About the Study

As our diocesan strategic plan continues to unfold, a new area that we will begin to implement is new formation initiatives for adults.

Why We Believe | Rediscover Your Faith is a new 8-part study focusing on the most commonly asked questions about the Catholic Faith.  This study is available to  every person  in the diocese of Houma-Thibodaux free of charge.  

Dr. Brant Pitre, professor of Sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary and native of this diocese, has partnered  with us to create this study.  He is our presenter throughout the study.

The 8 parts are as follows:

Week 1:  Does God Exist?

Week 2:  Is Jesus God?

Week 3:  Peter and the Papacy

Week 4:  How We Got the Bible

Week 5:  The Eucharist: Jesus’ Real Presence?

Week 6:  Why Confess to a Priest?

Week 7:  Do Catholics Worship Mary?

Week 8:  Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead

Each week's study will include a 35-minute video with Dr. Pitre, downloadable notes to follow along with him, and a list of resource links for further study of the topic at hand.

These 8 videos are available here on our website and will remain here for your use.

 

About the Speaker

Dr. Brant Pitre is Professor of Sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, where he specialized the study of the New Testament and ancient Judaism. He is the author of several articles and the books Jesus, the Tribulation, and the End of the Exile(Baker Academic, 2005), Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist (Image Books, 2011), Jesus the Bridegroom (Image Books, 2014), Jesus and the Last Supper (Eerdmans, 2015), and The Case for Jesus (Image, 2016). Dr. Pitre is an extremely enthusiastic and engaging speaker who lectures regularly across the United States. He has produced dozens of Bible studies on CD, DVD, and MP3, in which he explores the biblical foundations of Catholic faith and theology. He currently lives in Gray, Louisiana, with his wife Elizabeth, and their five children.


To learn more about Dr. Pitre and his work, visit https://www.brantpitre.com/biography-cv