Personal Study 3

Third Symbolon episode (“Knowing the Faith 3: The Bible”)

• Both parts of the episode available on Formed.org

• Questions to answer:

  1. What one thing ties all 73 of the books of the Bible together?

  2. According to the video, what does it mean that Catholics don’t interpret the Bible in a literalistic way, but they do read the Bible literarily? What examples does the presenter give?

Two DOS podcasts (embedded below)

*E-mail answers to vincent@catholicgators.org

1. Using St. Ignatius's and Fr. Gallager's examples, define spiritual consolation, distinuishing it from other sorts of consolation.
2. How is spiritual consolation related to other sorts of consolation?

1. Using St. Ignatius's and Fr. Gallager's examples, define spiritual desolation, distinguishing it from other sorts of desolation.
2. How is spiritual desolation related to other sorts of desolation?
3. What is the only appropriate response to spiritual desolation and the thoughts that come from it?