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A growing library of complete Catholic Bible studies, with leader guides and take-home sheets, all free to read, download, and share.

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"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God." · Ephesians 6:10-11

13 sessionsReviewed and updated
CS Witness & Mission Come and See Bringing People to Christ, from First Friendship to Sending Out

Thirteen sessions on the whole arc of bringing another person to Christ, from earning trust to proposing him plainly, handing the person to the Church, and being sent, with five stand-alone modules on telling your story, the family who will not listen, someone wounded by a person in the Church, the invitation itself, and what to do when nothing happens.

Evangelization
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
RV Revelation The Unveiling A Catholic Journey Through the Book of Revelation

Walk Revelation from the open door of the Lord's Day to the open gates of the new Jerusalem, in fourteen sessions.

Revelation
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
PE 1 & 2 Peter A Living Hope A Catholic Journey Through the Letters of Saint Peter

Twelve sessions through First and Second Peter: hope for exiles, and the apostle's final testament.

Letters
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
IS Isaiah Here Am I, Send Me A Catholic Journey Through the Prophet Isaiah

Fourteen sessions through Isaiah: the vineyard, the virgin, the servant who was pierced, and the new heavens and new earth.

Old Testament
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
SI Sirach If You Come Forward to Serve A Catholic Journey Through the Book of Sirach

Twelve sessions in the wisdom of Ben Sira, from the fear of the Lord to the high priest at the altar, on preparing the heart to serve.

Old Testament
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
BV The Blessed Virgin Mary The Woman Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary

Twelve sessions on the Mother of God through her Jewish roots: the New Eve, the Ark of the Covenant, the Queen Mother, and the woman clothed with the sun.

Catholic Foundations
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
TB Tobit The Works of God A Catholic Journey Through the Book of Tobit

Twelve sessions through Tobit: two prayers, a hidden angel, a journey to the Tigris, and the God who works unseen.

Old Testament
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
AC Acts of the Apostles The Way A Catholic Journey Through the Acts of the Apostles

Fourteen sessions through Acts: Pentecost, the Damascus road, the council of Jerusalem, and the Church that arrived in Rome.

The Early Church
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
JN The Gospel of John Behold the Lamb A Catholic Journey Through the Gospel of John

Fourteen sessions in the Gospel of John, from the Word made flesh to the charcoal fire on the shore, written that you may believe.

Gospels
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
MT The Gospel of Matthew Emmanuel A Catholic Journey Through the Gospel of Matthew

Fourteen sessions through Matthew, from the genealogy that opens the New Testament to the promise that closes it: I am with you always.

Gospels
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
MK The Gospel of Mark A Ransom for Many A Catholic Journey Through the Gospel of Mark

Mark’s Gospel at a run: fourteen sessions from the Jordan to the torn veil, asking the question the whole book turns on. Who do you say that I am?

Gospels
15 sessionsReviewed and updated
RO Romans Romans The Gospel of God: Paul's Letter to the Romans

Fifteen sessions through Paul's masterwork, from the wrath revealed to the righteousness of God in Christ.

Letters
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
CO Covenant History I Will Be Your God A Catholic Journey Through Covenant History: From the Garden to the Wedding Feast

Twelve sessions tracing the covenants of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David to the new covenant sealed in the cup, and on to the wedding feast of the Lamb.

Catholic Foundations
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
1J 1-3 John That You May Know The Letters of John

John writes as an eyewitness of the incarnate Word, drawing us into koinonia, the real shared life with the Father and the Son.

Letters
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
GN Genesis First Light A Catholic Journey Through the Book of Genesis

Fourteen sessions through the book of beginnings, from the first light over the waters to a betrayed brother’s verdict: you meant evil, but God meant it for good.

Old Testament
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
KP The Priesthood A Kingdom of Priests Priesthood in the New Covenant

Twelve sessions on priesthood across all of Scripture, from Eden and the firstborn to the one High Priest and the royal priesthood of the baptized.

Catholic Foundations
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
LK The Gospel of Luke Today A Catholic Journey Through the Gospel of Luke

Walk the Gospel of Luke from the temple where it opens to the temple where it ends, in fourteen inductive sessions.

Gospels
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
BW Baptism Born of Water and the Spirit The Old Testament Springs of Baptism

Fourteen sessions tracing Baptism through Scripture, from the Spirit over the waters of creation to the blood and water from the opened side of Christ.

Catholic Foundations
6 sessionsReviewed and updated
SF Faith & Doubt Show Us the Father A Study for Seekers and the Friends Who Walk with Them

Six sessions for seekers and the friends who walk with them, on the hidden God, honest doubt, and the face of the Father, with five optional deep-dives on the hardest questions.

Conversion & Discipleship
10 sessionsReviewed and updated
PA The Parables The Parables of Jesus Ten Sessions on the Stories of the Kingdom

Ten sessions through the parables, from the Sower to the Sheep and the Goats, faithful to the RSV2CE and the Catechism.

Gospels
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
HE Hebrews A Great High Priest A Catholic Journey Through Hebrews

Hebrews is a sermon preached to Christians drifting from a treasure they had stopped seeing. This study helps a group rediscover it.

Letters
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
EU The Eucharist This Is My Body A Catholic Journey Through the Eucharist in Scripture

Twelve weeks around a shared table, from a garden to the breaking of the bread, tracing the Eucharist through all of Scripture.

Catholic Foundations
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
CF Confirmation You Shall Receive Power A Catholic Journey Through the Sacrament of Confirmation

Fourteen sessions on the sacrament of Confirmation, tracing the Holy Spirit through Scripture from the breath over creation to the seal of holy chrism, for candidates and their parents.

Catholic Foundations
6 sessionsReviewed and updated
SA Scripture & Authority Unless Someone Guides Me Scripture, Tradition, and the Authority of the Church

Six sessions on where the Bible came from, what Tradition is, and who has the authority to say what Scripture means, with three stand-alone modules on the papacy, the seven books, and the short objections that arrive without warning.

Defending the Faith
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
JE Jeremiah A New Covenant A Catholic Journey Through Jeremiah

Twelve sessions with the weeping prophet: broken cisterns, the potter’s house, fire in the bones, and the promise of a new covenant.

Old Testament
6 sessionsReviewed and updated
EC Encounters with Christ What Do You Seek? Six Encounters with the One Who Asked First

Six Gospel encounters for seekers and the friends who walk with them, proclaiming the whole Gospel from the thirst we are made with to the door only we can open, with six standalone deep-dives.

Conversion & Discipleship
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
PP The Papacy Feed My Sheep A Catholic Journey Through the Biblical Roots of the Papacy

Trace the biblical roots of the papacy from the calling of a fisherman to the servant of the servants of God.

Catholic Foundations
7 sessionsReviewed and updated
EG Eucharist & Grace Abide The Eucharist, Grace, and Staying in Christ

Seven sessions on the Eucharist, grace, justification, and perseverance, with five stand-alone modules on Mary, the saints, purgatory, baptism, and confession.

Defending the Faith
14 sessionsReviewed and updated
WI Wisdom Radiant and Unfading A Catholic Journey Through the Book of Wisdom

Fourteen sessions in the Book of Wisdom: the righteous man, radiant Lady Wisdom, and the God who loves all things that exist.

Old Testament
12 sessionsReviewed and updated
SP Simon Peter Into the Deep A Catholic Journey with Simon Peter

Walk one man's whole arc, from the boats to the courtyard fire to the shore to Rome, as an occasion of surrender to the Lord.

Conversion & Discipleship