St. Paul: Steward of the Mysteries - A Bible Study Guide for Catholics

by Mitch Pacwa, Robert J. Baker (Preface)

Immerse yourself in the person of the Apostle Paul--heroic in his martyr's death--but so recognizably human in his conversion story and subsequent letters to the faithful. Gain fresh insights into your own personal growth potential through the Scripture of St.

Genres: Catholic

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 2, 2008

About the author

Fr. Mitchell "Mitch" Pacwa , S.J., is a Jesuit priest. He is bi-ritual, meaning that he can celebrate liturgy in both the Roman and Maronite rites. He is President and Founder of Ignatius Productions. He has taught at the University of Dallas and Loyola University and is now the Senior Fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.

Fr. Pacwa earned his Ph.D. in Old Testament from Vanderbilt University. He also holds a Master of Divinity and S.T.B. from the Jesuit School of Theology at Loyola University. He is an accomplished linguist speaking several ancient languages, including Latin, Koine Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Ugaritic, as well as the modern languages of German, Spanish, Polish, Hebrew, Arabic, French, and Italian.

Father Pacwa is author of Catholics and the New Age: How Good People Are Being Drawn into Jungian Psychology the Enneagram and the Age of Aquarius (1992), Forgive Me Father for I Am Frustrated: Growing in Your Faith Even When It Isn’t Easy Being Catholic (1997), published by Servant Books. Holy Land Prayer Book (2004) published by Ignatius Productions and co-authored with Sean Brown, Go In Peace: Your Guide to the Purpose and Power of Confession (2007) published by Ascension Press, and Saint Paul: A Study Guide for Catholics (2008) published by Our Sunday Visitor, Saint Paul on the Power of the Cross (2008)

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This bible study session officially ended on August 22 (or 29) - but due to school obligations, I could not attend the last session. So, I didn't have the push to finish the last chapter, but I did. Since then, I have started another bible study - we are going over the book of Acts. Anyhow, this study guide was pretty informative about St. Paul. I liked that it had discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Several of the bible versus we had to look up, though, were repeats. Granted, these were repeated in the book of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John or some combination. But, at times it confused me since we were instructed to provide the insight based on the readings.

I've realized with this bible study that I really don't know much about the bible or the teachings of my faith. I only have the stereotypical view of what it means to be a Catholic. There is so much out there...and it's comforting to know that once you actually dwelve into the bible and bible studies, that there is more to it. I liked learning about St. Paul, his journey into the church and what he did for the church. He dealt with 6 of the 7 sacraments that are the basis of the Catholic faith. I didn't understand all of his teachings, but at least I have more knowledge than I did before.

[Hilary · Rating 1 out of 5]

we're reading this in my church moms group. I find the layout distracting. This text is unfortunately not illuminative, inspiring or even that interesting. I'm sure Fr. Pacwa is a nice guy, this book just wasn't really relevant to me as a busy wife and mother.

[Wanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice intro to St. Paul. This book would work perfect with a small study group, and was an interesting solo read. I thought the layout of the book was a bit choppy.