Council of Catholic Men Catechism and Bible Study 2025 September 24

In today’s Council of Catholic Men, continuing our walk through 2 Corinthians, reflecting on chapter 5’s hope of our heavenly dwelling, the call to walk by faith, and the sober truth of the judgment seat of Christ. We unpack the Douay-Rheims notes on particular judgment, what it means to “know no man according to the flesh,” and Christ made a sin-offering for us. We then read chapters 6–7, highlighting Paul’s exhortations to receive God’s grace, live as temples of the living God, and embrace godly sorrow that produces true penance, comfort, and zeal. We next turn to St. Peter Canisius’s Catechism on purging venial sins, the necessity of doing good (not merely avoiding evil), the fruits of good works, and the classic trio of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—clarifying ecclesial fasting as an act of obedience, charity, and spiritual discipline. We close with St. Alphonsus Liguori’s account of Saints Cyprian (the former magician) and Justina, their conversions, steadfast witness, and martyrdom, and end in prayer.Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5–7 (Douay-Rheims). Catechism: St. Peter Canisius on purging sin, good works, and fasting. Hagiography: Sts. Cyprian and Justina. Takeaway: Now is the acceptable time—embrace reconciliation, pursue virtue through prayer, fasting, and alms, and let godly sorrow lead to conversion and joy.