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Perspectives » 18 George Weigel: Saints as spouses Movie Review » 8 The story not told by Spotlight Local News » 4 Two missionaries ordained deacons VOLUME XCI - NO. 30 | 115 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | NOVEMBER 14-27, 2015 www.DenverCatholic.org | @DenverCatholic | www.facebook.com/DenverCatholic | DenverCatholic@archden.org Special » B1-B8 Denver Catholic is your guide for Advent and Christmas! • Discover religious gifts you didn't think were possible • Brianna Heldt o• ers Advent advice for families Brush up on your Bible reading for National Bible Week N ational Bible Week is Nov. 15-21, making it the perfect time to pull out that old Bible that's been gathering dust on your bookshelf and get to reading. In keeping with the message of the recent synod on the family and Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families, this year's theme for National Bible Week is "The Bible: A Book for the Family." Pope Francis has spoken many times about the importance of reading the Bible as a family, and all the dialogue about the family taking place presently makes now perhaps a more crucial time than ever before for families to partake in the National Bible Week celebration. Nicholas Lebish, director of the Denver Catholic Biblical School, thinks a week dedicated to celebrating the Bible is a great thing, but also stresses the importance of celebrating Scripture every single day. Lebish and the rest of the Biblical School will continue to do what they do day in and day out: teach and promote biblical literacy, increase love and knowledge of Scripture, and ultimately, bring people to a closer encounter with Christ. St. Jerome said, "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ," and unfortu- nately, this statement holds true for many Catholics today, according to Lebish. "Catholics have a great scriptural sense but we have a lot more to learn," he said. "We don't know Scripture as we should, we don't know salvation history, we don't know how all of the books fi t together, and most of all, we don't know Christ." As a Christian, it's vitally important to not only be familiar with the Bible, but to know how it applies to the context of one's life‹as well as salvation history, the Church's teachings, and most importantly, how God's people BY AARON LAMBERT 303-715-3138 aaron.lambert@archden.org www.twitter.com/AaronLmbrt | » 5 Just open it Explore Church history through relics: Watch "Walking with the Saints" at denvercatholic.org ONLINE Special Denver Catholic and Christmas! • Discover religious gifts you didn't think • Brianna Heldt o• ers Advent advice a week dedicated to celebrating the nately, this statement holds true for many