Saint Paul by Marco Zoppo c. 1470

The Year of St. Paul Catechetical Resources

"The Apostle of the Gentiles, who dedicated himself to the spreading of the good news to all peoples, spent himself for the unity and harmony of all Christians. May he guide us and protect us in this bimillenary celebration, helping us to advance in the humble and sincere search for the full unity of all the members of the mystical Body of Christ." - Pope Benedict XVI

Movies about St. Paul on DVD

Paul the Apostle - the Bible Collection - Good Times Publishing (www.pauline.org)
Filmed in the Moroccan desert, Paul the Apostle is a sweeping saga of a man whose story continues after the Passion of Christ. 180 minutes

Paul: Contending For the Faith - Ignatius Press (www.ignatius.com)
Includes four parts - Hebrew of Hebrews, Chosen By God, Running the Race and Contending Unto Death.90 minutes

Apostle Paul and the Earliest Church - Pauline Book Store (www.pauline.org)
Visit the places Paul traveled. 48 minutes

Movies with Pauline Themes

Using contemporary movies the author looks at various themes in Paul’s life. Movies include: Star Wars, Amadeus, A Separate Peace, Tender Mercies, Dead Poets Society.

St. Paul at the Movies: the Apostle’s Dialogue with American Culture
Robert Jewett,Westminster John Knox Press, 1993

St. Paul Returns to the Movies: Triumph Over Shame
Robert Jewett, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999

Bible Studies on Epistles of St. Paul

Little Rock Scripture Study (800-858-5434, www.littlerockscripture.org)

Letters from Prison (Philippians, Colossians, Ephesians) – 10 session.
Galatians and Romans – 13 sessions.
First Corinthians – 10 sessions.
Second Corinthians – 7 sessions.
Cartas Paulinas de la cautividad (Filipenses, Filemón, Colosenses, Efesios) – 10 sesiones.

The GREAT Adventure: A Journey Through the Bible (www.GreatAdventureOnline.com)

Adventures in Acts – 10 DVD program with 20 sessions
Adventures in 1 Corinthians – 3 DVD program with 10 sessions

Paul, Apostle to the Church Today (St. Anthony Messenger Press, (www.americancatholic.org)
A six-part DVD series of talks examining the New Testament letters of St. Paul, Fr. Stephen Doyle

First Thessalonians: What Is the Church?
Galatians: Identity Crisis
Philippians: Knowing Jesus
First Corinthians: Living the Gospel
Romans: Life Without Jesus
Colossians: Jesus and the Universe

Faith Sharing on Epistles of St. Paul

Six Weeks with Paul: (Loyola Press, 800-621-1008, (www.loyolapress.org)
Created for both individual and group use, each six-week discovery guide focuses on a specific book of the Bible. Weekly sections feature key passages along with related questions that encourage adults to explore the Bible for themselves and learn how it applies to their daily lives. These guides are designed for busy adults who wish to deepen their relationship with God and strengthen their understanding of Scripture.

Acts: The Good News of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians: Living as Christians
2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness
Thessalonians: Stand Firm in Faith-Chapters 1-2
Galatians: Free in Christ
Colossians/Philemon: New Life in Christ
Romans: Amazing Grace!

Scripture from Scratch (St. Anthony Messenger Press (www.AmericanCatholic.org)

Paul: Letters From a Travelling Theologian
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
The Letter to the Ephesians

CD Series on Themes from Paul

Great Themes of Paul – Life as Participation, Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1-800-488-0488, (www.AmericanCatholic.org)
In this 11-CD set, Rohr presents Paul’s all-embracing vision and invites us to enter into the mystery of Christ and be transformed by applying up-to-date theories of our universe and integrating them with Paul’s revolutionary thinking about sin, saints and spirituality. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM.

Books for Individual Reading

Jesus and Paul - Parallel Lives, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, O.P
Liturgical Press, 2007 (www.litpress.org)
The author discusses the births, early years, family, education, refugee status, social class, economic position, political circumstances, cultural influences, conversion experiences and details surrounding their deaths.

Paul, Least of the Apostles - The Story of the Most Unlikely Witness to Christ, Alain Decaux
Pauline Books and Media, 2003 (www.pauline.org)
The author presents Paul as a man of exceptional passion and conviction, courage and faith, yet one branded by human contradictions, self-doubt, and personal weakness.

Book Series for Individual Reading

Paul’s Social Network: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, edited by Bruce Malina, STD
Liturgical Press 2007 (www.litpress.com)
Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of relatedness. In the early Jesus-group documents featuring Paul and coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle’s collection of friends and friends of friends that is the Pauline network. The persons who constituted that network are the focus of this set of brief books.

Timothy: Paul’s Closest Associate Bruce T. Malina
Stephen: Paul and the Hellenist Israelites John J. Pilch

Books for Individuals and Group Discussion

Paul for Everyone: Galatians and Thessalonians, Tom Wright
Westminster John Knox Press, 2004 (U.S. edition) (www.wjkbooks.com)
Tom Write provides guides to all the books of the New Testament. Each short passage is followed by a highly readable discussion, with background information, useful explanations and suggestions, and thoughts as to how the test can be relevant to our lives today. The series is suitable for group study, personal study, or daily devotions.

St. Paul: Called to Conversion, A Seven-Day Retreat, Ronald D. Witherup
St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2007 (www.AmericanCatholic.org.)
This book provides inspiration for your next armchair retreat or small-group discussion.

St. Paul: Jubilee Year of the Apostle Paul Edition, Rev. Mitch Pacwa, SJ
Our Sunday Visitor, 2008 (www.OSV.com )
A Bible Study Guide for Catholics that can be used for personal study, interactive journaling, or small group study.

Passionate Visionary: Leadership Lessons from the Apostle Paul, Richard Ascough and Charles Cotton
Hendrickson Publishers, 2006.
A seasoned Bible scholar and an expert in organizational leadership and change offer principals for modern managers and leaders drwon from Paul’s dynamic leadership style.

Articles Online

Celebrating A Year of St. Paul, June 28, 2008-June 29, 2009 (www.cdow.org/stpaul.html)
A Pastoral Letter of Bishop Michael Saltarelli of the diocese of Wilmington includes practical ideas for celebrating the year.

Year of Saint Paul Leaflets (www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/Scripture)
The Liturgy Office for the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales has prepared a series of leaflets which offer a brief introduction to the letters of St. Paul as heard at Sunday Mass. They are intended both for readers and members of the liturgical assembly to help them appreciate the context of the second reading and encourage a greater familiarity with St. Paul’s writings.

Little Rock Scripture Study (www.littlerockscritpure.org)
Articles may be found and downloaded for no charge beginning in June 2008

William H. Sadlier (www.webelieve.com)
The Catechist Development section will have a year long series of articles on Paul by the renowned Scripture scholar Fr. Donald Senior beginning in May and ending in April 2009

Dramatic Presentation on St. Paul

Saint Paul the Apostle (www.lukelive.com)
Paulist Father James DiLuzio tells the story of St. Paul through drama interspersed with readings from his Letters, meditations and songs

Share YOUR Ideas

Welcome the Word: God Would Like a Word with You is an initiative of the diocese of Trenton, New Jersey. There is a vast treasury of Scripture resources at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/spritual/sccscripture.asp

Ten P’s for Parish Planning for the Year of St. Paul, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Secretariat for Evangelization suggested planning ideas for Parish Adult Faith Formation and Evangelization. (www.archphila.org/evangelization)

Loyola Press has posted some resources and articles that will help us appreciate the life and work of the great apostle Paul. www.yearofsaintpaul.com. One of our members highly recommended their Six Weeks With the Bible series which features the Letters of Paul.

The Paulists are offering several new resources, including The Life of St. Paul by leading biblical scholar Lawrence Boadt, C.S. P. and a Stations of the Cross According to St. Paul by renowned Scripture scholar, Ronald Witherup, SS. For more information, check out their website: www.paulistpress.com.

More Resources for the Year of Saint Paul

More Resources for the Year of Saint Paul
If you are in the Chicago area, Loyola Press has a wonderful opportunity for you and it won’t cost you a penny. Your parish can host a free multimedia presentation by Joe Durepos entitled St. Paul—The man, His world, and His mission. For the rest of us, Loyola Press has posted some resources and articles that will help us appreciate the life and work of the great apostle Paul. www.yearofsaintpaul.com. One of our members highly recommended their Six Weeks With the Bible series which features the Letters of Paul.

Ao Paulino- Spanish Resources for Saint Paul
Thanks to the Department of Family Catechesis and Evangelization in the Diocese of Phoenix and especially Carmen Portela, Assistant Director, for sharing with us their compilation of resources for the Year of Saint Paul that are available in Spanish. This information can be found at www.sanpablophx.org.

http://www.multimedios.org/especiales/sanpablo/
http://www.aciprensa.com/annopaulino/
http://es.catholic.net/temacontrovertido/330/1747/articulo.php?id=37308
http://www.sanpablo.com.co
http://www.auladebiblia.com

More Resources for the Year of Saint Paul
There appears to be a plethora of resources on Saint Paul. We shall try to keep you posted about what is available from our publisher members. The Paulists are offering several new resources, including The Life of St. Paul by leading biblical scholar Lawrence Boadt, C.S. P. and a Stations of the Cross According to St. Paul by renowned Scripture scholar, Ronald Witherup, SS. For more information, check out their website: www.paulistpress.com.

Our Sunday Visitor calls Saint Paul “A Giant of the Church” and provides interactive stories, journey and a quiz which can be found at http://www.osv.com/YearofStPaulNav/YearofStPaul/tabid/6133/Default.aspx. They also offer a downloadable poster in PDF format. You'll find information about the journeys of St. Paul, his feast days, symbols, facts, the plenary indulgence, and suggestions for celebrating. http://www.osv.com/YearofStPaulNav/YearofStPaul/YearofStPaulPoster/tabid/6288/Default.aspx

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