Sunday's main topics
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1) How can we know God? Faith, reason, science, religion, etc.
-St. Thomas Aquinas' five proofs for the existence of God, from the Summa Theologica
-St. John Paul II's encyclical Fides et Ratio
-Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum
-Fr. Robert Spitzer's Magis Center website with tons of resources on the interaction of science and faith
-Talks from Lighthouse Catholic Media by Fr. Spitzer (really, really good)
Overviews on the Epistles
Online
Steve Ray's introduction to Romans (PDF)
Catholic Encyclopedia (1908 edition) articles: "Epistle to the Romans" and "Epistle to the Galatians"
Audio
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| Dancing while listening is optional |
Taylor Marshall wrote a book called The Catholic Perspective on Paul. He also did a series of podcasts based on the material in the book (also available on the Apple Podcast app); I highly recommend both.
Al Kresta ("Kresta in the Afternoon" show on Catholic radio) hosts Scripture professor Dr. Peter Williamson on "Where do I start with Romans?", part 1 and part 2.
Bishop Barron gave a series of 3 homilies on St. Paul in 2004: "St. Paul the Apostle", "Being in Christ", and "Paul's Basic Message". Also available as podcasts.
St. Paul Center's series of audio lessons, "Lessons from the Early Church" (requires creating a free account)
Apologetic Questions
Call no man "father"? St. Paul calls Abraham "father" seven times in Romans 4. Here's an article from Catholic Answers on the issue.
Does the Book of Romans support Martin Luther's claim that we're saved by faith alone (sola fide)? Here's a 5 minute video from the Catholic Answers Live radio show, with Jimmy Akin answering the question.
What exactly does St. Paul mean by the phrase "works of the law" mentioned in Rom 3:28 and Galatians? Here's an old YouTube clip with Scott Hahn explaining the phrase in just less than 5 minutes.
