 min)

Week 5 Links

[charts...to be added]

Week 6 Links

Charts: Week 6

Index of Catholic Bible Readings at Sunday Mass by Book - Rev Felix Just S.J.

Lectionary for Mass - Rev. Felix Just, S.J. (2014 is Cycle "A" plus Advent, Lent, Easter, Christmas)

Week 7 Links

Charts: Week 7

Reverse Lectionary - All the Gospel Passages Excluded from the Catholic Lectionary (if you went to Mass every Sunday of your life, you would still miss these Gospel passages)

Week 8 Links

Charts: Week 8 part 1

Charts: Week 8 part 2

DVD: Philomena Lee (Amazon, not yet available, $19)

Movie: Philomena Lee: now playing at Landmark "Chez Artiste" and UA Denver West, both in the Denver area

Catholic Church History Resources

Video, youtube: Lost Worlds Documentary Series: Paul and the early Christians (Episode XI, youtube video, 45 minutes)

Video, youtube: BBC Documentary: History of Christianity: Rome (youtube, 48 minutes)

Video, youtube: BBC Documentary: History of Christianity: The Future of Christianity (youtube, highlights Catholic Church in Europe)

Video, youtube: Salt & Light TV: Archbishop Fisichella & The Pontfical Council on the New Evangelization (youtube, 28 minutes)

Statistics: Catholic Church and Cradle Catholics

PDF: Summary of Statistics Document

Link: Pew Research - Religious Landscape Survey: Affiliation

Link: Pew Research - Religious Landscape Survey: Discipleship

Link: Catholics in the U.S Statistics - US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Link: Religious Demographic Data by County

"5 Big Ideas" for Cradle Catholics

Bible Encounter and Study Resources

VIDEO: Watch the entire Gospel of Mark performed in about 90 minutes

production quality: excellent

Video, youtube: The Gospel of Mark, Performed by Max McLean (youtube)

Video, DVD: Gospel of Mark (Max McLean, 2010, Amazon, $14)

VIDEO: Watch the entire Gospel of John performed in 3 hours

production quality: excellent

Word for word performance

"Good News" Translation by the American Bible Society, on the approved list of translations for Catholics

Video, youtube: The Gospel of John (youtube)

Video, DVD: The Gospel of John (2005, Amazon, $10)

VIDEO: Watch the entire Gospel of Matthew performed in 4 hours, 18 minutes

production quality: very good

Word for word performance

"Good News" Translation by the American Bible Society, on the approved list of translations for Catholics

Spanish Language (dubbed) an option in set-up

Video, youtube: The Gospel of Matthew (youtube)

Video, DVD: The Gospel of Matthew (2010, Amazon, $14)

VIDEO: Watch the entire book of The Acts of the Apostles performed in 4 hours

production quality: good

Video: The Acts of the Apostles (youtube)

Video, DVD: The Acts of the Apostles (1994, Amazon, $11)

PRINT: Recommended Study Bibles, Previously Used: "Good", "Very Good" or "Like New" condition (about $5-$20, prices fluctuate)

Link, Amazon: Quest Study Bible (NIV)

Life Application Study Bible (NLT)

LARGE PRINT Study Bible (NIV)

ESV Student Study Bible (ESV)

LOWEST COST Quest Study Bible (NIV) ~$5

ANALYSIS: See how much of each book in the Bible is read at Mass

Lectionary Statistics - Rev. Felix Just, S.J. (Jesuit)

Understanding GRACE Resources

Overview of Christian Grace

Music: Amazing Grace (LeAnn Rimes, listen and meditate the words)

DVD: Amazing Grace (learn of the history of the composer of the lyrics to "Amazing Grace")

Understanding RADICAL FORGIVENESS Resources

BOOK: We can all learn what it means to be Christian from the Amish, especially forgiveness. This book is highly recommended.

Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (previously used from Amazon, about $5 delivered)

DVD: This is an excellent documentary on forgiveness, what it is, what it is not, scientific benefits, etc.

The Power of Forgiveness (DVD)

BOOK: Brian Zahnd explores the boundaries of forgiveness and the centrality of forgiveness to Christianity

Unconditional: The Call of Jesus to Radical Forgiveness (link to DVD on Amazon)

Video: Short Author's Intro to the Book (youtube, 2 minutes)

EXPERTS: Paul and Cyndi McCormick provide focused education and counseling to individuals and periodically as a workshop.

Contact Paul for details: paul@gadzukespublishing.com or 303-912-0070.

TECHNIQUE: The Letter Method used by Paul and Cyndi to help people who have been hurt forgive is described in the document below.

Forgiveness Technique: The Letter Method

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