If you\u2019ve ever felt like you have all the pieces to your faith, but you\u2019re not sure what the picture is supposed to look like, the Denver Catholic Biblical School has the answer.<\/p>\n
For nearly 40 years, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary Lay Division \u2014 one of more than 40 ministries supported by the Archbishop\u2019s Catholic Appeal \u2014 has students on a path to deeper understanding of their faith and themselves.<\/p>\n
Catholics have a good sense of scripture, they know the stories of Noah and David and Jesus and the mysteries,\u201d said Dr. Nick Lebish, longtime director of the school. \u201cThey have the puzzle pieces, but if you don\u2019t crack open the Bible and read the context, they\u2019re just puzzle pieces without the box cover to know how the pieces fit together.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Denver Catholic Biblical School, and the other flagship offering, the Denver Catholic Catechetical School, serve 2,500 students throughout the Archdiocese of Denver and the Diocese of Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n
Typically, classes are small with 35-40 students to a classroom at locations all over the state.<\/p>\n
Derek Barr has been an instructor for 11 years and his favorite part of teaching is the diversity of the students. From cradle Catholics to Protestant converts and people of the Jewish faith, the Word of God speaks to everyone, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a doctor or you never finished high school or whether you\u2019re rich or poor, everyone sees themselves in the stories\u2026it\u2019s God\u2019s love story with us,\u201d said Barr, who teaches the Old Testament to first-year students.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re not ready for four-year and two-year courses, the school also offers one-year enrichment courses for people who want just a taste of what the Biblical school is about, Lebish said. And this year may be the year for you to try it out.<\/p>\n
COVID inconsistencies from county to county forced the Biblical school to host classes online this fall. 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