Summer Conferences: National Catholic Bible Conference

Join us for the 2013 National Catholic Bible Conference! Learn from Catholic Bible study experts how to read, Scripture, how to apply its wisdom to your daily life, and how to share its riches with others. This conference takes place in Philidelphia and begins on June 21st.  It has an amazing list of speakers, including Scott Hahn, Michael Barber, Mary Healy, as well as Bishop Arthur Serratelli, Chariman of the USCCB Ad hoc Sub-Committee for the Review of Scripture Translations. Pricing: Early Bird Registration: $140 (Save $25!) Individual Registration (after 4/30/13): $165 Clergy/Deacon/Religious Registration: FREE Conference Meal Plan: $30 You can register for this conference here.

Summer Conferences: Renewal Ministries Catholic Bible School

Back in the day I attended the Renewal Ministries Catholic Bible Study School each Summer.  I found them to be both academically and spiritually nourishing.  I highly recommend this conference!  Bishop Jan Liesen is a real treasure and a humble servant of the Lord........and he knows the Scriptures really really really well!

Dates and Location:
June 27-30, 2013
Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center
North Palm Beach, Florida

Main Speaker:
Bishop Jan Liesen

Bishop Liesen is bishop of Brada in the Netherlands.  Formerly, he was a librarian and professor of New Testament Exegesis, Biblical Theology, and Hebrew Bible at the Seminaire Rolduc in Kerkrade, Netherlands. He received his doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute of Rome.  He is a distinguished member of the International Theological Commission.

(Other speakers include Debbie Herbeck and Laurie Manhardt)

Theme:
The Voice of the Bridegroom


Cost:
Tuition, room, and board is $350.00

Summer Conferences: Little Rock Bible Institute 2013

Today marks officially the first day of Spring, although for those of us in the great state of Michigan it still looks a lot like Winter.  Like many of you, I am eagerly anticipating the warmer months that are assuredly coming.  As many of you know, what often coincides with Summer are a host of different Bible-related conferences, ranging from the beginner to the scholar, that one can attend.  So what I would like to do over the coming months is to alert you to these conferences.  First up, the Little Rock Bible Institute 2013:


The Dates and Location:

June 21–23, 2013

St. John Center

Little Rock, Arkansas

The Speaker:

Dr. Michael Patella, OSB — is director of Study Abroad Programs and associate professor of theology at St. John’s University, Collegeville. He is chair of the Committee on Illumination and Text for The Saint John’s Bible. He is also the author of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary Luke, which is the companion commentary to the Little Rock Scripture Study The Gospel According to
Luke.



The Lectures:
Session 1: History of the Lukan Text within
the Gospel Tradition
Session 2: Infancy Narratives: An Oratorio?
Session 3: Material Proper to Luke: Snapshots
with a Theme?
Session 4: Reception of Luke through Time
and Place
Session 5: Luke in The Saint John’s Bible

Registration Fee:

$95, paid in advance (includes breakfast,
lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast
on Sunday). Housing fee is additional.