RCIA Hollywood

Barbara Nicolosi leads a session on the principle of double effect, which is used for discernment in difficult moral dilemmas. The discussion included a consideration of just war, capital punishment, and stem cell research. In this class, Barbara also covered the first three commandments as they relate to the moral life. What behaviors are contrary to the worship of God alone? What does the second commandment forbid? And what does it mean to keep holy the Sabbath? Duration: 125 minutes.

Clayton Emmer leads a session on the Catholic vision of the moral life: the vocation to beatitude; the desire for happiness; the morality of human acts; conscience, erroneous judgment, and vincible/invincible ignorance. Also, we spent some time covering the Church's teaching on purgatory and indulgences. Duration: 97 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi discusses the role of mentors in the RCIA Hollywood program. Duration: 5 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi presents the Church's teaching on Peter's role in the Church, apostolic succession, papal authority and infallibility in the realm of faith and morals, and ex cathedra statements. Special attention is given to Matthew 16, verses 13 and following. Duration: 66 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi presents the Church's teaching on disciplines and doctrines, the deposit of faith, and salvation as it relates to those outside the communion of the Church. Duration: 36 minutes.

Special Guest Rosalind Moss teaches about the sacramental life, the Eucharist, and the Mass, within the context of the story of her spiritual journey beginning with Judaism, through Evangelical Christianity, and into the Catholic Church. Duration: 95 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi introduces the second half of the RCIA Hollywood program for 2007-2008. She reviews what has been covered so far this year, particularly the place of Jesus and his self-offering, within the context of salvation history. This introduction sets up the class for today's talk on the Eucharist and the Mass. Duration: 20 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi leads a prayer for the end of the writer's strike in Hollywood Duration: 6 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi leads a discussion on the second half of Matthew 5. Topics include anger, adultery and divorce, cutting oneself off from sin, the radical demands of love, oaths, lies, giving to the poor, responding to injustice, and love of enemies. Duration: 100 minutes.

Barbara Nicolosi leads a session on Dei Verbum, the document from Vatican II on the Sacred Scriptures. Topics include the selection of the canon of Scripture, Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, the development and transmission of divine revelation, and scriptural interpretation. Duration: 91 minutes.