St John Centre For Biblical Studies

In this ten lecture series Andrew Wood takes you through the second and fourth parts of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: the Celebration of the Christian Mystery or the Sacraments, and Christian Prayer. Like the first part of this...

The Eucharist as Yahweh’s 'Sacrum Convivium' (a Sacred Banquet) for All Nations When we consider the Eucharist there are usually three aspects on which to focus: Sacrifice, Real Presence of Jesus, and the Eucharist as a Sacred Meal.  In this...

In this seventeen lecture series Andrew Wood takes you through the first part of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Creed. This series was given as a live introductory course on the Catholic faith to beginners and those...

In this seventeen lecture series Andrew Wood takes you through the first part of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Creed. This series was given as a live introductory course on the Catholic faith to beginners and those...

In the lyrics of his song, ‘Everybody wants to go to heaven,’ Albert King famously wrote: “Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.” For many different reasons, most people have a great fear of death. Most people...

In this highly informative talk Andrew Wood takes you through some of the key philosophical concepts concerning morality and the human person. In an easy to understand way, Andrew begins by looking at what Aristotle and St Thomas Aquinas say concerning...

In this illuminating talk Andrew Wood takes you through the high points of Matthew’s Gospel. When many people start reading the New Testament, beginning with Matthew’s Gospel, they usually struggle to get past the first page because it...

In this stimulating and informative talk Andrew Wood takes you through the highlights of the Gospel of Mark. With its central question, ‘Who is Jesus?’ Mark’s Gospel is fundamentally concerned with Jesus’ disciples grappling with...

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Throughout our lives, we all encounter temptation. While one temptation differs from another, there is something essentially the same with every temptation. In this talk Andrew Wood takes you through three famous biblical accounts of temptation to show...

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It is ironic that in the Roman Empire, one of the accusations brought against the early Christians was that they were Atheists. When St. Polycarp of Smyrna (69-155AD), a disciple of the Apostle John was about to be martyred, the proconsul accusing him of...