St John Centre For Biblical Studies

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...

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...

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...

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Even before the 16th century’s Protestant Reformation the issue of the Catholic Papacy was hotly contested. Arguably the most important issue dividing Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant understandings of Jesus’ mission is the Papacy. So what...

Presented by Dr. Christine E. Wood In this informative talk, Dr. Christine E. Wood, President of the St. John Centre for Biblical Studies, speaks about God’s revelation to humanity. What is the purpose and content of this revelation? How does God...

On the day of Jesus’ resurrection, while walking to the village of Emmaus Jesus encountered two disciples (see Lk 24:13-35). They were downcast and despondent, believing that their long-awaited Messiah, the one they had hoped would redeem Israel,...

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...

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...

In this talk Andrew Wood introduces you to the ‘Catechism of the Catholic Church,’ and some of the most fundamental ideas about the Catholic Faith. He does so in this brief, but highly informative commentary on paragraphs 26 to 100 of the...

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 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...