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CFL 1: Introduction to the Four Senses
Catholic Foundation Library #1 According to an ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being...
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CFL 2: The Literal Sense
Catholic Foundation Library #2 In paragraph 116 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, we read "The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture ...
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CFL 3: How should we use the Litteral Sense?
Catholic Foundation Library #3 In Matthew 20:29 and following, and Luke 18:35 and following, we read of the healing of the blind man. Trouble is that Matthew tells u...
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CFL 4: The Allegorical Sense
Catholic Foundation Library #4 In paragraph 116, the Catechism of the Catholic Church says that "we can acquire a more profound understanding of events by recognizin...
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CFL 5: Anagogical and Moral Sense
Catholic Foundation Library #5 In paragraph 117, the Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the anagogical sense allows us to " view realities and events in t...
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CFL 6: What is a Covenant
Catholic Foundation Library #6 In this lecture, we explain what a covenant is and what it is not. In particular, we explain the difference between a Covenant and a co...
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CFL 7: Moses and David
Catholic Foundation Library #7 The Covenant with Moses is, without doubt, a foundational event. In it, God makes the twelve tribes a nation; Moses gives them the law ...
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CFL:8 Blessings and Curses
Catholic Foundation Library #8 What do we mean when we say that God blesses? Likewise, what do we mean when we say that God curses? This talk defines these terms; ex...
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CFL9: Roadmap to Heaven
Catholic Foundation Library #09 In this lecture, we explore a simple question: Why the Covenant? Why all the sacrifices? Why the blessings and the curses? Couldn't Go...
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CFL 10: Out of Egypt
Catholic Foundation Library #10 In this lecture, we build upon our study of the Covenant and the blessings and curses by considering the presence of Israel in Egypt, ...
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CFL 11: Ten Plagues of Egypt
Catholic Foundation Library #11 The 10 plagues of Egypt are important for anyone who wishes to understand the Book of Revelation. Yet, in and of themselves, the plagu...
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CFL 12: The Law
Catholic Foundation Library #12 In this lecture, we study the blessings and curses in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28, and their implications as they apply to us tod...
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CFL 13: The Temple's Architecture
Catholic Foundation Library #13 The Temple of Jerusalem, built during the reign of Solomon, was the only place on Earth God dwelt in a visible fashion. The Shekinah, ...
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CFL 14: The Temple and Chirst
Catholic Foundation Library #14 In this lecture, we will attempt to explain why God spent two chapters in Scripture talking about creation, and fifty chapters talking...
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CFL: 15 Jewish Feasts
Catholic Foundation Library #15 We begin this lecture with an overview of the Jewish calendar and its importance. Next, we study the first three feasts of this calend...
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CFL 16: Jewish Liturgical Calendar Part II
Catholic Foundation Library #16 The three last feasts of the Temple liturgical year were no less important than the first three. The Feast of Tabernacles takes place ...
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CFL 17: Symbols in Scripture
Catholic Foundation Library #17 In this lecture we will look at the symbolic meaning of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 24, 100, 1,000, 144,000, what do the...
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CFL 18: Symbols in Scripture Part II
Catholic Foundation Library #18 In this lecture, we cover the meaning of the Zodiac, natural elements like the sea, the mountains, trees, etc., colors, precious stone...
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CFL 19: Isaiah -- Book of Damnation
Catholic Foundation Library #19 The first 39 chapters of Isaiah are collectively known as "The Book of Damnation" for the prevalence of oracles of woes (curses) again...
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CFL 20: Isaiah -- Book of Damnation Part II
Catholic Foundation Library #20 We continue and complete our study of the Book of Damnation. Highlights Why God allows his enemies to flourish? To make good use...
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CFL 21: Isaiah -- Book of Restoration
Catholic Foundation Library #21 Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an...
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CFL22: Ezekiel -- 1 through 5
Catholic Foundation Library #22 In this lecture, we begin by looking at the overall structure of the Book of Ezechiel, and then we will cover chapters 1 through 5. I...
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CFL 23: Ezekiel -- 9 through 39
Catholic Foundation Library #23 We continue the study of the Book of Ezekiel beginning with Chapter 9 with the marking of those who sigh about all the iniquities tha...
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CFL 24: Ezekiel -- 40 through 48
Catholic Foundation Library #24 In this third and last lecture on the Book of Ezechiel, we observe that God does not always speak to us with words. Most of the time ...
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CFL 25: Daniel -- 1 through 6
Catholic Foundation Library #25We focus on Chapters 1 through 6 of the Book of Daniel where we read of three tests of faith that Daniel (and some of his companions) ha...
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CFL 26: Daniel --7 through 9
Catholic Foundation Library #26 We focus on the visions contained in Chapters 7 through 9. These visions play a critical role in the Book of Revelation and in the Gos...
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CFL 27: Daniel 10 through 12
Catholic Foundation Library #27 In this third talk we focus on the vision in Chapters 10 through 12. We follow its historical development by studying the royal dynast...
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CFL 28: The End Times
Catholic Foundation Library #28 In this first lecture, we study the various passages of the Gospels that deal with the end times. Specifically, we focus on Matthew 1...
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CFL 29: Living in the Last Days
Catholic Foundation Library #29 Passages such as Acts 2:12-40, Timothy 3:1-12, Hebrew 1:1-3, James 5:1-11, 2 Peter 3, and 1 Peter 1:5 will reinforce what we have lear...
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CFL: 30 Living in the New Age
Catholic Foundation Library #30 You may have heard this expression associated with non-Catholic groups or organizations, and what you may not know is that this expres...
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