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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!
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