About Us

The Catholic Biblical Association of Canada (CBAC) was founded in 1972 in response to a request from the Bishops of Ontario to begin a biblical movement that would encourage English-speaking Catholics to return to the Bible/Scriptures as a main source of spiritual nourishment and growth.  Since that time, the Catholic Biblical Association has endeavored to carry out its mandate by offering a variety of services and programs.

CBAC has a special mission and privilege: to foster the knowledge of and reverence for the Bible.  In our faith journey we encounter God and God's saving message in a variety of times and places, but most particularly in the prayer, pain, joy and quest which have found expressions in our Bible.

As Catholics, we are particularly conscious of the historical, literary, religious and social context in which the Word of God takes shape.  Our Judeo-Christian family shares with most other traditions an emphasis on learning and the dignity of the individual who encounters God.  CBAC is pleased, then, to offer a wide spectrum of services:

  •    Bible study programs information/training
  •    Journal/Newsletter of biblical reflections
  •    Pilgrimages to biblical lands
  •    Programs:   Biblical Spirituality Program: Spring/Fall (begun in Fall '97)
                         Scripture for Children: Summer and Year Programs
  •    Web site: informative and interactive.
  •    Biblical resources: sale of bibles, books, audio/video cassettes, bible on       Computer/CD-ROM and programs aimed at increasing our familiarity with the biblical  world and rendering the Word more accessible to our every day lives.

We hope that schools, parishes and study groups, as well as individuals, will become more aware of the resources and our desire to serve.  The Holy Spirit is at work among us, renewing us and making us even more grateful for our rich tradition of religious experience, especially as found in the Bible.  Let us together be more conscious agents of the Reign of God by promoting the many opportunities that are available to increase our knowledge and love of the Bible!