Resources: 1 & 2 Thessalonians

Maps

Here is a map of St. Paul's second missionary journey, on which he founded the church at Thessalonians's, after leaving Philippi. 

The Via Egnatia ran from the present-day Albanian coast to Istanbul.  The road went right down the middle of Thessalonica.  (from Wikipedia article "Via Egnatia", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Egnatia)

Main Topics from Sunday's Class

1) Living a moral life

• Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 3 "Life in Christ" (#1749 - 2559), online here
• A pamphlet in PDF form written by Peter Kreeft for the Knights of Columbus: "Some Fundamental Principles of Catholic Morality" 

2) Tradition and authority

•  This article from Catholic Answers cites numerous Church Fathers who supported the authoritative nature of the Tradition passed down from the Apostles.
• Dr. David Anders (EWTN's "Called to Communion" radio show), "On the Usefulness of Tradition"

3) The End Times

• Msgr. Charles Pope's blog post summarizing what Catholics believe about the Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world
• The Rapture is bad theology and a misreading of Scripture.  Get the facts from Catholic Answers.
• Taylor Marshall did a series of 16 podcasts on the Book of Revelation, offering insights from the Church Fathers, authentic Catholic views on it, and no funny business.  He goes in depth to explain a lot of details about the book that are confusing.  Check out the podcast list here (#76, 77, 79, 81-85, 87, 88, 90-93, 96, 97) or download on iTunes

Resources on the Epistles

Catholic Encyclopedia article: Epistles to the Thessalonians

Steve Ray's introductions to 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians

St. John Chrysostum's (347 - 407 A.D.) homilies on 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians

St. Thomas Aquinas' commentary on 1 Thessalonians

Audio on St. Paul in General

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. 


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), doesn't directly relate to St. Paul but examines the first few centuries of the Church.  

Videos 

Ralph Martin & Peter Herbeck, "Signs of the End Times: A Catholic Perspective"

 

From the Catholic Answers Live radio show: is sola scriptura reasonable?

From Fr. Mike Schmitz, "3 Steps to Unceasing Prayer" (1 Thes 5:17)

How do you know your religion is true?  Trent Horn answers the question on Catholic Answers Live: