"One of the advantages of being a Catholic is that, if you go to Mass
regularly, you will hear so much of Sacred Scripture being read.
"This is also one of the disadvantages.
"It is not a disadvantage because you hear Sacred Scripture, but
because you hear it in small chunks. What is lacking in the experience
of most Catholics is an overall view of the whole of Sacred Scripture
from Genesis to Revelation.
"Compared to Bible Christians, most Catholics are woefully inadequate
in their understanding. They don't know how the whole sacred story fits
together. They can't tell the difference between Galatians or Genesis,
Numbers or Nehemiah and they probably think Philippians was written to
Catholics in the Philippines.
"Most of all, there seems to be a terrible lack of understanding of the gospel itself. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church,
Greenville, SC) reflected on how Jesus defies various categories in which people place Him and on how it is "incumbent among all of us who say we follow him to get
out our Bibles from time to time and read one of the gospels through
from beginning to end."
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
Fr. Dwight Longenecker: Countering Cotton Candy Catholicism
Background information:
Dwight Longenecker - Catholic priest and author
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